The news is all over the place this morning that Bernie Madoff’s season tickets to the Mets at Citi Field will be auctioned off by the government to recoup some of what the ponzi swindler lost.
The value of the package – which includes 2 seats to all games, parking, Delta Club access, and of course options on post-season – is $60,750. The Mets have already been paid for the seats so one would think it’s not really their concern.
Maybe it isn’t, but let me float an idea out there to Mr. Wilpon (either one).
Buy back the package from the government and give the tickets to some charity – or a group of charities. Let them then auction off the tickets.
Is Madoff the Mets problem? Not at all – but it’s not great publicity that a swindler used essentially stolen money to buy season tickets. Here’s an opportunity for the Mets to turn a negative into a huge positive.
I’ll even offer an alternative, and one that would generate even greater positive publicity. Have the Mets as a team – the players that is – buy the tickets. Each player could contribute to the cost the relative percentage of their team salary. So guys like Bobby Parnell & Dan Murphy might end up tossing in $200, while Carlos Beltran & Johan would be on the hook for about $8,500 (trust me, they can afford it).
Do they have to do this? Not at all. Will I kill them on it if they don’t? Again, not at all. I’m just a simple blogger offering up some ideas.
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