Ticket Prices And The Cubs Sale

by Al Yellon on Apr 24, 2009 4:51 PM CDT

From ESPN.com, word that the Mets and Yankees are "looking at" the ticket prices that have left a ton of prime seats empty at a lot of NYC games.

Buried in that article:

[Bud Selig] also hopes the proposed sale of the Chicago Cubs from Tribune Co. to the Ricketts family can close within two months.

"I know they talked about June now, and I hope we can make that," Selig said.

So now it's June? What year? Also in that article, another quote from Selig:

"They're off to a very good attendance start. One team is averaging 44,000 -- the Yankees are at 44 -- and the Metsies are averaging 37,000," he said. "So it would be hard if I went to Pittsburgh or somewhere today and tell them, gee, you know, those two New York clubs are really struggling."

Please tell me he didn't really say "Metsies".

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He didn’t say “Metsies”. Except he TOTALLY did say “Metsies.”

Just like the Soxies, the Twinsies, the Raysies, and the Rocksies.

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Apr 24, 2009 4:53 PM CDT reply actions

All of a sudden the MLB has become a 6 yr old girl's baseball league...

Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team

by carmen_fanzone on Apr 24, 2009 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

I can TOTALLY go to the game, but not until AFTER the Hanna MONTANA show, MOM!

"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella

by drewishdrewid on Apr 24, 2009 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions

And the Tiger's name will hereby be changed to the "Hello Kitties"...

Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team

by carmen_fanzone on Apr 24, 2009 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions

Metsies huh...

…talk about new nickname that makes you wish you were inside of Shea when they imploded it.

"You just don't know understand how frustrating this is"- Kevin Borseth

by TkGoUWGB on Apr 24, 2009 5:58 PM CDT reply actions

Geez Al...

There’s much to be upset about around here right now, but this isn’t it. Anyone who told you that this thing was going to be done before Opening Day either knows little about business, or was flat out lying to you.

Given the deal structure, court involvement, increased scrutiny from the IRS, and the normal MLB nuttiness, June would be impressive. Once Zell removed the Trib creditors from the equation with bankruptcy, this thing was destined to drag on for awhile.

by Damen Jackson on Apr 26, 2009 7:41 AM CDT reply actions

No, I knew that.

I wish they had just not said it. It wasn’t just said to me, there were numerous pronouncements in public that they wanted it done by Opening Day. And then by May. And now… June.

Best guess: Not till after the season is over.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Apr 26, 2009 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Does this really affect this years team? I don't see why its such a big story.

“The Cubs are still in limbo!” “Its gotta’ be distracting for a club.” I hear this a lot.

I don’t see how anyone would care unless the new owner’s group planned on shaking things up with a new GM or stadium moving/renovation talk.

Part of me wants the sale to be over, another part of me doesn’t care if its not till the season is over. Either way people are going to continue to harp on it so I just ignore it.

by bdoubleu on Apr 26, 2009 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions