THE OFFICIAL NEW YORK METS THREAD

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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,499
    what's the news?

    Well, I heard they're seling part of the team to pay off Bernie Madoff lawsuit money. Is that what you meant Cliffy?
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,062
    what's the news?

    Well, I heard they're seling part of the team to pay off Bernie Madoff lawsuit money. Is that what you meant Cliffy?

    Yeah. 25% up for sale. Kind of a big deal, especially in NY
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,597
    So I guess Little A-yerri-a Seinfeld will be making a purchase? Jes?
  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    i can see charles wang purchasing this 25% that mets are offering.

    1. the wilpons wanna do something with the tire yard next to citi field
    2. wang has said he have no problems moving the islanders to queens


    this would give the mets enough money to recoup the losses from the madoff scheme and the isles would bring in alota revenue for them
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,597
    metsfan wrote:
    i can see charles wang purchasing this 25% that mets are offering.

    1. the wilpons wanna do something with the tire yard next to citi field
    2. wang has said he have no problems moving the islanders to queens


    this would give the mets enough money to recoup the losses from the madoff scheme and the isles would bring in alota revenue for them

    Did you just say the Islanders would bring in a lot of revenue for them? You mean those Islanders where, like, 2,000 people are showing up for games? Just because they move to Queens?
  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    metsfan wrote:
    i can see charles wang purchasing this 25% that mets are offering.

    1. the wilpons wanna do something with the tire yard next to citi field
    2. wang has said he have no problems moving the islanders to queens


    this would give the mets enough money to recoup the losses from the madoff scheme and the isles would bring in alota revenue for them

    Did you just say the Islanders would bring in a lot of revenue for them? You mean those Islanders where, like, 2,000 people are showing up for games? Just because they move to Queens?
    yes i did
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,597
    metsfan wrote:
    metsfan wrote:
    i can see charles wang purchasing this 25% that mets are offering.

    1. the wilpons wanna do something with the tire yard next to citi field
    2. wang has said he have no problems moving the islanders to queens


    this would give the mets enough money to recoup the losses from the madoff scheme and the isles would bring in alota revenue for them

    Did you just say the Islanders would bring in a lot of revenue for them? You mean those Islanders where, like, 2,000 people are showing up for games? Just because they move to Queens?
    yes i did

    I think the Isles should be holding onto whatever revenue they make as it is. They need it.
  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077

    I think the Isles should be holding onto whatever revenue they make as it is. They need it.
    well not only do i think you wrong but you are wrong :lol::lol:
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,597
    metsfan wrote:

    I think the Isles should be holding onto whatever revenue they make as it is. They need it.
    well not only do i think you wrong but you are wrong :lol::lol:

    No, you're right, viable businesses can survive with that kind of attendance. :roll:

    Hopefully you'll like being a fan of the newly reestablished Quebec Nordiques. :thumbup:
  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    metsfan wrote:

    I think the Isles should be holding onto whatever revenue they make as it is. They need it.
    well not only do i think you wrong but you are wrong :lol::lol:

    No, you're right, viable businesses can survive with that kind of attendance. :roll:

    Hopefully you'll like being a fan of the newly reestablished Quebec Nordiques. :thumbup:
    and if you knew anything which you obviously don't, you'd know since wang has taken over the team he's lost 25 million dollars every year and has had to put his own pocket money into the team just so the team can stay afloat. also the isles aren't moving anywhere period but you go ahead and keep being on clueless like you are :lol::lol: .

    figures you'd make a big to do bout 2 pipe dreams of mine. that bored on a friday night eh.
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,597
    metsfan wrote:
    metsfan wrote:
    well not only do i think you wrong but you are wrong :lol::lol:

    No, you're right, viable businesses can survive with that kind of attendance. :roll:

    Hopefully you'll like being a fan of the newly reestablished Quebec Nordiques. :thumbup:
    and if you anything which you obviously don't, you'd know since wang has taken over the team he's lost 25 million dollars every year and has had to put his own pocket money into the team just so the team can stay afloat. also the isles aren't moving anywhere period but you go ahead and keep being on clueless like you are :lol::lol: .

    figures you'd make a big to do bout 2 pipe dreams of mine. that bored on a friday night eh.

    Yes, this bored on the board until I split. And until then, this is fun enough...

    "since wang has taken over the team he's lost 25 million dollars every year and has had to put his own pocket money into the team just so the team can stay afloat".....sooooo, what you're saying is that this dude will continue to do this right? Even though he wants out now? Doesn't sound like the kind of owner I'd want.

    No one needs to be clueless, or otherwise, to realize that that is stupidity no matter how you cut it.
  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
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    Yes, this bored on the board until I split. And until then, this is fun enough...

    "since wang has taken over the team he's lost 25 million dollars every year and has had to put his own pocket money into the team just so the team can stay afloat".....sooooo, what you're saying is that this dude will continue to do this right? Even though he wants out now? Doesn't sound like the kind of owner I'd want.

