Watch for yourself.
We aren’t getting Manny.
Start bitching.
“There’s not gonna be no more big move after this.” A double negative. Maybe Omar gave a Clinton-esque response? Not no big move = big move? A guy can dream, right…
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Consumerist’s Citi Poll: People are Ticked
as of this writing, one "no" vote is mine.
Thank you for voting!
Yes, $400 million is a good price for a stadium name. 7% (83 votes)
No *#$@ing Way 93% (1172 votes)
Total Votes: 1255
That's just one of the 529 articles that Google tracked in the last hour.
Citigroup deploys $36.5 bln, eyes exit on Mets
Reuters - 24 minutes ago
Citigroup is considering backing out of a $400 million, 20-year marketing agreement signed in 2006 with the New York Mets, the US baseball team, …
Citi Field Naming Rights Is The Least Of The Mets Problems Deadspin
Should Citibank Pay $400 Million To Name A Stadium While Taking … The Consumerist
Citi outlines plan to utilise $36.5 billion Federal funds Hindu
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How Citi Gate will play out
Bloomberg reports:
“In conversations this morning, Citi reinforced that they will honor our legally binding agreement,” the team said in a statement today.
Bloomberg tried to get a comment from Citi but they have not yet returned calls.
Let me tell you and the Mets how this will play out.
Politicians looking to make noise will pile on. The fans will follow the politicians lead. All you have to say is “taxpayers money” and people get mad. Whether it actually is taxpayer money or not is irrelevant. Perception is reality.
Then the stupid things begin. I have been watching the Mets a long long time and they always get it wrong (hence my dopey blog).
They’ll invite someone from Citi to throw out a first pitch. Maybe not Day One (although they did open 2008 with a marching band, so you never know). But Citi Suit will throw out a ball and get booed harder than anyone ever did at Shea.
The complaints won’t magically go away on April 13th.
Eventually the Mets cave. Maybe even on April 15th.
The stadium will be named Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Mets will get cheered.
Then one day, the Mets will miss their naming rights fees. They will want the money, and they will sell naming rights.
The Mets will be the ones to take Jackie’s name off the stadium.
How do you suppose that will go over?
This one isn’t going away. Re-do the deal and let Citi pay you on the back end.
The Bloomerg article is here:
Citi To Bail On Deal? /Manny rejects LA / Springsteengate
The Wall Street Journal reports that Citi is considering backing out of the Mets deal. I love saying “told you so” so “told you so.” For the millionth time, all the Mets need to do is re-do the deal so the money is on the back end and everyone will look cooperative and respectful of taxpayers. Jackie Robinson Stadium here we come (until they rename it after the Not So Great Depression ends). Story here
The Ledger quotes the LA Times as saying Manny rejected one year for $25M. Hey Mets, you need media coverage on the Citi thing. Good time to offer Manny two for $25M. If he rejects it you shut up the fans. If he accepts you win the pennant.
Finally, I will guess many Mets fans are Springsteen fans. Did you have problems with Ticketmaster yesterday? Some folks are making accusations.
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Mets No Better Than 2008
The Mets and Oliver Perez have agreed to a three year, $36 million deal.
Ollie is lefty, only 27, and proved he can pitch in New York. That’s a solid signing.
My question to Mets fans is: Is this team any better than 2008?
Now that Ollie is back, here’s a similar to what lineup you can expect to see every 5th day. Ready?
SS Reyes
CF Beltran
1B Delgado
3B Wright
LF Evans
2B Martinez
RF Church
C Castro
P Perez
Impressed? That was the lineup they started on September 28th when Shea closed down.
Want to swap Martinez for Luis Castillo? Great! You say Murphy/Tatis/Pagan/Random Dude is better than Evans? Great!
Does this team actually seem any better?
How about this rotation? Santana, Perez, Maine, Pelfrey and your choice of Pedro or a random guy from the Nationals. It’s the same team.
2008 had an all-star closer. 2009 will have an all-star closer.
It looks like the Mets think last year’s team was good enough except for the bullpen. Hopefully J.J. Putz and K-Rod won’t blow thirty games like last year’s crew did. To be fair to Omar, maybe if they didn’t blow 5 of those games you have a much different season.
If you look back to Opening Day 2008 and Willie’s boys, they basically started the same offense that they did on closing day – just swap the LF and C for different names with similar abilities.
One last thought about the lineup because I can’t ignore it and don’t know why the Mets do. I’m just going to swap in one name. I’m not going to run any stats. I’m not going to worry about lefty-righty. I’m just going to replace one name. Tell me if you’d be willing to go to war with this?
SS Reyes
CF Beltran
1B Delgado
3B Wright
LF Ramirez
2B Insert Warm Body Here
RF Church
C Castro
P Perez
In the Daily News, Adam Rubin has the payroll at about $135 million. The Wilpon Cap is rumored to be at $160 million. Hmmm, there’s an extra $25 million there. I wonder what kind of player you could get with that kind of change?
New York Sports Examiner
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