Feb
14
2011

Bring In The Baseball Guy

An article by Former Writers

Now batting in the legal mess involving Bernard Madoff and the New York Mets: Former New York Governor, Mario Cuomo.

Cuomo has long had an affection for baseball. He played one year of minor league baseball in the Pirates organization in 1952. Although he is from Queens, he roots for the Yankees. Andrew, his oldest son and the current governor of New York, is a Mets fan.

Sterling Equities donated about $30,000 to Andrew Cuomo’s most recent campaigns — for attorney general in 2006 and for governor last year. The most recent contribution of $10,000 was made in May 2010.

Cuomo is no stranger to the negotiating table. In addition to the dozen years he spent in Albany as governor, Cuomo was appointed by Mayor John V. Lindsay in 1972 to mediate a contentious dispute over low-income public housing in the Forest Hills section of Queens. He helped construct a compromise that cut the size of the project in half. The settlement helped launch his career as a politician.

Additionally, he was signed and played baseball in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system until he was injured when a ball hit his head, and subsequently became a scout for the team.

Cuomo is an avid player of fantasy baseball. He always has an Italian player on his team, regardless of how many Italian players are available or how well they are doing.

Cuomo is currently of counsel at the New York law firm Wilkie, Farr and Gallagher.

About the Author: Former Writers

7 Comments + Add Comment

Annie Savoy February 14, 2011 at 11:40 am

It is always interesting when a prominent person steps out of their normal vocation. Mario Cuomo has made news here.
lazycrochet February 14, 2011 at 1:30 pm

I couldn’t agree with you more. I live in NY and think it’s great that father and son are baseball fans even if they don’t like the same team.
alwaysnextyear February 14, 2011 at 1:41 pm

well, he is mediating a corporate finance/BK case. Nice that he happens to be a baseball fan too, but not really required here!

The better POV from a met standpoint is that it is unlikely that Picard is going to be able to push around or strong arm someone of this magnitude.

and getting a mediator involved is probably a good sign for getting this settled quick. Usually means the judge sees both sides digging in their heels, and he wants to get the damned case settled and off his docket. This has to move it along quicker.
martin February 14, 2011 at 2:32 pm

what is his slugging %? oh nevermind this post has nothing to do with baseball. good luck with that.
- Des February 15, 2011 at 8:59 am
  
  Martin my friend, are you suggesting that the business of baseball has nothing to do with the game of baseball? Without the former, the latter would never take place. My congrats to Annie for covering it.
  - Annie Savoy February 15, 2011 at 10:01 am
    
    Thanks Des – you made the connection that the other fans have missed or were unaware of. I appreciate it and your nice comment.
Des February 15, 2011 at 8:10 am

As a politician, Mario Cuomo never saw a buck that he didn’t want to tax and spend. With Mario, it was always the next guy’s money he was spending. Hmmm. Is there a similarity between Mario the Politician and Mario the Mediator? Beware.

P.S.: Sterling Equities donated lots of campaign money to Mario’s son. This can’t hurt the Mets.

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