Fran
08-13-2008, 08:23 AM
From the NY Daily News
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2008/08/12
/2008-08-12_john_maine_is_on_course_for_start-2.html
TAKING A PASS: Fred and Jeff Wilpon met with officials from the start-up United Football League, which is planning to debut in the fall of 2009 in six cities. But the Mets' owners have decided to pass on owning a New York franchise and have it use Citi Field, according to team insiders. Commissioner Michael Huyghue, a former senior VP with the Jacksonville Jaguars, had identified the Wilpons as being on board with the league in an SI.com report. A Mets official suggested the dimensions of Citi Field would allow for pro football, but they weren't interested in compromising the Mets' field conditions in a league that may have regular-season games as early as August.
So if they want a team in NY they will have to look elsewhere.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2008/08/12
/2008-08-12_john_maine_is_on_course_for_start-2.html
TAKING A PASS: Fred and Jeff Wilpon met with officials from the start-up United Football League, which is planning to debut in the fall of 2009 in six cities. But the Mets' owners have decided to pass on owning a New York franchise and have it use Citi Field, according to team insiders. Commissioner Michael Huyghue, a former senior VP with the Jacksonville Jaguars, had identified the Wilpons as being on board with the league in an SI.com report. A Mets official suggested the dimensions of Citi Field would allow for pro football, but they weren't interested in compromising the Mets' field conditions in a league that may have regular-season games as early as August.
So if they want a team in NY they will have to look elsewhere.