The Mets Police

Sportico reports (possibly paywalled)……

Steve Cohen… is in discussions with Las Vegas Sands Corp. about a possible casino next to Citi Field, according to multiple people familiar with the discussions.

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“Steve thinks that Willets Point needs to be addressed long-term—it’s a mess,” said a Mets spokesperson, adding the team’s priority remains on filling open baseball positions. “He has been hearing lots of ideas, and the Mets want to be part of those conversations to ensure the interests of our fans and the local community are well represented.”

Oh PLEASE spare me the horse hockey Mets Spokesperson.  “to ensure the interests of our fans and the local community are well represented.” – then build the affordable housing and the schools.  Casinos prey on people and take their money and make the rich richer (unless you are an incompetent phony businessman who somehow bankrupts multiple casinos, but that’s a separate discussion).

How does a casino help the community?  Has Steve and The Mets Spokesperson driven a block off the ocean in Atlantic City?  How is that going?  How are Aqueduct and Yonkers helping the neighborhoods.  Give me a Falsono  break.

And what do we mean by “next to” Citi Field?  I sure hope we don’t mean the Park Land.  Because that’s not what parks are for.   Are we talking about across the street?  Don’t the Wilpons control that?

Sportico has the story.  It may or may not be paywalled depending on when you look at it.

 

Let’s face it.  As Mets fans, we are all a bunch of idiots sitting out in a field (500 feet from home plate wearing matching t-shirts) waiting for The Great Pumpkin to arrive.

The Great Pumpkin will be the one to Change The Culture.  The Great Pumpkin will establish sustainable success year after year.  When the Wilpons are gone The Great Pumpkin will spend so much money that nobody will be able to compete with us.  The Great Pumpkin is so good at baseball let’s compare him to Tom Seaver.

We’re all a bunch of idiots.  The Great Pumpkin is never coming to Queens.  This is the life we choose.  We sit in the pumpkin patch, then spend April telling Mets Police he is too negative, then we book our comedy tours and by August we are are boycotting.

Will the Great Pumpkin manage the Mets?  No.  He’s never coming to Queens.

Are they having Gold Glove playoffs? Are we going to vote? You’re either the guy or not. And the Mets hate their own fans so I hope Lindor doesn’t win. Give it to someone who likes the fans.

You may have noticed that the Mets are having trouble hiring anyone.  They are starting to run out of traditional candidates.  Maybe what the Mets need to do is go for cheap clicks on the internet.

 

 

Baseball is a business, and baseball doesn’t even care about the part with the ball and stick. Baseball is all about gambling and NFTs now.

You think the 7 Line Army is impressive?  Wait until the BTS Army starts watching games from 500 feet away and all lie to each other about that being a good view.

Unlike the actual Mets players, BTS loves their fans!

BTS in the dugout is sure to fill the luxury boxes and being more eyeballs to the TV.   Sandy makes the lineups anyway.  We can just pair BTS with a Terry Collins-like bench coach.

BTS has even appeared at Citi Field so they are familiar with how the dimensions play….plus the post-game concerts will be Amazin’

Will BTS manage the Mets?  Steve’s so far down his list now I will consider this to be a real possibility….but in the end, MLB regulations limit the number of coaches in the dugout and I don’t think any one of us wants to break up the band over that…so no, BTS will not manage the Mets.  Shame.

 

 

As you may have heard, former New York Mets player and manager Bobby Valentine is running for mayor of Stamford.  I have no dog in this fight other than I run a blog and I like Bobby V content.  The below came my way.

I don’t believe I have ever met Bobby.  I think I was in his restaurant once with Matt Cerrone.  (Is that where we went Matt?)   I welcome any content from Bobby’s team they’d like to submit because I love off-season filler

Apparently Mr. Valentine was quoted as saying, “There’s no chance of a 35-year-old girl who grew up in a private setting, going to a private school in Greenwich, Connecticut, could possibly relate to the diverse culture of Stamford, Connecticut, better than I do, no matter what the age is,” Valentine said. “It’s an absolute impossibility in my mind.” – per the New York Post quoting the AP.

 

Tue. Oct. 26, 2021

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Statement on Valentine’s Misogynistic Comments

STAMFORD, Conn. — Following disparaging comments from Bobby Valentine in a story published by the Associated Press, Democratic Mayoral Candidate Caroline Simmons shared the following statement:

“Seven days from now we will elect our next Mayor. I’m running for Mayor to make Stamford a better place for you and your family. To fix our infrastructure, invest in our schools, champion small businesses and job growth, and make our city a more affordable, equitable, and responsive place for all residents. Voters have a clear choice in this election.

Just this afternoon, Bobby Valentine said there’s no chance ‘a 35-year-old-girl’ could possibly relate to the people of Stamford better than he does. His misogynistic comments are offensive to all women and girls in our city and we cannot stand for his demeaning remarks — whether it is to people who were not born here, people who can’t afford to own here, or women pursuing their dreams here.

None of us should be surprised Bobby said this. He’s been showing us who he is — over and over — throughout this campaign.

He told a private gathering ‘if you’re not owning, you’re not caring’ and said that people who rent their home in Stamford are ‘not leaving the community better than when they got here.’ Half of Stamford residents rent their home.

When asked at a recent debate about racial inequities in our schools, Bobby said he ‘isn’t educated in the matter’ and that he still had some ‘research’ to do.

The New York Times quoted Bobby last week talking about what his friends told him when he was thinking of running Mayor. Bobby said: ‘I was told there was no way of winning in Stamford, Connecticut because the voters were dumb and they were lazy.’ Dumb and lazy? Stamford voters are smart and dedicated to our community and I’m proud of our talented and diverse community.

This is what is at stake in this election. I’m working hard each and every day to win because I want all Stamford residents to be represented by our next mayor. Our city has come too far to accept these out-of-touch and demeaning comments from the past.”