Skip to main content

Martin Luther King III has a dream to own the Mets



Martin Luther King III the son of the famed Civil Rights Leader is scheudled to come to New York this week to meet with Fred and Jeff Wilpon to discuss the particulars about owning 25 percent of the Mets franchise.


It's not like King III is short on money. He not only owns the King Center in Atlanta, which hosts the NBA's Hawks and NHL's Thrashers, but has a big group, including former Met Ed Kranepool, son of former Met, Donn Clendenon Jr., as well as several TV executives.


It is not know whether King has any baseball knowledge or front office experience, but he definately wants in, and according to the New York Post, he wants 50%.

That might be a tough pill for the Wilpons to swallow, but at somepoint they have to come realize that they can't afford this franchise. The Wilpons have been strapped for cash for the past two years because of the Bernie Madoff ponzi scheme, and now that they are being taken to court, because they made-off with some extra dough during the scandal, will likely hurt the Wilpon's wallents some more.

The Mets have spent each of the last two years not spending any money. Last winter, the likes of John Lackey, and Jon Garland were out there for a Mets team that was starving for pitching. The Mets didn't budge, and as a result had a horrific pitching staff last season.

This year has been no different.


The Mets have taken the position of cutting costs by not being active in free agency. They have picked up cheap pieces like Chris Young and Chris Capuano, both pitchers who have a history of injury problems, and the Mets have spent nothing on fixing a damaged bullpen that lost Pedro Feliciano to the Yankees.


The Mets are destined for last place in the NL East this year. There is a chance the Mets will try to trade Carlos Beltran, and Jose Reyes in order to get prospects and save money. Luis Castillo and Oliver Perez will be training camp casulaties, because the Met fanbase can't bear to look a either player any longer.


Does King know anything about baseball? Does he know how to run a franchsie? Who knows. His knowledge of the game might be as good and as bad as Jerry Seinfeld and Donald Trump, two names fans have been throwing around for years.


Fact is the man is willing to buy 50% of the team. He has a dream about winning, and maybe it's time the Wilpon's follow his lead.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Jets, Dolphins and Patriots Playoff Breakdown

Here are the formuli that could get the Jets into and out of the playoff party this season: 1) If the Jets win against Seattle and Miami, they win the AFC East based on a better conference record (8-4) than the New England Patriots, even if New England wins out as well. 2) If the Patriots win out and the Dolphins win out and finish at 11-5, the Jets would be 10-6, or 9-7, and probably out of the playoffs. Both New England and Miami would make the playoffs, with the Dolphins as a divison winner and the Patriots as a wild card. The Patriots make the postseason if Baltimore loses one of its final two games. 3) If the Patriots win out and the Dolphins and Jets split, then the Patriots win the AFC East. The Jets will have to hope that they beat Miami to win that tie-breaker and, further, hope that they have a better conference record than the Baltimore Ravens in order to clinch the sixth seed. 4) If the Patriots and Ravens win out and the Dolphins and Jets split their final two games, then ...
8 comments
Read more

Is Aaron Glenn in Danger of Getting Fired?

 According to Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio there is a "chance"   that Jets head coach Aaron Glenn could be fired at seasons end.  While Florio doesn't site any sources, the rumor has caught fire the last two days. The question is would it make sense? Let's examine this for a second?  Why it Makes Sense:  Glenn has not been great in his first year as Head Coach of this team. The talent has taken a major step backwards, granted two of those talented players were traded away in Sauce Gardner to Indianapolis and Quinnen Williams to Dallas.  The decision he and GM Darren Mougey made to give Justin Fields a two year deal proved to be a horrible mistake, and Glenn stuck with Fields for far too long before pulling the plug following the Jets loss to the Patriots on a Thursday night in mid November.  Glenn gave now former Defensive Coordinator Steve Wilks too much power to run the defense, and the players couldn't stand Wilks. Reports indicated this week af...
Post a Comment
Read more

Same Ol' Jets! Gang Green Dropped by Ravens

 RAVENS 24 - JETS 9  In short the opener to the 2022 season for the New York Jets was a complete and utter disaster.  A team that came into the season with the promise of better days ahead, a team that had taken on so many kudos in the off-season for what so many in the media had claimed was an impeccable off-season and draft, came out flat as a pancake when it mattered the most.  If this was a debut of what is to come for the Jets in 2022, you better start preparing your 2023 draft boards.  Sunday's 24-9 loss wasn't just a defeat at the hands of a better team, it was a total indictment of the Jets current predicament.  The Jets offensive line, which has been battered and beaten this summer with the losses of Meckhi Becton and Duane Brown looked like a sieve on Sunday. Joe Flacco, who is not exactly fleet of foot, was under siege all afternoon. The fact he came out of Sunday's game having been sacked only three times was a miracle in itself.  George Fa...
Post a Comment
Read more