Posted on by Shannon Shark @metspolice

Mets need a no-name strategic investment partner not a wannabe celebrity

The more I think about it and the more I see people saying HEY LOOK AT ME I WANT TO INVEST IN THE METS the more I think that’s the last thing they need.

Think about it.  When things go bad the media looks for quotes.  Do the Mets want the pseudo-equivalent of Hank Steinbrenner saying things.   Hey Mark Cuban, the Mets have lost three in a row.  You have no power but you’ll give us a fun quote anyway.

Hey MLK III, what do you think about trading Reyes?  Hey Ed Kranepool, are you still watching games now that the Mets are 8 back?

Nope.  They don’t need that.  Let some bankers make their money.  That’s the way of the world anyway, isn’t it.  If you don’t like it, go into business for yourself.

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Update on the Dunkin-Seinfeld-McMahon-Shark-Mazzilli bid.  I hope to have an update on our strategic investment group later this week as soon as Lee calls back.

5 Replies to “Mets need a no-name strategic investment partner not a wannabe celebrity”

  1. AGREED!!! This team has way to many off the field distrations already.This teams reality is stranger than fiction!

    Lets go MeSS!!

  2. While we disagree on having black, this is one subject in which I am in total and absolute agreement with you. Having the Wilpons has been soap opera enough. I firmly hope that if they must get partners (and not sell the Mets outright), they are of silent variety that do not court the New York press.

  3. The best case scenario is Mike Repole– guy is young, smart, energetic and has about as impressive a track record as you could ask for.

    You want business success?– he started vitamin water and held on long enough to sell to Coke for a zillion dollars.

    You want proof that he can translate that kind of success beyond the boardroom? — he started a racing stable a few years ago and already has success to the tune of a Breeders Cup champion and the unanimous Kentucky Derby favorite this year

    You want New York cred?– the guy went to high school in Flushing!!! and college at St. John’s

    You want MetsPolice bonus points– the colors of his horse racing stable’s jockey silks are– you guessed it– blue and orange– and not a trace of black–

    This is the guy– he seems almost too good to be true– and so he probably won’t get the chance anytime soon. But my fingers are crossed.

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