A loaded Grapefruit Roundup tonight at 8pm Hear me talk about the Joba Chamberlain‘s injury and answer the critics who believe I am off base in my criticism of his judgement. I also talk about Chipper Jones being an all-time Mets killer, and what the Wilpon victory in court means for the Mets. Joining me during [...]

Update: 9:36 PM Got confirmation: #Mets have closed on 12 minority shares at $20 million apiece and paid off $65 million in loans to Bank of America and MLB — Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) March 20, 2012 It appears that another major hurdle was cleared by the Wilpon ownership group. Still, there is a tremendous amount [...]

Give Fred Wilpon credit, he really does try to sell his team. The problem is he’s run out of sell stories that even the most loyal of Mets fans could justify. That should scare him even if in the unlikely event he survives his personal financial crisis and keeps his beloved franchise. The beat reporters [...]

I always like to try new things here, so instead of doing a “year in review,” I am doing a “Stock Up/Stock Down” heading into 2012 for New York baseball. This includes a “watch list.” The list could include players, coaches, minor leaguers, and the media. Stock Up  Curtis Granderson – When the Yankees acquired [...]

The Mets financial problems have brought endless jokes and ridicule. If the Miami, don’t call me Florida, Marlins aren’t outspending them this offseason, there is the New York Times piece from earlier in the week about the perks given to a potential minority owner. Not only does $20 million dollars give you a 4% stake [...]

The NYBD “Person of the Year” is the man, woman, or idea that ‘for better or worse,’ has most influenced New York baseball in the preceding year.” You, my readers and listeners, will vote over the next two weeks, and I will announce the winner on this site on New Year’s Day. You have until 11:59 [...]

Tonight is my last show for 2011. I will kick it off by giving you my nominations for the NYBD “Person of the Year.” Last year, we started our own version of the TIME Magazine “Person of the Year,” which elects a a man, woman, or idea that “for better or worse,” has most influenced events [...]

It’s clear that Bud Selig has no intention of addressing the reality of the Mets financial situation. Despite having an ownership team that is heavily indebted and unable to lucratively sell minority shares of the franchise, Selig continues to publically support Wilpon ownership. Unless there is an angel with a billion dollars in cash, Wilpon [...]

You buy a used car and upon driving it home it starts to make all sorts of sounds. You are having trouble starting it, and it doesn’t seem to be of the same quality that you were promised at the dealer. You take it back, but they claim nothing is wrong. It’s you that has [...]

Bud Selig recently gave the Mets an enthusiastic “thumbs up” when talking about the team’s finances. This despite the Madoff suit still looming over ownership, $500 million in loans due in 2014, $450 million borrowed against SNY, and $600 million in Citi Field debt. Let’s also not forget they are over a month behind in [...]

The last time the Mets blocked a minor league team from coming into the Tri-State Area it led to the wildly successful Long Island Ducks and the Atlantic League. Seventeen years later the Mets play the baseball grinch again by blocking the Scranton Yankees from playing their 2012 International League home schedule at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium [...]

Even the Labor Day holiday weekend won’t stop me from bringing you more New York baseball content. Joining me tonight will be former Cy Young Award winner Jack McDowell. Hear him talk about his venture into the world of music, the odd events that landed him in New York, the 1995 ALDS, and his infamous “flipper incident.” [...]

3:59, 3:16, 4:21 That is how long each game took during this Yankees-Red Sox series. These two teams have the longest nine inning game in history (4:45), which was accomplished in 2006. You heard the complaints from umpire Joe West last year. Mark Teixeira even chimed in how the games are too long. The one [...]

There is good news regarding the Mets ownership situation. Regardless of what transpired today, the endgame for Wilpon ownership in the Mets will be very soon. On the same day that Fred Wilpon told the media how “confident he was in the Mets plan on and off the field,” despite the $200 million dollar ownership [...]

I am sure the media has grown weary of the court hearings to determine how much the Wilpons owe as a result of the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. The case is obviously not sports related and takes a great deal of research to understand. For a much as I rail against media members who fail [...]