Comments on: Mets Owner In Violation Of MLB Debt Rules

By: METS62FAN

METS62FAN — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:20:59 +0000

PERHAPS A MONIKER CHANGE TO “NY DEBTS” IS IN ORDER! WONDER IF COMMISH WOULD APPROVE? LMAO!

By: Metsie

Metsie — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:30:01 +0000

If we were the Pirates no one would care!
This is all about a big market club and the small market team’s attempt to stop us from buying up the good players by saying we can’t afford them and shouldn’t play in FA.

And if the team is operating under a deficit I wonder why they aren’t making any money?
Is it because the Wilpons are not managing it or because there is none to manage with all the boycotts and haters not going to games?

By: Rich from Lake Como

Rich from Lake Como — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:54:35 +0000

Terry Collins the best manager in her memory? You are not helping your fellow female sports fans with that ludicrous statement, Annie…. Does the name Valentine ring a bell, young lady?

By: t agee

t agee — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 22:46:47 +0000

Appreciate the overall sentiment Annie. I’m not quite as overwhelmed as you are but I do feel things are being done far more competently than have in over a decade and with both a long term and pragmatic view.

There are plenty of people upset that the Mets didn’t spend more money but no one has any idea if they actually had anymore to spend or not, and let’s face it, there wasn’t too much out there to spend it on.

As more and more teams start to either lockup their best players for good or just merely for an extra 2-3 years before letting them hit free agency we’re going to have to find some in house solutions to our needs. That and the Marlins new stadium might preclude them from needing to ship their best players our way. How are we going to get anyone for any spot on the roster if we don’t make every effort to start developing our own top talent?

By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:24:50 +0000

Don’t get drunk with success there annie, it’s only four games against lousy teams, and there’s a long way to go before we have a contender.

By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:19:40 +0000

She must have amnesia, or she’s only ten years old.

By: metsaddict77

metsaddict77 — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:31:56 +0000

she must be a young fan.this whole madoff thing is going to be the turning point for this team though,much of our future is going to depend on what happens to the wilpons.the team is looking better,against a bad team, but all these castoffs and injury prone players are a lot to hang the season on.we must resign reyes, and next year hopefully we can find more pitching, assuming we don’t become a small market team.all that being said i still and will always distrust the wilpons.

By: Des

Des — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:28:20 +0000

To those concerned that the Mets are in violation of MLB debt rules, and who attribute the lack of oversight to the laissez-faire culture of MLB executives, I say, “So what? Keep up the good job.” Lack of oversight is often a good thing. We don’t need more meddlers. We need ‘doers.’ The financial risk is borne largely by the owners themselves, so if they support a laissez-faire approach, that is their right.

Let’s remember, baseball is enjoying great prosperity, especially considering the current economy. In my view, baseball executives are doing a helluva lot better job than the politicians in Washington.

Fans are consumers, not owners. Fans can show their disapproval by not supporting the game of baseball at the ticket office and by not shopping for team gear. It ends there.

By: jessep

jessep — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:27:48 +0000

To be fair, the McCourt’s divorce was stopping business as usual to take place in LA. The Wilpon’s have done everything a team in financial trouble should do. They’ve offered up a significant share of their team and are looking to add a partner very soon.

The McCourt situation is dividing the ownership, not adding to it. There’s a difference.

By: Donal

Donal — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:11:39 +0000

And the shady loan from NewsCorp didn’t help.

Although, I’ve read other places that McCourt was not welcome as an owner to begin with.

By: Russell Zanca

Russell Zanca — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:07:57 +0000

Annie,

I have to agree with the sentiment that your judgment, esp. of COllins, is premature. Nothing would make me happier than to see your judgment hold up by the end of the season.

Despite all of the Mets problems, I am not counting this team out yet. Let’s see how we play the Nats and Phils this week.

NL East looks good, and we are going to have to start beating our main rivals if our Mets are to escape the month of May with any sort of chance. Let’s continue to see steady progress and wins from our SPs.

By: SFloridaMetsFan

SFloridaMetsFan — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:31:20 +0000

Dont you guys know its not polite to ask a lady her age? =)

By: SFloridaMetsFan

SFloridaMetsFan — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:30:38 +0000

She didnt say history, she said her memory.

By: srt

srt — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:15:30 +0000

It’s way too early to make the statement TC is the best manager in Mets history. I believe the jury will be out for awhile on that one.

By: Metstheory22

Metstheory22 — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:07:06 +0000

Young Fan?

By: Even Flow

Even Flow — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:58:47 +0000

“What place are we in? 1st? 2nd?”

Come back and ask that question again in about 2 weeks.

By: Lifelongmetsfan

Lifelongmetsfan — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:46:46 +0000

Terry Collins is the “best team manager in your memory”???b
Madame author forgive but I must ask. When were you born?
What place are we in? 1st? 2nd?
See a doctor, that fall you took yesterday has affected your stm.

By: Lifelongmetsfan

Lifelongmetsfan — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:41:09 +0000

Slowly the noose tightens,….