Mr. Fret. The iconic mascot lets it all out.
NEW YORK (Sportsman’s Daily Wire Service) Standard and Poor’s (S&P), the US based financial service company and one of the big three credit rating agencies worldwide, has downgraded the New York Metropolitans National League Baseball Club (Mets) to the unprecedented status of “really ******.”
A combination of the Wilpon family being victimized by the Bernie Madoff ponzi scheme scandal, poor management, over-valued contracts, and a variety of other confounding team operation decisions have all played a part in reducing the Mets to the “really ********* status. This came after first being classified as “plain ********* just five months ago. Only two teams have seen their ratings plummet to the “plain ********* status; the 1977 Oakland A’s and 1998 Florida Marlins, one year after both teams’ ownerships held a fire sale, dumping their most expensive contracts.
Mr. Met, the longtime lovable mascot of the team, says his pay has been slashed for the three straight years and now has to pay admission to games.
“What a freekin’ joke.” said Met. “You think the Phillie Phanatic has to go through this ****?”
A source close to the Mets is worried the team may be downgraded again to “completely ********* before the end of 2012. This may necessitate the club asking for a bailout as well as some “half decent” players to join their team to remain a viable member of the National League. The Mets may find themselves with no choice but to seek assistance from the Yankees, Red Sox, or Germany.
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January 31, 2012
