Comments on: Mets Minority Partner Madness

By: The Mick536

The Mick536 — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:56:48 +0000

Its Saturday night, late for this post, listening to replay of Bill mahr. hear what he said about baseball?

By: FlyGirlFan

FlyGirlFan — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:39:58 +0000

[8] Thank you, thank you, thank you! Emma for President!

By: Raf

Raf — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:55:54 +0000

I’d sell plenty of pink and sparkly women’s gear. If that’s what they want, why not cater to them?

By: Simone

Simone — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:02:52 +0000

“…sell lots of women’s team gear that wasn’t pink or sparkly…”

I am so there with you on this one, Emma.

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:59:17 +0000

[5] Cuban was the very first thing i thought of …

[0] Emma – ooh, how bout hiring a full-time percussionist?! (don’t forget to include benefits for me, thanks.) i can play nice 4-mallet classical marimba when needed and any kind of loud drum stuff. hell, i’ll just sit there and ‘stir the soup’ with brushes on a snare drum, for quiet/classy jazz.

i can start anytime. is it okay if i wear my Yankees gear? oh, and i’d like to hang out with Mookie Wilson. thanks.

By: Evil Empire

Evil Empire — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:53:21 +0000

Who knew John Sterling had his own equity company?

“Mad Money from Madoff, Suzyn”

By: Raf

Raf — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:19:26 +0000

Somebody needs to get Mark Cuban a MLB team.

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:46:35 +0000

I’d move a team to Brooklyn, where the Nets’ new eyesore of a Stadium is going (as long as we’re fantasizing), and keep ticket prices low, and have weird funny Bill Veeck-like promotions and giveaways, and sell lots of women’s team gear that wasn’t pink or sparkly, and hire as many knuckleballers and players with amusing names as possible, and…

Just buy the Brooklyn Cyclones, swap them out with the New York Liberty roster and call it a night…

By: Mets Mess : baseballmusings.com

Mets Mess : baseballmusings.com — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:21:32 +0000

[...] The Mets may need to raise some money due to a lawsuit that arose from the Madoff scandal. After reading the story, I really want Emma Span to own the team. Actually, I’ve had a longstanding fantasy about what I would do if I owned a baseball team. Note that even if I were to win the lottery, I STILL wouldn’t be able to afford to do that, but we’re just daydreaming here. I’d move a team to Brooklyn, where the Nets’ new eyesore of a Stadium is going (as long as we’re fantasizing), and keep ticket prices low, and have weird funny Bill Veeck-like promotions and giveaways, and sell lots of women’s team gear that wasn’t pink or sparkly, and hire as many knuckleballers and players with amusing names as possible, and… [...]

By: williamnyy23

williamnyy23 — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:21:18 +0000

[1] That essentially right, but ultimately, making money with Madoff was just a temporary circumstance, and Sterling had to know that eventually they’d be forced to forfeit those profits. It’s really hard to say, but the extent to which this lawsuit goes really could determine their ability to operate the team going forward.

By: bags

bags — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:52:31 +0000

I haven’t followed this closely but if I remember right the issue isn’t that the Mets lost a lot of money with Madoff. It is that they MADE a lot of money with Madoff. And now they are being sued by other folks who lost.

So when Wilpon said a year or so ago that they hadn’t lost significant money, he was telling the truth.

And now they are still screwed.