Comments on: Mets Project A Better Than 10% Increase In Attendance In 2012

By: theonlymaskman

theonlymaskman — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:09:38 +0000

Yes, isn’t it amazing how you lose Reyes, add 2 BP guys and a CF with one good year under his belt and the fans will be so excited that attendance will climb 10%? It is stuff like this that dreams are made of… yes, dreams, all pipe dreams. Do you notice how SA has disappeared after his Good Day? I guess he’s busy dreaming away of more Good Days to come. Just call him Mr. SAndman:

Mister Sandman, bring me a dream
Make him the cutest that I’ve ever seen
Give him two lips like roses in clover
Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over

Sandman, I’m so alone
Don’t have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mister Sandman, bring me a dream

Mister Sandman, bring me a dream
Make him the cutest that I’ve ever seen
Give him the word that I’m not a rover
Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over

Sandman, I’m so alone
Don’t have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mister Sandman, bring me a dream

Mister Sandman, bring us a dream
Give him a pair of eyes with a “come hither” gleam
Give him a lonely heart like Pagliacci
And lots of wavy hair like Liberacci

Mister Sandman, someone to hold
Would be so peachy before we’re too old
So please turn on your magic beam
Mister Sandman, bring us
Please, please, please
Mister Sandman, bring us a dream

By: metsaddict77

metsaddict77 — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:20:12 +0000

the front office should try comedy cuz they sure as hell don’t know baseball

By: Rich from Lake Como

Rich from Lake Como — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:52:09 +0000

MLB takes over the Mets April 30, 2012…. this is my entry in the pool.

By: Alex68

Alex68 — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:45:13 +0000

Maskman and all mets fans, what you guys are forgetting that sandy alderson had a good day… two days after losing the biggest star in the franchise and arguably the most exzciting player in ny mets history sandy alderson overpaid for 2 bullpen guys and acquire andres torres, so that alone should bring in more people than before…

By: theonlymaskman

theonlymaskman — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:37:00 +0000

TheGod Day trhat fixed the BP has to be the explanation. Sell that one to the financial gurus at S&P, Moody’s and Fitch.

By: theonlymaskman

theonlymaskman — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:35:16 +0000

Oh you forgot he fixed the BP on his GOOD DAY! Isn’t that worth a 10% increase in attendance? What a joke! They can’t figure their way out of a paper bag and think they can fool the world with smoke and mirrors. Reality will be striking in the near future. The 2012 season will be a watershed season as the walls come tumbling down. The financial empire of the W’s is on the edge of the cliff and ready to begin its final descent into oblivion. Unfortunately, the Mets will be a casualty of their callous and ill-advised schemes.

By: Connor

Connor — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:34:36 +0000

Why in the world would the Mets think attendance is going to RISE let alone by a FULL TEN PERCENT???

By: theonlymaskman

theonlymaskman — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:25:33 +0000

Are you so naive as to think that the existing creditors will allow equity shares to be sold without recourse protection for the current creditors? It is irrelevant what the exact details are. The fact is that buyers of these shares will have to be responsible for their fair share of the corresponding debt overhinging the W Empire. The current creditors aren’t fools and there is no way purchase of one of these things does not involve assumption of debt responsibility. Given the current state of financial affairs, there is a great likelihood that these share will be underwater from day 1. There is a reason none of the shares have sold. Any buyer of something that pricey will have financial advisors review the contract and understand how they are being hoodwinked. You can sweet talk it any way you want, but the reality is the risk/reward ratio is all in favor of the W’s and negative to the fish they are baiting.

By: Alex68

Alex68 — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:39:22 +0000

Wait, 2.5 Million fans in attendance??? to go see who exactly?? this team has no superstars, not one exiting player, not a good team on the field. so please sandy alderson and Co, please tell us why any fan would spend their hard earn money on this team??? seriously, the mets brass are looking more idiotic by the minute, the countdown has begun and they’re backed up into a corner and need to come out publicly with statements like this, either that or they were smoking something really powerful….

By: Joey D.

Joey D. — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:59:53 +0000

Obviously those in the finance industry know the marketing research the Mets used to project a ten percent increase is flawed and full of holes. And don’t the Wilpons realize doing so only further demonstrates to those in the financial world how irresponsible they are as businesspeople?

By: Des

Des — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:01:01 +0000

For better or for worse.
For richer or for poorer.

The Mets projection when they met the analysts was almost certainly the same as now.
They cant afford to get caught knowingly lying. That would be a disaster. They can have projections that aren’t met, because they then can blame any number of issues. Never get caught lying. FUN is an intangible. FANNIES IN THE SEATS are facts revealed by the turnstiles.

By: Joey D.

Joey D. — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:36:02 +0000

Know I mentioned this already but we were given Champions Section tickets for the home opener last year and if extended the same courtesy this season we might politely decline the offer for we want to do our share contributing to the empty seats. And that is sad for no matter what, there is something special about being at the park on opening day but this is the only way to force the Wilpons to fold up camp.

By: 86mets

86mets — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:22:40 +0000

Do they REALLY expect anyone to believe that attendance will actually INCREASE in ’12? After completely botching the Jose Reyes situation and letting him bolt without even a courtesy contract offer (even though we all knew they couldn’t afford to match the highest bid anyway) they can not honestly believe anyone is going to buy that rubbish. On the contrary they’ll be lucky indeed if it doesn’t DECLINE more than 10% in 2012. I’m sure S&P will certainly buy it and up their rating! LOL

By: Metsie

Metsie — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:16:26 +0000

I wonder when they met with the S&P folks they also predicted a 10% increase in FUN!

They been giving us that line for awhile now as well!

By: Joe Diaz

Joe Diaz — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:54:07 +0000

LMFAO! Omar was forced to take the blame for the bad contracts????? Lord Omar is a huge part of why this team is in the mess they’re in.

By: Ghost of omar

Ghost of omar — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:02:42 +0000

Come on any…They had no end game…. The ponzi scheme was their gold mine. It was going to come thru forever. That was the game. Can’t beleive you actually beleive these Wilpons had an end game.

By: Joey D.

Joey D. — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:56:42 +0000

What the Mets say publicly about attendance, even to sources like FORBES, is probably much more different from what they say behind the closed doors of the boardroom. That is the nature of spin and hype but it has become so insulting to our intelligence that for the Wilpons “PR” doesn’t remotely stand for”public relations” but rather “personal rubbish”. As with most politicians, take what they say with a grain of salt – including that “re-building” BS.

A few months ago I read where Sterling Enterprises had already been regulated to junk bond status which says a lot about their other business holdings.

I was thinking back in 1975 when Charles Finley sold the contracts of his star players to other teams so that he could make money before being stuck with nothing after it was obvious they were all going to leave Oakland when free agency began. Those transactions were all voided by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn on the basis that what Charlie O’ was doing was detrimental to the integrity of the game. When does selling off one’s best players in the middle of a wildcard race, assuring the elimination of further contending the rest of the season, not fall into the same category?

By: FL Met Fan Rich

FL Met Fan Rich — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:50:00 +0000

I project I am going to win the lottery next year also!

That’s too funny!!!!……You can’t make this stuff up with the Mets!!….Reality is stranger than fiction with this team!

By: paul nassau

paul nassau — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:54:56 +0000

As anyone my age knows, there is no law that there should be 2 ML teams in New York.
Pops (I lived through 3 becoming 1)

By: Original Mets Fan

Original Mets Fan — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:50:24 +0000

Isn’t it against the law to drive an organization into the ground while intoxicated?