Baracklyn Cyclones

[G-Fafif]

The Brooklyn Cyclones will be the Baracklyn Cyclones for an evening in June[/url:1tlk2vtt].

[Willets Point]

I can see this going over well with a certain segment of the population. "They didn't do this when Bush was inaugurated. It's liberal bias!!!!"

The Cyclones better hope that Obama is still popular come June.

[Guest holychicken]

="Willets Point"]I can see this going over well with a certain segment of the population. "They didn't do this when Bush was inaugurated. It's liberal bias!!!!"

]The Cyclones better hope that Obama is still popular come June.

Nah, it really only matters that he is still popular by the time the tickets go on sale.

[Frayed Knot]

Even if the glow of the corona ... oops, I mean inauguration has worn off by that point I don't think honoring him in a county that probably voted for him at an 80/20 clip is taking that big a risk.

[nymr83]

]Nah, it really only matters that he is still popular by the time the tickets go on sale.

]I don't think honoring him in a county that probably voted for him at an 80/20 clip is taking that big a risk.

Bingo.

[Farmer Ted]

Setting a bad precedent with stuff like this but you know what? Fred is big GOP supporter and musta signed off on it.

[Guest Edgy DC]

They sell out every game anyhow.

It's not like every president isn't welcomed in every ballpark in the country his first year.

[nymr83]

What bad precedent? they are a private entity, they can support whoever the heck they want, and good for them getting in on the Barack Obama money making machine before the well goes dry. If anyone watches the Colbert Report check out episodes from last week, theres one where he does a whole Obama marketing joke thats pretty good.

[Farmer Ted]

Bad precedent in that now they must do this political non-sense each election cycle or be criticized. Next it's Schumar-lyn Day or Giuliani-lyn Day. As the sign in the corner pub reads, "no talk of politics or religion allowed".

[Benjamin Grimm]

I really doubt they'll be criticized if they don't honor the next president, four or eight years from now, with a bobblehead doll.

And anyway, you can't let yourself be paralyzed by fear of criticism.

[nymr83]

why should they be criticized? if theres money to be made on Palin Day in 2017 they'll take the cash and laugh their way to the bank

[Benjamin Grimm]

Has anyone ever laughed their way to the bank?

I think anyone who does that would probably be carted away in a straightjacket.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

="Farmer Ted":2x8icb1d]Setting a bad precedent with stuff like this but you know what? Fred is big GOP supporter and musta signed off on it.[/quote:2x8icb1d] I kinda thought the Wilpons were big Dem supporters.

Edgy DC Jan 21 2009 01:26 PM

From the Internets: Sterling Equities employees reported campaign donations totalling $16,800, all but $800 to George W. Bush in 2004). But personally, it's a different story: Fred Wilpon Partner Sterling Equities Updated Q1/2008 $3,825 Great Neck NY Donation to Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Richard A Wilpon Partner Sterling Equities Updated Q1/2008 $3,572 Great Neck NY Donation to Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Fred Wilpon Donation of $3,334 to Office Of The Commissioner Of Major League Baseball Political Action Committee Fred Wilpon Pres Sterling Doubleday Enterprises Updated Q1/2007 $3,334 Flushing NY Donation to Office Of The Commissioner Of Major League Baseball Political Action Committee Jeffrey Wilpon Vice President And Co New York Mets Updated Q1/2007 $3,333 Flushing NY Donation to Office Of The Commissioner Of Major League Baseball Political Action Committee Jeffrey Wilpon Vice President And Co New York Mets Updated Q1/2008 $3,333 Flushing NY Donation to Office Of The Commissioner Of Major League Baseball Political Action Committee Fred Wilpon Pres Sterling Doubleday Enterprises Updated Q1/2008 $3,333 Flushing NY Donation to Office Of The Commissioner Of Major League Baseball Political Action Committee Jeffrey Wilpon Partner Sterling Equities Updated Q1/2008 $2,550 Great Neck NY Donation to Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Fred Wilpon Chairman Sterling Equities Updated Q2/2007 $2,000 Great Neck NY Donation to Pete King For Congress Committee Fred Wilpon PARTNER STERLING METS, L.P. Updated Q1/2008 Rudy Giuliani $1,792 111 GREAT NECK RD Great Neck NY Fred Wilpon Chairman Sterling Equities Updated Q3/2007 $1,000 Great Neck NY Donation to Pete King For Congress Committee Bruce Wilpon Asset Manager Sterling Equities, Inc. Updated Q1/2008 Barack Obama $1,000 15 CHARLES ST New York NY Richard Wilpon PARTNER STERLING METS, L.P. Updated Q1/2008 Rudy Giuliani $360 111 GREAT NECK RD Great Neck NY Jeffrey Wilpon PARTNER STERLING METS, L.P. Updated Q1/2008 Rudy Giuliani $276 111 GREAT NECK RD Great Neck NY Jeff Wilpon NY Mets Updated Q1/2004 John Kerry $2,000 14 BROAD RD Greenwich CT JEFFREY WILPON VICE PRESIDENT STERLING EQUITIES Updated Q1/2004 George W. Bush $2,000 14 BROAD RD GREENWICH CT FRED WILPON CHAIRMAN STERLING EQUITIES Updated Q1/2004 George W. Bush $2,000 111 GREAT NECK RD GREAT NECK NY JUDY WILPON HOMEMAKER Updated Q1/2004 George W. Bush $2,000 111 GREAT NECK RD GREAT NECK NY

