Throughout the 2009 season, the Mets committed many a crime against baseball. As it happened, anti-“being bad at baseball” legislation was still working itself through the system, and the Mets were never prosecuted for their weak hitting and occasional horrendous fielding.
The Mets’ New Stadium, Brought To You By The Mafia
↵But much like Al Capone was ultimately sent to prison for tax evasion, the feds may finally have a roundabout means of bringing the team to justice. The New York Post reports that some of the money used to build the Mets’ Citi Field was handed out to contractors that are traditionally shunned for their ties to the mob.
↵Given the Mets’ role in the recent winter meetings, though, we probably should have seen this coming:
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