MACK - Thank You Steve

 

Remember when Steve Cohen bought the Mets and he was compared to Bobby Axelrod, the character on the successful cable show, “Billions”?

Billions was about Axelrod, a highly successful billionaire hedge fund owner that was extremely loyal to both his family and his employees. Sound familiar?

Oh… and he never loses.

The closest day Cohen came from being thrown under the bus was during that Trevor Bauer fiasco that I too fell for. Yes, he gave a “handshake deal” to Cohen and, yes, insiders told me that certain Mets brass were ordering Bauer bobble dolls, but the scumbag eventually reneged on the deal, causing Cohen to lose his cool on X and look like the guy that once played a villain from the planet Krypton who was screwed by Gordon Gekko. He vowed that day not to trust baseball.

We all know what today’s subject would be. Ironically, as I write this, the Mets are still below the luxury tax penalty threshold.  To me, there is more to be done here… sign a top starter… renew Pete for life… try to shed some salary… but, as of this morning, the Mets have become the team current and future free agents are going to want to play for.

Especially Latin players, like Vlad Guerrero. Maybe a year too early, but I expect him to be next year’s OMG sign.

As for me, I want to personally thank Steve Cohen for making the team I have either rooted for or wrote about since 1962, into the team I always dreamed of it becoming someday… the toast of New York City. I no longer have to consider myself a second citizen to Yankee fans or writers.

This is my team now. My city.