    No one needs to be clueless, or otherwise, to realize that that is stupidity no matter how you cut it.
    he doesn't want out at all, he want's a new arena. again way to be clueless. i suggest you do this thing called research before you going throwing your tiresome 2 cents like always.
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,597
    Hey, I just was commenting on your logic of a guy who owns an organization that is hard up for any red cent of revenue would invest in the Mets, then, use that money from the hockey team - which, is in the red, as even you have stated - to contribute to the baseball team. Tell me how that makes sense. Because if anyone's clueless, that's it right there. I'd just like to know how this makes any sense. I have about 45 minutes. Go.
  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    Ron: I just don't feel like going out tonight
    Sammi: Wanna just break up?

  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    Hey, I just was commenting on your logic of a guy who owns an organization that is hard up for any red cent of revenue would invest in the Mets, then, use that money from the hockey team - which, is in the red, as even you have stated - to contribute to the baseball team. Tell me how that makes sense. Because if anyone's clueless, that's it right there. I'd just like to know how this makes any sense. I have about 45 minutes. Go.

    wang buys the 25% that the wilpons are offering
    wilpons from that recoup some of their losses from the madoff ponzi scheme
    wang gets his new arena which brings in revenue for the mets. that also includes sny revenue
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,597
    Ya see, that has more to do with the Wilpons actually investing in the Isles than the other way around. This you didn't say. Wang would essentially be a tag-along here, and, that's if - big "if" here - the Wilpons actually want to invest in a fledgling hockey team. And I don't see why a family who are marred in debt due to Madoff would want to sink money into a franchise that's been ass up with their face in a pillow for the majority of the tenure under Wang. They already have one franchise like that to worry about. :lol:

    And that's from June, I mean, come one. Funny, I know how to Google as well....I think what is key here is the last sentence of the second-to-last paragraph...

    http://www.athbaseball.com/2011-article ... ouble.html
  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    Ya see, that has more to do with the Wilpons actually investing in the Isles than the other way around. This you didn't say. Wang would essentially be a tag-along here, and, that's if - big "if" here - the Wilpons actually want to invest in a fledgling hockey team. And I don't see why a family who are marred in debt due to Madoff would want to sink money into a franchise that's been ass up with their face in a pillow for the majority of the tenure under Wang. They already have one franchise like that to worry about. :lol:

    And that's from June, I mean, come one. Funny, I know how to Google as well....I think what is key here is the last sentence of the second-to-last paragraph...

    http://www.athbaseball.com/2011-article ... ouble.html
    trust me it will happen, you watch
    Ron: I just don't feel like going out tonight
    Sammi: Wanna just break up?

  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,597
    metsfan wrote:
    Hey, I just was commenting on your logic of a guy who owns an organization that is hard up for any red cent of revenue would invest in the Mets, then, use that money from the hockey team - which, is in the red, as even you have stated - to contribute to the baseball team. Tell me how that makes sense. Because if anyone's clueless, that's it right there. I'd just like to know how this makes any sense. I have about 45 minutes. Go.

    wang buys the 25% that the wilpons are offering
    wilpons from that recoup some of their losses from the madoff ponzi scheme
    wang gets his new arena which brings in revenue for the islanders. that also includes sny revenue

    But where does the Isles revenue help the Mets? Who is to guarantee that the Isle sell out the joint if their product stinks? They would need to sell out the joint every night, or damn close to, to think about then turning that money over to another franchise. Owners to don't go into business to see one fail only to help another prosper. They're still failing.

    The Mets best bet is to pop champagne bottles the day all these schleps' contracts on their roster expire. The Mets have more than enough money. It just hasn't been allocated correctly.

    And I fixed the third part of your logic. If anything Wang will pull in more revenue from the Mets, which, he can then use to even out the 25 mil a year he's throwing down the drain.
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    the best thing that can happen to the isles is getting off Long Island. Their attendance would immediately improve just because the new arena would be easier to get to. Getting on and off LI is a major pain in the ass

    now...carry on boys
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,597
    metsfan wrote:
    Ya see, that has more to do with the Wilpons actually investing in the Isles than the other way around. This you didn't say. Wang would essentially be a tag-along here, and, that's if - big "if" here - the Wilpons actually want to invest in a fledgling hockey team. And I don't see why a family who are marred in debt due to Madoff would want to sink money into a franchise that's been ass up with their face in a pillow for the majority of the tenure under Wang. They already have one franchise like that to worry about. :lol:

    And that's from June, I mean, come one. Funny, I know how to Google as well....I think what is key here is the last sentence of the second-to-last paragraph...

    http://www.athbaseball.com/2011-article ... ouble.html
    trust me it will happen, you watch

    Nothing better than wishful thinking. Well, if you're right, good on ya. At least you'll have something to pull for again. The whole Isles and Mets being a laughing stock kinda makes up for you being a Cowboys fan, don't ya think? ;)