It almost seems fitting that the last days of the Wilpon era in Queens are shaping up to be one last miserable sh*tshow. As depressing as the last three days were for any Mets fan still paying attention, imagine how bad it would all feel if you knew the Wilpons were still going to own the club after this season. While this nightmare isn't quite over yet, the end is finally in sight.
I had a bunch of ideas that I wanted to write about today, but then I wound up working until almost 7 tonight. My back operation is scheduled for Friday, and we're trying to get as much as possible done this week. If I can't get to them this week they'll give me something to do next week while I'm laid up. As a fan, it's exciting to contemplate a future where the Mets are more than just an easy punchline for the media.
Joel Sherman wrote a piece about Steve Cohen in the New York Post on Saturday after it had been announced that the multibillionaire had entered into exclusive negotiations to buy the club. It was kind of fitting that this news came out after the Mets had swept the Yankees on Friday, a brief moment of hope and glory in this season before it all came crashing down again. Sherman's piece highlighted something about Cohen that I had heard previously, a real reason to be optimistic about his potential stewardship of the club:
It also is what makes him so attractive to so many Met fans. He can write a check for any player. But those who know him say it will go beyond that. Cohen will invest in the best people and technology in the way the Wilpons were unwilling. And clearly he sees the potential in this franchise, that this can, if operated right, be another masterpiece in his collection.It's not just the thought of someone coming in with a lot of money and upping the payroll a little. Back when the Wilpons were riding high on Madoff money they spent plenty on this club, but often that money was spent neither wisely nor well.
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Mike- praying your surgery goes well and as pain-free as possible. And hopefully the Mets won't give you too much pain while you recover!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, David
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping the desire to go overboard on pain meds is not Mets-induced (nor surgery induced) but rather the option of something to do to make the Mets look less anemic.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck with your operation on Friday. Hope you make a quick recovery.
ReplyDeleteMike, Good luck with the operation.
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