Your entire life you’ve grown up knowing that you would one day own the Mets. Some day son all this will be yours.
A man of similar age comes in. Some people use words like “shark” to describe him. He’s a gambler and has made his money off sensing which companies were about to fall apart.
But Dad needs some money, so you welcome him in your business. Well, Dad’s business but someday yours. After all, it is your birthright to own this team.
The gambler isn’t shy. He doesn’t seem to be the silent partner type. Maybe he won’t think you’ve earned your place to be the Chief Operating Officer? Maybe he can’t do anything about it, but he wont have to like it and won’t have to be nice about it in meetings.
Do you think these two will get along?
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The Times quotes as unidentified “sports banker” as saying
Rule No. 1 is you never have a press conference unless you have a deal signed,” said a banker who spoke on condition of anonymity because he did not want to affect the business he does with the Mets. “Now Einhorn owns them because they have to do the deal.”