You’re welcome to not spend money on the team if you want. The Wilpons won’t see a dime anyway, no matter what you spend, since the team is losing money. Winning solves the Mets problems, losing exacerbates it. Nothing you do will change that. If you can give up the enjoyment derived from going to see a game, that’s fine. Just remember you’re also withdrawing your support from Ike Davis. David Wright will notice when he hits a walk-off grand slam and there are only 12 people cheering. Do you think he’ll remember that when he becomes a free agent at the end of one of the next two seasons? Did Jose Reyes notice how empty it was in front of his supposedly loving fans in September while he was chasing Mets history?
Some people phrase it as “Choose the Mets, not the Wilpons”. To me that means enjoying Mets baseball whenever I can get it and not worrying about who the owner is. I derive no joy from who owns the Mets, or who runs the Mets. All I keep thinking is that if the Wilpons selling is so important to you, you’d almost have to be disappointed if the Mets went on a miracle run and went to the World Series, because the resultant cash flow could cement them as owners. So I’ll stick to hoping for that miracle run and let the financial stuff shake out where it may.
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“Choose the Mets, not the Wilpons” – Maybe I am seeing this the wrong way. I might have a different take on this or I am reading this wrong.
Not only am I a fan of the Mets, I am a fan of baseball. I can still enjoy the game and choose not to give the Wilpons any money.
I can buy my tickets on the secondary market or from a fan the day of the game. I don’t have to park in their lot or buy and concessions while I am there. I will watch 10-15 spring training games and still support the players.
The biggest move we made this winter was “The Wall”! Right now I am a “Disgruntled Met Fan.” There just is no hope associated with the 2012 Spring Training! I will just lower my expectations to zero and the Mets will not dissappoint me again.
As far as, “So I’ll stick to hoping for that miracle run.” My father used to say, Wish and one hand and c**p in the other and see which one fills up first!