Updated 9/16/2021, 11:55 AM
Cohen stayed true to his word, revealing who he believes is the source for Puma’s New York Post report:
Well , Twitter figured it out as usual. The source, who has already put out a pre- denial denial is David Samson.I will have my press people reach out to the 3 winners
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) September 16, 2021
Oh, to be a fly on the wall for the conversation between Cohen and the three winners whenever they join him for a game at Citi Field.
David Samson responded to Cohen’s tweet with the following response, which includes a plug for his podcast:
1. When I say something, it’s on the record and my name is attached.
2. The universe of potential sources is endless.
3. I would be happy to come to a game with you so you are not alone.
4. Good luck the rest of the way.
5. It’s just business. It’s Nothing Personal. https://t.co/D9sruALlpK— David P. Samson (@DavidPSamson) September 16, 2021
Original Post:
The New York Mets have a scheduled off-day on Thursday, so it’d be a good assumption that not much could go wrong for the organization. But, come on, folks — this is the Mets we’re talking about.
Just as we all began trying to forget the shellacking New York took Wednesday night at the hands of the St. Louis Cardinals, Mike Puma of the New York Post reported about the Mets’ upcoming search for a new President of Baseball Operations. And, as one can imagine, the report wasn’t favorable.
Puma is wondering in the article which executive would want to come and work in Flushing for a number of reasons. Some of those include uncertainty around the arm of Jacob deGrom, having Francisco Lindor under contract for the next decade following an uneven first year with the organization, and failing to sign first-round draft pick Kumar Rocker, as well as the not so great hires Sandy Alderson made in the front office with Jared Porter and Zack Scott.
The focus then quickly shifts to owner Steve Cohen and his presence on the Twitter machine. Puma quotes a former MLB executive, who said the following:
“Cohen is out there tweeting about the organization and about stuff that he shouldn’t be tweeting about like he’s a fan…Why would somebody want to sign up for that? I think it’s a huge issue.”
Well, as you can imagine, Cohen didn’t think so fondly of this, and went on his version of a Kanye West Twitter tirade, with a little prize for those who decided to join in:
“Insightful” source in Mike Puma’s article in the New York Post today .The person who can guess the source correctly will have the opportunity to sit with me in my suite at Citifield.First one right wins.
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) September 16, 2021
It’s not me and it’s not an easy call
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) September 16, 2021
We already have a winner
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) September 16, 2021
I will take a second and third place winner to keep the game going . I will announce the winners and the “ source” later
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) September 16, 2021
If there’s one thing we can be sure of, the Mets can make just about anything interesting — whether that’s a good or a bad thing. The organization’s upcoming search for a new head of baseball ops will be intriguing to follow since there doesn’t seem to be a bunch of different names from last winter. And, if at least one person is thinking that Cohen’s presence on social media is a bit of an issue, it’d be hard to think they’re the only one with that perspective.
