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2012
Bud Selig Praises The State Of The Mets As The Dough Keeps Rolling In
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SAY CHEESE: Looks like Fred and Bud are holding Mr. Met and the rest of the Mets franchise hostage. Send us a deliverer… (Photo by Newsday)
I never got a chance to weigh in on MLB commissioner Bud Selig’s comments earlier this week when he expressed confidence and satisfaction with the state of the Mets and their current direction. (They are heading for a fall off a steep cliff…)
“I have no concerns whatsoever,” the commissioner said on Wednesday about the team’s financial stability.
“I am very confident that the New York Mets are on the right track. I have a lot of faith in the Wilpons and I have a lot of faith in their general manager Sandy Alderson.”
A recent Newsday article quoted Selig, a guest on the YES Network, who compared the Mets situation to the Dodgers situation and explained why he did not intervene with the Mets as he did with Dodgers.
“I felt, studying all the issues, that the Mets could make it, that the Mets could survive. After all, they were the unfortunate victims of a really difficult financial scandal as you well know. That put pressure on them. But they had the respect of everybody in the game. They also had the financial power to work their way through it. I realized it would be in baseball’s best interest to have patience.”
Selig quipped that because of him the Dodgers had a “happy ending” But when asked if he thought the Mets had a “happy ending” as well he replied:
“I don’t consider the Mets a problem in any way, shape or manner,” he said. “They’re on the right track. That should give you your answer.”
I really can’t take much more of this, seriously…
For those of you who keep hoping and praying that things aren’t better and that something’s gotta give, don’t bank on it.
Yesterday, Major League Baseball agreed to new long-term deals with Fox and Turner Sports that will run through 2021. Those deals which will pay a combined $800 million annually, coupled with the recent long-term deal with ESPN, will increase the Wilpon’s average annual portion by anywhere between $30-40 million dollars a year. That is all new revenue that they didn’t have coming in before. Sickening, I know… But true nevertheless…
Today, even NYC Mayor Bloomberg commented on the deteriorating state of the team and said on his weekly radio show, “”It’s sad that the Mets have sort of fallen apart here”.
As I have been saying all along, years actually, the Wilpons are entrenched and will be here for a long time. All that other stuff you keep hearing about is just background noise and wishful thinking.
May I also add that a baseball source (heh heh) told me that the Brooklyn Cyclones will report record earnings when all the counting is done this month. That also goes directly into the Wilpons’ coffers.
Commence vomiting…
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A “baseball source”? In other words Sandy the Seagull.
How did you know?! Sandy is gonna be pissed when he hears that he’s been outted.
Once you posted the pic of him wearing a “Get Metsmerized” button I knew you had a inside source.
We’re DOOMED!
Mr. Met looks like the corpse ie. the guy who died while having sex.
Fred looks like the Funeral Director
His Buddy looks like he inherited the Brooklyn Bridge and he plans making it a toll bridge. He’ll even sell you a used car.
Listen the poor Wilpon’s are broke and suffering! Funny thought, how can we expect the Wilpon’s to turn the Mets around and into a winning franchise when these brilliant guys choose to be willfully blind to Bernie Madoff’s ponzi scheme and made that bad investment.
They are making tons of money from many different sources related to the team alone. Also with this new revenue stream from the new tv deal it negates their operating losses. They will profit this year regardless, even we all stay home.
Hey, that’s enough extra revenue to take on both the Upton Brothers salaries!
If Selig feels confident about the Mets being on the right track, can you imagine what a team must be like if he he feels their not on the right track? Remind me not to book a cruise with these guys as passengers. Mr Met looks like his dapper self as usual.
SRT: THE WILPONS ARE BROKE METS HAVE NO MONEY!!!!!!
What does SRT stand for?
srt is the name of someone whom posts here, who always says the reason the Mets suck and Sandy hasnt improved the team or signed any good players is because the Mets have no money.
Since Bloomberg is “The Dictator of New York” and banned large drinks. Can he ban The Wilpons and Sandy from the team…..ooops almost forgot Wilpon and Fidel Bloomberg are best buds or a deal like this wouldnt be sanctioned…
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-06-15/news/32258923_1_willets-point-wilpons-jerry-antonacci
By the look on Fred’s face, mr. Met must have had his contract extended by Sandy for 7-9 years for $20 mil per. But seriously Joe D, if you know or believe Wilpon is entrenched and here for a long time, why make yourself sick over it. As you know, life’s too short for more illnesses than we already have. I believe things can only get better (although I am not sure how) and look forward to the next season of Mets baseball, I think.
Of course Selig doesn’t have a problem with the Wilpons owning the NY Mets.
His only regret is he can’t publicly pat himself on the back for his hand in saving the Mets for the Wilpons b/c then he’d have to admit the part he played in it. He certainly reveled in the part he played in saving the Dodgers franchise.
So…..the Mets will have an extra 30-40 MIL starting this year? Next season?
That doesn’t even equal the 52 MIL in bonds to the city and state they owe for Citi.
Can’t imagine they turned any more profit on ticket revenues this year from last year’s figures.
They managed to pay the Mets bills for the 2012 season (including paying back 2 short term loans) with the minority investors they brought in.
I’m just wondering how much will actually be in the coffers for the 2013 season. If not enough going in, do we see an even further slashing of payroll? Hey, maybe the Cyclones profit can be added in to at least keep the payroll where it is. Sigh…..
I am in agreement of the opinion that the Wilpons are firmly entrenched and aren’t letting go of this team unless they really want to. They didn’t go through all this crap the past 2 years to let it slip thru their hands now.
All I can say is that I cannot wait for this sorry excuse of a “commissioner” to step down.
“The Mets a problem in any way, shape or manner”
What a joke.
Wilpon Wilpon Wilpon…Same crap every day!
Why is Fred holding an umbrella? Is it symbolic of the rainy day that is approaching? Doesn’t look too happy, does he? Nevertheless, Selig looks like the cat who ate the canary. All in all, a very peculiar photo.