“Do I have any problem with the Mets’ finances? None.”
Outgoing commissioner Bud Selig gave Mets owners his full endorsement and said that reducing payroll and building from within is the way to go.
“As far as I’m concerned, from my perspective, I think the way the Mets are doing this thing is correct,” Selig said. “There are a lot of teams in life that spend a lot of money that don’t do well, either. And I’m not trying to be facetious saying that.
Adam Rubin of ESPN New York has the full comments here, but basically it sounds like Selig giving his nod of approval to everything ownership has done.
“You just look at who’s winning. Unless I read the standings wrong on the way over here today, it looks to me like the Baltimore Orioles may win the American League East this year. Anybody here predict that on April 1? I don’t think so. I rest my case.”
“I’m satisfied that this Mets franchise is doing it the right way, in my baseball judgment.”
“It takes time to build. Yes, I understand fan frustration. I do. I do understand. But the fact of the matter is I do monitor every team. And honestly, if I felt, and I mean this very sincerely, that there was a team really not doing what I thought they should do in the best interest of the sport, they’d hear from me.”
Regarding the law suit filed by former Mets executive Leigh Castergine:
“I monitor everything closely,” Selig said. “That’s employment litigation. There were a lot of charges there. Jeff [Wilpon] denies them vigorously. And I think in this particular case, they’re going to court. And we’re just going to have to see how that plays out.”
These used car salesmen are all the same…
Thanks for stopping by, Bud…
More on this tomorrow.
