Comments on: Report: Time Warner, Comcast riding to the Mets’ rescue

By: bigleagues

bigleagues — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:57:48 +0000

Thank you, sir!

Now, as I have the towel from my shower wrapped around me, do I curtsy or bow?

By: bbk1000

bbk1000 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:25:05 +0000

I wish MLB would step in and do what they’re supposed to do in the best interest of the game…take over the team….it gets more embarrassing every day…

By: Dan in Katonah

Dan in Katonah — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:00:13 +0000

Say what you will about the incompetent, moronic, ridiculously poor management hiring Dolans, at least they do not cheap out and run the team like some small market franchise because they pissed away their money in Ponzi schemes. The Wilpons are the only ones who can make the Dolans look better. If they did not have their collective heads up Selig’s ass they would be leaned on to sell like the McCourts. FREE THE METS!!!

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:45:18 +0000

Kiner, Murphy and Calcaterra…..

By: dondada10

dondada10 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:11:54 +0000

Die-Hard is the only way to describe my Mets fandom. With that being said–agreed.

By: owenpoin

owenpoin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:00:03 +0000

If you can’t beat the ponzi scheme, become one.

By: jwbiii

jwbiii — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:22:56 +0000

There must be more to this deal. If I were running Time Warner or Cablevision, I would want a way to turn this deal into owning a bigger piece of SNY. I wouldn’t really want to own a minority share of the Mets; I really would like to own more of SNY.

By: aceshigh11

aceshigh11 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:04:10 +0000

HA. Nicely-done.

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:52:39 +0000

Agreed, particularly about the Dolans with their Year of Infamy keeping the launch of YES from Cablevision

By: paperlions

paperlions — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:06:13 +0000

Hmmmmm. I am curious. Could you please link to commentary on HBT that was biased against the facts? I’m not saying Craig isn’t biased against the Mets….but I can’t recall any instances in which his opinion was at odds with the facts. In contrast, pretty much everything the Mets FO has said about their financial situation during the last 2 years has turned out to be untrue.

By: leftywildcat

leftywildcat — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:12:19 +0000

Craig, considering your bias and baiting tactics in HBT, wouldn’t being “tough but fair” imply that you are going to have to acquire an altogether new skill set?

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:47:38 +0000

So they just sold the 76ers and still own the Flyers. Ahh Why not buy a useless share of the Mets?

By: bigleagues

bigleagues — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:31:20 +0000

But seriously now . . . what’s $80mil among friends?

By: bigleagues

bigleagues — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:29:54 +0000

RELIEVE THE METS,
RELIEVE THE METS,
Step right up and bequeath the Mets!
Bring your ‘kitty’,
Forget our strife;
Guaranteed to cost you for rest of your life!

By: sdelmonte

sdelmonte — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:03:01 +0000

1. You’d be a better GM than Omar. But I still want to keep Sandy. Please, please, please don’t trade him to Atlanta for a bag of peanuts.

2. Speaking of Atlanta, some irony, given that Time Warner was, IIRC, technically the owner of the Braves after the merger with Turner. Never understood why Ted didn’t keep the team when he sold the media firm.

3. It seems unlike that either Comcast or Time Warner would ever buy the Mets outright. But if there is one thing New York sports fans know, it’s that cable companies make lousy owners. I will take the Wilpons over the Dolans any day.