Comments on: Report: The Mets truly are flat broke this time

By: mazblast

mazblast — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:06:42 +0000

IIRC there’s a rule in MLB against active players having equity in a team.

By: thebadguyswon

thebadguyswon — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:12:16 +0000

Not at all. But I live an hour from Montreal and went to hundreds of games there. The Expos fans blamed MLB for the 94 strike. They always felt they were screwed, and they were. But so were the Indians, Braves, Yankees, Mariners and White Sox. The fans in those other cities came back, the Expos fans didn’t. This is a city that talks hockey in August. Sure they have a baseball history, but they never built a downtown park and that sealed their fate. Hopefully they get a AA or AAA team eventually.

By: stex52

stex52 — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:02:52 +0000

I was just trying to imagine what could be worse for MLB baseball in NY and you guys nailed it. Give the team to that fat clown in a toupee with two bankruptcies already in his dossier.

It can always get worse.

By: purnellmeagrejr

purnellmeagrejr — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:46:08 +0000

believing anything DOnald Trump says is an excelllent definition for insanity.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:32:08 +0000

Here is what I know about the Wilpon’s finances.

Every time they have claimed something about their finances or the state of the Mets (e.g. that the Mets finances did not depend whatsoever on their profits from the Ponzi scheme) it has turned out to be untrue (they may not have been lying, they may simply have been honestly wrong or hopeful) and the reports saying there were problems was correct. Not once, not sometimes, every time.

By: onbucky96

onbucky96 — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:54:41 +0000

Satan Boras feels the Mets don’t care about winning.

By: seeingwhatsticks

seeingwhatsticks — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:30:32 +0000

Sorry for the duplicate reply, my internet connection died mid post and apparently that caused a double.

By: seeingwhatsticks

seeingwhatsticks — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:29:31 +0000

Heyman, Rosenthal, Verducci, Stark, Klapisch all have relationships to protect. Not only do they have to continue reporting on and dealing with the Mets after the fallout of this, they have to continue working with Bud long after and we know how Bud feels about the WIlpons. Plus, and I say this with all due respect to the writers not named Heyman you’ve listed, this is basically the same group of guys that COMPLETELY whiffed on the entire steroids story until the government started making arrests. In other words, not exactly the most decorated investigative journalists. Their job is to talk about what happens on the field. In a lot of ways they are the public relations arm of MLB. When was the last time any of them broke a story that was potentially damaging to MLB or any of the owners? Beat writers and sports journalists are not real investigative reporters. They don’t investigate anything that might jeopardize their access to information. When the BALCO stuff started breaking it wasn’t any of the beat guys or the national baseball writers that had the story, it was Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, two guys who until that point had nothing to do with sports.

The Wilpons being in financial trouble is not a new story. All that’s new is the scale of their problems.

By: seeingwhatsticks

seeingwhatsticks — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:06:10 +0000

The Wilpons being in financial trouble is not a new story. All that’s new is the depths of their problems.

By: randygnyc

randygnyc — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 05:54:33 +0000

Or the source was powerful enough to make him delete the tweets.

By: richyballgame

richyballgame — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 05:47:15 +0000

Goes to show,he was:
1. Lying for publicity
2. Mislead or misinterpreted what was said to him by a source.

By: alexb64

alexb64 — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 05:18:50 +0000

For what it’s worth he deleted the tweets.

By: randygnyc

randygnyc — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 04:12:17 +0000

This is no different than when Bloomberg breaks an Apple/Microsoft story. They aren’t a tech company, but they get financial info that often leads to breaking news. That thenWSJ could have gotten inside info about the finances about a New York City based organization/family is completely plausible. The fact that the Wilpons have suffered monetarily is no secret here. The Madoff debacle muddied the waters between their business organization (a no no) and their personal finances (a bigger no no). The probability that they co mingled funds is extraordinarily high. They will sell the mets before they allow their other businesses/personal wealth to be lost. The fact they attempted to sell shares of the mets speaks volumes about their distress. The only thing preventing them from selling now,IMO, is the local humiliation they’re destined to endure. Ultimately, when they have no alternative between humiliation and total bankruptcy, is when they will acquiesce.

By: cruuuzcontrol

cruuuzcontrol — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 03:49:03 +0000

This is New York, not Cincinnati. There’s a million and one more reputable reporting outlets with a heavy investment in the New York market, all of whom would gnaw off their left arm for a story like this. There’s no way something this big comes through Mike Salfino. And Salfino does (or did) write for the Wall Street Journal… But he’s telling you he’s not a reporter. Heyman, Rosenthal, Verducci, Stark, Klapisch… These guys are infinitely more hooked in than this guy and they would have practically broken their legs running to press for a story like this. They don’t let it fall to no-name Twitter guy. This is Sunday Times stuff… Not Veteran’s Day Twitter scuttlebutt.

