This is interesting.
Mr. Met will help Michael Bloomberg’s 2020 campaign open a field office in Queens tomorrow pic.twitter.com/e64c24MeOr
— Anna Sanders (@AnnaESanders) February 5, 2020
Now you may recall that Mr. Bloomberg was once the mayor of NYC during the time when the Wilpons were doing things like building a new stadium or looking to develop what was then called 126th Street.
Bloomberg told the CBS in 2012 that the Wilpons are nice people. I do not know Mr. Bloomberg’s present opinion.
The mayor was asked by a reporter on Wednesday if he’d be interested in buying the team.
“Look the Mets are fun and I like going, I think Citi Field turned out fine,” he replied, according to the New York Observer. “Why anybody wants to own a sports team, I can’t figure out.”
Bloomberg said he already faces tough scrutiny from the press without owning a team.
“I like the Wilpons. They are nice people,” he added. “I’ve known the family for a while. I wish them — hopefully they work themselves out of their fiscal problems. I like to go and I like to have a beer, and some popcorn and enjoy.” (via a 2012 report from CBS Local)
Anyway sure is cool of Mr. Met to swing on by and presumably support the campaign.
Low crown blue cap-tip to Paul Lukas for putting this one on my radar via twitter.
