Cowboys Prove Ticket Demand Still Exists – At the Right Price

…and that price is different in every city for every team at every stadium. The Cowboys are the team in Dallas. Though the Mavs sell out and the Stars usually do well, the Cowboys headline that city. Jones built a palace, charged the highest prices around – $16-150k per PSL as reported by SBJ – [...]

Lay Off Willie

Forget yesterday’s reprieve, Willie Randolph is managing his last games for the New York Mets. Omar Minaya and ownership are using Randolph as the primary scapegoat for last season’s collapse, and the disappointing start this year. Few players have come to his defense, contrary to the Yankees treatment of Joe Torre. All Mets management did [...]

Piazza Rides Into the Sunset

Twenty years after signing as a 62nd Round LA Dodgers draft pick, a favor by family friend Tommy Lasorda, Mike Piazza quietly retired yesterday as a sure fire first-ballot hall of famer. His final two seasons spent in relative anonymity in Oakland and San Diego, arguably the greatest hitting catcher ever finishes with a .308 [...]

Wagner Bashes Teammates – Again

Shea is slowly turning into the Queens version of the Bronx Zoo. Manager on the hot seat, fans growing restless, team performing poorly, and for the second time in recent weeks an outburst by the outspoken closer. Two weeks to the day after calling out Oliver Perez as mentally weak and not giving 100%, Wagner [...]

Mets Worst Nightmares Coming True

Blinded by the Johan Santana deal, everyone in New York thinks its a foregone conclusion the Mets will at least win the division, if not the NL pennant, without much competition. After a historic collapse, Omar Minaya patiently waited to pull off a heist, grabbing Santana for an array of mid-level prospects. However, that bold [...]

No-Brainer for Mets

Patience paid off for Omar Minaya. The Mets GM, who needed Johan Santana more than Boston and his crosstown rivals, stuck to his guns. He stared Bill Smith down, never gave in on Jose Reyes, Mike Pelfrey, or any other proven major league commodities the Twins targeted. Minaya sweated out Boston’s package of prospects. He [...]