There has been nothing amazing about the New York Mets for the past four years. They've choked twice when they had the lead in their division and had two years of all around bad play. All this for a team with a top ten payroll in the Big Apple, which is not a safe haven for choking. That makes it hard for me to understand why the General Manager is still there, or even why the Manager is still there. I mean why fire Willie Randolph if you're going to accept the same from Manuel?
And then there is that ugly new stadium which is an advertising jungle. A Mets fan friend of mine said in defense of the ads - "At least I can get a beer for less than $12.50"(referring to the outrageous prices at Yankees Stadium). That's a good point, but I'd rather have a clean looking stadium, ad free on the outside and pay two dollars more, I mean $10.50 a beer isn't saving enough to justify the exterior of that building!
Then there is this article about the Wilpon's making money dealing with Bernie Madoff -
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE59K0W520091021
I hope the Mets can get it together, maybe they can use some of their Madoff scam money!
I am a Yankee season ticket holder. I can get a beer at yankee stadium for $10... a LARGE one. Beer prices at Citi are comparable, and not insanely lower. Met fans are simply bitter
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Linzer this deal is awesome. If it pans out like you say we can buy all the $12 beers we want.
ReplyDeleteYou know what else is a deal, trading Peyton Manning for Tim Hightower.
Yeah, great deal linzer! Hey I heard you took Greg Lumpkin for $20 in that auction league, nice one!
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