The Mets Police

Investment bankers who sell sports teams believe the Amazin’s owners, the Wilpon family, are so cash-strapped that they will have to sell the Flushing franchise if the team has a losing season or two and attendance falls.

I’m no finance guy, so I will leave it to others to interpret but according to the Post:

The franchise is losing $10 million a year.
Attendance is on pace for 2.6 million (we knew that)
SNY is profitable but “owes money equal to roughly six times its earnings before interest.”

I’m not sure how much of this was new or why it popped up yesterday, but it’s a fairly strongly worded article.

As I have said before, I would fear new ownership. Â There’s another millionaire family in these parts that needs cable programming….ask some Knicks and Rangers fans if they’d like to have the Wilpons buy the garden.

Unless Howie Rose wins Lotto, I’ll stick with what we’ve got.

Read more about this in the Post, definitely worth the look.

July 5, 2010

Mets Stubhub Ad

Well I have finally made it to the outdoors portion of Mets Police HQ. Â The thermometer says it is 95 in the shade, and I’m baking in the sun as I like to do. Â I think me, the raft and some Coronas have a pool date after I do my noon-time internet rounds.

Here’s a puzzler.

Remember the last two weeks the Mets advertised “Better Seats, Lower Prices” or whatever the proper phrasing was? Â This was the ad campaign at the stadium, on TV and over email that encouraged you to buy tickets directly from the Mets? Â I took the campaign to mean that the Mets wanted us to believe buying directly from them was better.

OK, might make sense…..so why does this get emailed to me from mets.com?

If the Mets have better seats and lower prices why are they sending me to Stubhub?

Perhaps it is the exceptional service Stubhub is said to provide. Â Perhaps you go to Mets.com for great seats and prices, but only “really good” service, but if you’d like exceptional service with ok seats and slightly higher prices you go to Stubhub.

I’m not smart enough to figure this one out.

Someone will likely let me know that “all the teams do this” – that’s no defense. Â Nearly half the teams don’t let their pitcher bat, it doesn’t make it any less stupid.

Maybe some day someone will figure out how to combine prices,location AND service – then we’ll be on to something.

Man, I worked up a sweat just typing this. Â My small palm tree on the other hand is quite happy.

July 5, 2010

This week: Pyrotechnics (Fireworks), wine, bags, Mets Bobbleheads and more

I’m back from the Unnamed Donut Chain and quite surprisingly they have introduced several new flavors of a tropical theme. Â I would tell you about them and which one I really liked but that’s what the advertising space on the side is for 😉

Anyways…here’s what the Mets are up to this week:

Tonight is Pyrotechnics Night…which is like Fireworks Night but better.

I believe Saturday to be Jose Reyes drawstring bag day, but the Mets didn’t mention that in this morning’s email. Â Perhaps lots of tickets have been sold.

Sunday is Jason Bay Bobblehead day. Â Don’t forget the Mets Police Tip: enter through the Bullpen Gate on 126th street, premiums seem to last longer out there. Â Another good strategy is to wait until around noon Sunday and call Media Goon who always seems to be looking for someone to go with him to his Sunday seats.

There’s also a wine tasting event on Wednesday night, but I’ll chat more about that later. Â Right now Mrs. Mets police is on my back to hook up the printer. Â You are probably asking yourself why the printer is disconnected in the first place. Â I am too.