By: seeingwhatsticks

seeingwhatsticks — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 03:26:26 +0000

Why not? The Wilpons have had financial trouble for the last year or two. It became public due to the Madoff settlement but it probably goes back even further than that, and they wouldn’t have sold a share of the team unless they had to. If this news was completely out of nowhere then yeah, I’d question the source a little, but when placed into the context of the last couple of years I don’t really see any reason to think he’s full of it.

By: cruuuzcontrol

cruuuzcontrol — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 03:15:59 +0000

In New York City, some no-name guy (even though I know who he is… He writes fantasy columns for Yahoo) is gonna break this news at 8 pm on a Sunday before a national holiday?? Yeah, don’t believe it for a second.

By: chill1184

chill1184 — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 03:11:52 +0000

Another reason to believe that this guy knows jack

@verceman No, I'm not a reporter. Didn't think it was that newsy even. I mean, we all sorta know it, right? Hope I'm wrong and they found $.—
Michael Salfino (@MichaelSalfino) November 12, 2012

By: jayquintana

jayquintana — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 03:01:55 +0000

Would it be possible for Wright (or Dickey, for that matter) to sign for a percentage of the team? 7 years for 5% of the team wouldn’t be a bad investment.

By: roverkarlthecannedham

roverkarlthecannedham — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 03:00:21 +0000

Donald Trump? That man is an idiot of the first order. I do not pretend that all who own professional sports teams need be geniuses or even good people. But, at a minimum, they should not be Donald Trump. Any word on if he will let Mr. Colbert tea bag him for a million to charity? If he does agree then I will throw my considerable weight in pork behind his ownership of the Mets. And may God Have Mercy On My Canned Soul.

By: chill1184

chill1184 — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:58:30 +0000

Trump owning a sports team; See the defunct USFL which functioned from 1982 to 1987

None of the leagues want Trump near them after he brought them down.

By: nghtrder169

nghtrder169 — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:56:55 +0000

Trade Wright for Upton —- Simple

By: richyballgame

richyballgame — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:54:29 +0000

Donald Trump has stated on multiple occasions that he’ll buy the Mets if a majority of the ownership was up for grabs… Whether that’s good or bad,who knows. At least we’ll spend money with him as owner.

By: chill1184

chill1184 — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:29:03 +0000

Fair enough but Selig and his defenders need to stop peddling the bullshit that they do whats in the best interest of MLB. Wasn’t a few years ago that the Pirates ownership leaked out that they profited from losing? It seems that only in sports (and government) incompetent upper management manages to survive the longest time. If Wilpon and Nutting were workers in a private corporation they would’ve been gone years ago.

By: roverkarlthecannedham

roverkarlthecannedham — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:27:21 +0000

Are bad guys more prescient than nearsighted pressed pork? If not, then they would be well served to not make unequivocal pronouncements.

By: thebadguyswon

thebadguyswon — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:19:26 +0000

Montreal will never get a team again. Ever.

By: dondada10

dondada10 — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:13:01 +0000

Queens, by itself, would be the 5th biggest city in the U.S. Brooklyn is N.L. territory. Long Island loves the the Mets. Westchester is half Mets, half Yankees.

What the hell are you talking about?

By: schmedley69

schmedley69 — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:11:51 +0000

Hopefully they still have enough money to extend Bobby Bonilla through the end of the decade.

By: roverkarlthecannedham

roverkarlthecannedham — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:11:30 +0000

I have no disagreement with this but it would make Jon Stewart cry. What kind of monster would want to make that happen?

By: willclarkgameface

willclarkgameface — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 01:53:00 +0000

Let’s do this: time to sell the Mets and move them to MONTREAL.

How about the Montreal Metropolitans?

Nice ring to it.

Or you could just call them the Expos again. I’m into it. New Yorkers really don’t even like the Mets anyway.

By: roverkarlthecannedham

roverkarlthecannedham — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 01:52:19 +0000

Could this be so? I hope it happens. One the most recognizable franchises in professional sports brought low by these jackals. It was indeed encouraging to see The Dodgers rescued from similar jackals by the monied and ambitious group lead by Mr. Johnson. We can but hope that another similar group steps up and rescues the beleaguered Mets. I hope that this new group will be fronted by Larry Bird. Johnson v Bird reboot. Make it so.