Bill McNeal wrote:

Trent Steele wrote:Ike Davis apparently has Valley Fever.

Can't make this stuff up

So is this above or below Dave Hollins spider bite DL stint, in terms of ridiculousness?

U.S. District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff ruled Monday that Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon, his family, businesses and charities must pay as much as $83 million to the trustee trying to recover funds to net losers in Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme. He also ruled that the sides will go to trial March 19 over an additional $303 million that [trustee Irving] Picard is seeking.

Woody wrote:

U.S. District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff ruled Monday that Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon, his family, businesses and charities must pay as much as $83 million to the trustee trying to recover funds to net losers in Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme. He also ruled that the sides will go to trial March 19 over an additional $303 million that [trustee Irving] Picard is seeking.

http://deadspin.com/5890537/

Houshphandzadeh wrote:

Bill McNeal wrote:

Trent Steele wrote:Ike Davis apparently has Valley Fever.

Can't make this stuff up

So is this above or below Dave Hollins spider bite DL stint, in terms of ridiculousness?

nothing can ever beat the spider bite, imo

Hill suffers from an intense condition of arachnophobia. On one occasion Hill sustained cuts and scrapes on his feet, knees and arm during a violent nightmare about spiders. Hill popped out of bed, bumped into a glass table and plunged down a staircase, all occurring when he was asleep. Hill ended up being placed on the 15-day disabled list. This led to him being nicknamed "Spiderman."

Wait Until Next Year. Or Next.
Or …
Thanks to the Wilpon-Madoff mess, Mets fans could be in for an ugly drought.

The Mets are turning 50 years old this year. (April 11 marks the 50th anniversary of their first game, an 11-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Stan Musial went 3 for 3.) This season should be a yearlong celebration, a rollicking ongoing remembrance of one of baseball’s most endearing and eccentric organizations. Instead, it’s yet another year the Mets brass can’t wait to get over before it even starts. This 50th birthday is a grim one. This is a birthday for a 50-year-old who lost his entire 401(k) and is now collecting unemployment while working part time as a greeter at Wal-Mart.

bleh wrote:To summarize, Ike Davis might have Valley Fever, he has to avoid getting fatigued or it could kill him, and the Mets let him play first base today and get 2 at bats in a spring training game.

momadance wrote:You would think that at some point the MLB will force them to sell. This is becoming an embarrassment to baseball as a whole. It's really gotta suck to be a Mets fan right now.

FTN wrote:

momadance wrote:You would think that at some point the MLB will force them to sell. This is becoming an embarrassment to baseball as a whole. It's really gotta suck to be a Mets fan right now.

i couldnt be happier. their delusional nonsense pre-2007 collapse was amazing to see.

i need to re-register for 'gees. have to think of a good nickname that won't raise any red flags.

FTN wrote:

momadance wrote:You would think that at some point the MLB will force them to sell. This is becoming an embarrassment to baseball as a whole. It's really gotta suck to be a Mets fan right now.

i couldnt be happier. their delusional nonsense pre-2007 collapse was amazing to see.

i need to re-register for 'gees. have to think of a good nickname that won't raise any red flags.

FTN wrote:

momadance wrote:You would think that at some point the MLB will force them to sell. This is becoming an embarrassment to baseball as a whole. It's really gotta suck to be a Mets fan right now.

i couldnt be happier. their delusional nonsense pre-2007 collapse was amazing to see.

i need to re-register for 'gees. have to think of a good nickname that won't raise any red flags.

A ruling Monday in U.S. District Court delivered more bad news to the Wilpons, who’d hoped Judge Jed S. Rakoff would dismiss the lawsuit case against them. Instead, Rakoff said the Wilpon family must pay up to $83.3 million to trustee Irving Picard – and that’s even before a trial begins March 19.

No doubt the judgment will be appealed, as will the verdict by whichever side loses; the Wilpons could be on the hook for another $303 million if the jury sides with Picard. But to even contest the preliminary sum, the Wilpons would be required to put 110 percent of the principle in escrow. That means coming up with $91 million in cash, a new burden that runs concurrent to the $25 million loan from Major League Baseball, which has yet to be repaid, and the $40 million bridge loan from Bank of America, which also is outstanding.