So Steve Cohen has arrived. The Mets are going to look different in the front office and on the playing field. And Mets fans were buzzing on social media after the $2.4 billion sale from the Wilpons to Saul Katz became official Friday. And thank you NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio for signing off on the sale with a bogus “This is our land” threat. That wasn’t going anywhere. The legal claims from the...
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What’s going on here? I am referring again to a Dick Young question, The late New York sports columnist of years ago led with that question The question here and from Mets fans regards New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his attempts to block the Mets sale to Steve Cohen. So here we are. Steve Cohen is on the verge of purchasing the Mets. We know the chronology that hopefully will...
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Terry Collins stayed with Matt Harvey and a high pitch count that eventful October night in 2015 at Citi Field. Facing elimination, it was Harvey and the baseball with eight shutout innings. Collins and the Mets were three outs away. Harvey was running out of gas with a high pitch count. The manager listened to Harvey who pleaded to stay in the game. We all know what transpired after that...
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You are not going to miss Jeff or Fred Wilpon. You probably feel the same about Saul Katz and a regime that will vacate Citi Field. You are itching for Steve Cohen to take control of the Mets in the next few days. And a majority of the Wilpon tenure will be remembered as a failure. They could not win over fans even when they opened the check book. Many of the pieces they acquired were a failure...
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According to sources, Steve Cohen is as anxious as you to see that day when fans will be allowed entry again at full capacity to ballparks in 2021. A source also said that Cohen is itching at the bit to assume full control of the Mets. Basically, Cohen is expected to immediately get to work at Citi Field when the approval of assuming control of the Mets is official in a few weeks. The goal is...
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