NEW YORK | Donald Trump is thinking about investing in the Mets. Trump said Tuesday he wants to help Mets owner Fred Wilpon, who is under pressure from a lawsuit from the trustee trying to recover money for the victims of the Bernard Madoff swindle.
NEW YORK | A person with knowledge of the situation says the New York Mets have hired Terry Collins as their manager. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday because the two sides were still working on terms of the contract. An announcement is expected early in the week.
The roster moves continued for the Buffalo Bisons on Saturday as the New York Mets recalled infielder Ruben Tejada and outfielder Fernando Martinez. Before the Mets' game in Philadelphia, manager Jerry Manuel announced that Tejada would be the team's starting second baseman with Luis Castillo going to the bench. Martinez will platoon in right field with Jeff Francoeur.
Despite repeated insistence that their real estate business has nothing to do with their baseball operations and neither has anything to do with swindler Bernie Madoff, the owners of Great Neck- based Sterling Equities have used the New York Mets to raise billions and purchase property throughout the country. And a lawsuit against them says Madoff money was entwined in both. Sterling American Property, the investment arm of Sterling Equities, has formed and operated five investment funds that have acquired over $4.6 billion of real estate and real estate related assets. The property Sterling controls includes more than 29,000 residential units, 9.2 million square feet of commercial space and more than $1 billion in mortgage notes, according to its website.
CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Reds served up a real cold one for Opening Day. The draft beer is $7.25 this season at Great American Ball Park, but on Monday it was the weatherman and New York Mets' pitching that provided the big chill.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge-fund manageris bidding for a minority stake in the New York Mets baseball team as it tries to raise about $200 million to cover losses and pay down debt, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources. Other bidders for the franchise include a team led by Steve Starker, co-founder of Wall Street trading firm BTIG LLC, and another team led by Goldman Sachs executive David Heller and Marc Spilker, president of private-equity fund,.
Assistant Sports Editor mgross@lnpnews.com
Getting [Johan Santana] obviously helps them because it drops everybody down one spot in the rotation. But they're still counting on two old guys in [Pedro Martinez] and El Duque. There's a lot of risk with that. John Maine somehow gets it done with all fastballs, but if you're counting on Mike Pelfrey, count me out. [David Wright] is a great player at third, but the shortstop, [Jose Reyes], was not the same guy last year. He was careless and played with no bounce or enthusiasm.
NEW YORK METS The latest injury to hit the Mets came last week when IB Carlos Delgado suffered a strained hip flexor.
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