Love em or hate em every Met fan has an opinion on our teams ownership. With yesterdays settlement actually giving the Wilpons/Katz an opportunity to MAKE money off this deal it’s apparent we are stuck in this relationship. The above photo of me ran in today’s New York Times. The photo (from last season at Citi Field) really has nothing to do with the story but hey, they chose to run it and free press is the best kind.
Since I am in no way a conventional sports blogger that posts about prospects, lineups, injuries and team news I had no comment to yesterdays story. I make t-shirts and am a part of the fan base. My “opinion” about the suit wouldn’t really be of interest to anyone.
I’ve never met the Fred, Jeff or Saul and can’t say I wouldn’t like them if given the chance. One thing I do firmly believe is that as business men I do not agree with their decisions. This team would not be in the dire straights they are in if it wasn’t for the numerous bad contracts and the eventual ponzi scheme blowup.
The Reyes story is dead, and talking about it is quite frankly a waste of words. He’s gone, get over it. The majority of Mets fans would love to have him, and I believe if we had different owners he’d still be our homegrown SS. Not to mention the insane payroll cut and countless other terrible business moves over the years that they have allowed. Who can forget that Bobby Bonilla contract… yea, great deal! Time to turn the page and hope the young blood in the system are the stars of tomorrow.
What got me from yesterday was Fred saying to the Mets fans “stick with us, we’ll be there, we have done it before twice in the 33 years and we’ll do it again”. As die hard fans we’ll stick with the METS but asking the fans to “stick with” the ownership… that request is FAR gone. You’ve lost this fan base long ago Fred.
I’m a business man for the fans of the team I love. My fan interaction is crucial because I am not only trying to network together like minded individuals who love the Mets, I am also trying to make sure they feel appreciated because I am in business BECAUSE OF THEM. If I treated potential customers/fans/friends like crap who would want to buy my product? That’s a simple concept that I think some business owners fail to remember. Especially when they are millionaires. Case in point, the Mets ownership. I see myself as a fan who is rallying around the idea of this fan base staying strong…. of course while having fun and keeping a sense of humor during these hard times.
The SELL THE TEAM idea is most likely a pipe dream, but the message speaks volumes even though the odds of that actually happening are slim to none. We can support our Mets until the day we die regardless of agreeing with the teams financial business decisions. Who’s to say that new owners would be the best move? My question.. can they be much worse? I’d say probably not. The SELL THE TEAM message simply states that we don’t agree.
Today I posted this saying that I’d make 11 of them if anyone was interested. I can sell them as a pack and you’d just tell me the sizes. If anyone is interested shoot me an email by clicking the CONTACT button above. Standing in line along the Shea Bridge in the outfield would for sure draw some attention.
I love baseball and will still be at just as many games as I have in past years. The die hard Met fan is as loyal as they come. There is no such thing as a Mets bandwagon fan in 2012, and I’m excited to get to Citi Field this April just as much as I was before any other season in my 31 years of fandom. Watch THIS from SNY and tell me you don’t get excited for the season. I sure as hell do.
Keep Calm and Cheer On! LGM!
