Copter Gate

Yes, the Wilpons chartering a helicopter for $3K/hour for a 5-7 hours does not really mean anything on the grand scale of life. Wilpons over the next six months will pay out $90 million in payroll, not to mention payroll for staffers, management and a lawsuit which they could owe up to $1 billion if things do not go their way.

But in life especially when you are in the public eye, it is the perception of how you do things. When it is the perception that you are broke, you lost $70 million last season and the franchise you own has $1 billion in debt along with you had to ask MLB for an extension on two different occasions for a $25 million loan, having a helicopter land on a PUBLIC practice field where fans and beat writers are hanging out with camera phones isnt the brightest idea in the world.

Wilpons should have chartered helicopter from a private local airport instead. Like I said, the cost of the helicopter is really peanuts compared to what the mets will pay out in payroll alone over the next six months but as I said, perception is reality. Think next time think.