Comments on: Mets Announce David Einhorn As New Minority Owner

By: theonlymaskman

theonlymaskman — Sun, 29 May 2011 15:29:46 +0000

If you want the turnstiles to turn, you have to put a quality product on the field. Field a competitve team and you will have fannies in the seats. The Mets are all about having an NL presence in NY. It will sell as long as the team is in contention. The current ownership is treating the franchise as a small market operation and that is what they are reaping.

By: Metsie

Metsie — Fri, 27 May 2011 17:09:22 +0000

Someplace where the tourists don’t go see the other team because they play better?

Whats more valuable, A small market where you make 1 Mil a year or a large market where you LOSE 70 Mil?

The large market is only large if it actually goes to a game!
We are drawing like the Pirates, Chicago out draws us!
Philly is a MUCH smaller market than we are and they sell out!

The POTENTIAL market is moot if it doesn’t go to the games!

Why does a team like the Braves never have a problem with money?
Is it because if you want to see baseball you have a choice of going to see the Braves or the Braves?

Same for Philly!

Other than the hardened fanbase of both the majority of NY doesn’t really care which team they go and see if all they want to do is go to a game have a few dogs and hang out with friends.
And right now the Yankees are getting that business. If someone were to buy the team and not have the Network as an incentive to stay then it is just as likely they will take the team to a market that they don’t have to compete with the yankees.

By: Donal

Donal — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:43:27 +0000

Where do they move to? Its always better to stay in an established market than to try to break in a new one. Especially when the established market is #1 in the world.

Besides, the NY on their hats makes them way more valuable than any other letters.

By: Metsie

Metsie — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:36:43 +0000

Well you don’t have to be ballsy or a genius to call out Balmer’s running of Microsoft! LOL

The Selig relationship here is the key.
Einhorn is the safe play here, He has the money, He is close to Selig so if the Wilpons actually lose the case Bud has his BUD in place.
Selig’s wost nightmare will be that someone will buy the Mets and try to move them. That would be a big mess! Wilpon can’t sell the network to anyone but his partner Time Warner right now. Thats the way Networks are made, I know this for a fact I am in that business.

So anyone who buys the team has no reason to keep them here. And before you go saying well NY is the biggest market in america why would they move it consider this.

In the biggest market in america they do not sell out and lose 70 Mil a year!
So that biggest market really isn’t showing up enough to make it worth staying in!

By: Trufan

Trufan — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:19:38 +0000

If Einhorn was such a spineless wimp, he wouldn’t have the guts to call out Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to step down.

“His continued presence is the biggest overhang on Microsoft’s stock,”

switch Microsoft with the Mets, and you could say that he is referring to the Wilpons and will figure out a way to take over the Mets in the future.

By: alex68

alex68 — Thu, 26 May 2011 17:39:29 +0000

Lol, wow.. i don’t get why fans from other team post in mets blogs, or fans from the mets get upset when idiots from other teams make comments like the one above

By: Even Flow

Even Flow — Thu, 26 May 2011 17:32:44 +0000

Go back under the bridge you came from, dipshit.

By: TheVet

TheVet — Thu, 26 May 2011 17:25:33 +0000

You Met fans are a bunch of tools. At the end of the day you’re still the same choke artists you’ve been for the last 5 years, even worse.

By: Metsr1

Metsr1 — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:57:53 +0000

Can’t disagree with that.

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:32:01 +0000

Oh yeah sure. The only reason they chose this Greenhorn character is because he’s a spineless wimp with $200 million to throw around.

By: Metsie

Metsie — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:16:00 +0000

Uhhh 25%? LOL WHich really eans NONE, He gets to say whatever he wants but no one has to listen to him with only 25% stake…

This is actually a smart buy in for Einhorn (Or is it Finkel?)…

He now is poised to buy control if the WIlpons are forced to sell and even if that price is too steep he will make back that 200Mil plus by selling his 25% to whever buys it from the Wilpons.

I think this pretty much helps the Wilpons keep the team though. This will pay back the loans and pay for the losses of this year, Next year a lot of money comes off the book, (could be over 70 Mil) which would mean as long as attendance remains the same as it is now they won’t lose money and start anew from that point.

Trading Deadline will tell us what we need to know about the future of the organization.

Only thing that can force them out now is losing the Madoff case. And I have to say losing there seems highly unlikely. If it was a slam dunk then they would have settled by now!

By: Metstheory22

Metstheory22 — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:03:14 +0000

I would rather have Wilpon family SELL totally than keep team. How much of a say does he get for 25%.

By: jessep

jessep — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:52:17 +0000

Also worth mentioning is the fact this deal is gonna be signed and sealed prior to June is a big deal. The Mets will now have a better idea of where they stand in terms of finances for the future and will be able to make more educated decisions on players like Jose Reyes

By: Metsie

Metsie — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:31:38 +0000

Good Timing!

Well that will solve thier loans from the MLB issue and if they can stay near .500 the attendance will pick up and lower that 70 Mil loss number.

So now that the ownership issue is resolved the only thing to wait and see now is what happens at the trading deadline.

By: Donal

Donal — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:22:38 +0000

I liked that until I found out he makes them bunt.

By: jessep

jessep — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:22:35 +0000

He’s a legitimate financial guy, he grew up a Mets fan. There’s no reason for any Met fan to say sour things regarding this. It’s what is best for the franchise. Cohen is a potential SEC target and would have made things much worse.

By: Metsr1

Metsr1 — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:21:33 +0000

Hopefully as “a life long Met fan”, Einhorn will help revert the Mets back to BLUE AND ORANGE! Ditch the black Wilpon. The 90′s are over.

By: Annie Savoy

Annie Savoy — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:16:11 +0000

Just a few words to welcome David Einhorn and his family to the Mets. I’m taking the Mom approach here – I was sold when I heard that he’s the coach of his daughter’s Little League team – that means he knows all the rules – as well as loving and respecting the game. I’m sure his daughter does, too.

David – I wish you good luck as you join the “Mets Family”.

By: Met Maniac

Met Maniac — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:15:20 +0000

This does absolutely ZERO for the Mets. All this does is help keep Wilpon in control for the next decade. I dont really understand the excitement at all. He doesnt have any decisions power except to pick the wall color in his private bathroom.

By: Shamsky

Shamsky — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:05:24 +0000

Good luck to the new partner, he sounds like a solid choice.