Alright folks, this was too easy to pass.

To those who have complained or rooted me on in criticizing some of New York's greatest - or not so greatest - political moments this year, have got to agree with me on this one: the Yankees should have garnered more community feedback before building its one-of-a-kind stadium in the Bronx.

Why?

Well, there are some unhappy baseball players from a local high school that were forced to play their most recent home game in Staten Island because of lack of space promised by the city, due to the new Yankee Stadium.

For as long as they’ve known, the playing field for the All Hallows High School Gaels was at Macombs Dam Park.

The problem is the field and the park were torn down to clear path for the new stadium. Without their home field, the team has held baseball practices in the school's cafeteria and the gym.

And, according to a recent New York Times report, the school had to spend $75,000 to buy two buses and is planning to buy a third for $25,000 because of the increased travel to and from games.

What a sham.

The Yankees, with their multi-million dollar salaries, are strutting - and losing - in a shiny new ball park while these kids are forced to travel clear across no-man's land just to play the game they love.

The Yankees and the city's Parks and Recreation Department should know better treating citizens and fans this way.

In the original blueprint, the city originally said seven of the eight replacement parks planned for the area would be completed in time for opening day at the new stadium.

But the agency later delayed the schedule for some of the parks, and a report in January by the city’s Independent Budget Office found the price tag to replace the two parks had climbed to nearly $195 million, up from a 2005 estimate of $116 million.

And no word has been given by the Yankees.

Look folks, we all know at times the little things in life have a tendency to get overlooked. But when these items become people then there’s a blatant problem with priorities.

Now, the city is planning on having a field ready for the school somewhere in the near future.

And yeah, when finished, it may be one of the area’s best. But that still doesn’t make up for the school or the students’ loss.

The Yankees should help these students for now and do something special – like invite the kids to Yankees’ practice or have them attend free games until their field is back or have Alex Rodriguez be a substitute coach – something.

Let’s not forget those who had to sacrifice a bit from their lives to get our monument to New York baseball built.