Mike Vaccaro’s Open Mike: David Wright re-signing with New York Mets would send positive message to fan base – NYPOST.com

@mikevacc with The Read Of The Day – about my favorite topic, the $63 Opening Day ticket.

Definitely read the entire article.   The bold in the excerpt below is mine.

Because it goes to the very dichotomy that will forever haunt the Mets: On the one hand, they want to play the big-market bully whenever it benefits them. That means charging Broadway-level prices for Opening Day, for Yankees games, for high-profile games. That means remembering the dateline for their games remains “New York,” and paying for the privilege.But on the other, they want to squeeze themselves into a shell, camouflaging their own spending habits behind terms like “fiscally sound” and “responsible.

via Mike Vaccaro’s Open Mike: David Wright re-signing with New York Mets would send positive message to fan base – NYPOST.com.