[Guest Edgy DC]

From the Internets:

Sterling Equities employees reported campaign donations totalling $16,800, all but $800 to George W. Bush in 2004).

But personally, it's a different story:

• Fred Wilpon
  Partner
  Sterling Equities Updated
  Q1/2008
  $3,825
  Great Neck NY Donation to Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
  
  
• Richard A Wilpon
  Partner
  Sterling Equities Updated
  Q1/2008
  $3,572
  Great Neck NY Donation to Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
  
  
• Fred Wilpon
  Donation of $3,334 to Office Of The Commissioner Of
  Major League Baseball
  Political Action Committee Fred Wilpon
  Pres
  Sterling Doubleday Enterprises Updated
  Q1/2007
  $3,334
  Flushing NY Donation to Office Of The Commissioner Of Major League Baseball Political Action Committee
  
  
• Jeffrey Wilpon
  Vice President And Co
  New York Mets Updated
  Q1/2007
  $3,333
  Flushing NY Donation to Office Of The Commissioner Of Major League Baseball Political Action Committee
  
  
• Jeffrey Wilpon
  Vice President And Co
  New York Mets Updated
  Q1/2008
  $3,333
  Flushing NY Donation to Office Of The Commissioner Of Major League Baseball Political Action Committee
  
  
• Fred Wilpon
  Pres
  Sterling Doubleday Enterprises Updated
  Q1/2008
  $3,333
  Flushing NY Donation to Office Of The Commissioner Of Major League Baseball Political Action Committee
  
  
• Jeffrey Wilpon
  Partner
  Sterling Equities Updated
  Q1/2008
  $2,550
  Great Neck NY Donation to Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
  
  
• Fred Wilpon
  Chairman
  Sterling Equities Updated
  Q2/2007
  $2,000
  Great Neck NY Donation to Pete King For Congress Committee
  
  
• Fred Wilpon
  PARTNER
  STERLING METS, L.P. Updated
  Q1/2008
  Rudy Giuliani
  $1,792 111 GREAT NECK RD
  Great Neck NY
  
  
• Fred Wilpon
  Chairman
  Sterling Equities Updated
  Q3/2007
  $1,000
  Great Neck NY Donation to Pete King For Congress Committee
  
  
• Bruce Wilpon
  Asset Manager
  Sterling Equities, Inc. Updated
  Q1/2008
  Barack Obama
  $1,000 15 CHARLES ST
  New York NY
  
  
• Richard Wilpon
  PARTNER
  STERLING METS, L.P. Updated
  Q1/2008
  Rudy Giuliani
  $360 111 GREAT NECK RD
  Great Neck NY
  
  
• Jeffrey Wilpon
  PARTNER
  STERLING METS, L.P. Updated
  Q1/2008
  Rudy Giuliani
  $276 111 GREAT NECK RD
  Great Neck NY
  
  
• Jeff Wilpon
  
  NY Mets Updated
  Q1/2004
  John Kerry
  $2,000 14 BROAD RD
  Greenwich CT
  
  
• JEFFREY WILPON
  VICE PRESIDENT
  STERLING EQUITIES Updated
  Q1/2004
  George W. Bush
  $2,000 14 BROAD RD
  GREENWICH CT
  
  
• FRED WILPON
  CHAIRMAN
  STERLING EQUITIES Updated
  Q1/2004
  George W. Bush
  $2,000 111 GREAT NECK RD
  GREAT NECK NY
  
  
• JUDY WILPON
  HOMEMAKER
  Updated
  Q1/2004
  George W. Bush
  $2,000 111 GREAT NECK RD
  GREAT NECK NY