Somebody has to Pay

[ashie62]

Apparently not enough people did with Mets tickets so SR VP of ticket sales,

Leigh Casterline has been from here job. The Mets rank 21st overall in MLB attendance.

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/94301/report-mets-fire-ticket-sales-vp?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[Lefty Specialist]

Although no replacement has been named yet, we have a talented staff in place to handle all ticket related business while we embark on a national search for this role,� the team said Sunday in a statement to The Post.

And while you're at it, why don't you embark on a national search for a left fielder and shortstop? Because P.T. Barnum himself couldn't sell seats with this team right now.

I'm guessing Curtis Granderson Bobblehead Night was the last straw.

[Gwreck]

Personally, I thought she was doing a pretty good job selling tickets at prices befitting a perennial contender when they're instead for a team about to have their sixth straight losing season.

If she was herself responsible for the prices, then perhaps this was more justified but I don't think she was the one setting them.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Maybe Boyz ll Men can do a follow up show..
P T Barnum, that's funny!

[Edgy MD]

Some cut-rate Timberlake is doing a show 9/27, I think. Not sure if booking postgame talent is her office, but if so, I would have fired her after Cheap Trick cancelled.

U of P economics, and a nu mother. I get the idea that she was big into the design of their dynamic pricing scheme.

Not above making an appearance at Rugby Expo 2012.

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Terry probably shouldn't have let the press in on the notion of giving her some time in the outfield.

[G-Fafif]

It is assumed the tickets VP was let go for lousy ticket sales, which positions the Mets as their usual punch line, but it hasn't been substantiated that was the case. It hasn't even been confirmed that it wasn't her idea to leave. It could be anything from philosophical differences on pricing to problems with Jeffy's Cheerios.

I understand the Mets haven't exactly earned the benefit of anyone's doubt in off-field matters (and not too many in on-field matters), but I'm willing to wait for the discouraging details of what actually happened to leak out before LOL'ing at the Mets for this move.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Did something bad happen at Curtis Granderson bobblehead night?

[Lefty Specialist]

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Did something bad happen at Curtis Granderson bobblehead night?

Yup. Curtis Granderson was in the lineup.

[G-Fafif]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Did something bad happen at Curtis Granderson bobblehead night? Yup. Curtis Granderson was in the lineup.

And they've doubled down with Curtis Granderson Poster Day on September 14 (probably not the ticket dept.'s idea), wherein the first 20,000 Curtis Granderson Posters thrown will be collected and disposed of by the Citi Field grounds crew.

[nymr83]

They should probably cancel this promotion for the good of the team, who WONT throw that crap on the field? Give a voucher for a free hot dog or soda instead, everyone will be happier.

Meanwhile, in the grand tradition of t-shirts from champions that never were, send the Granderson posters to be used as wall paper in 3rd world countries, where kids will grow up thinking he was a great player... just as their older siblings now know the Mets won it all in 2000.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Never mind the Granderson promotions-- imagine how awkward September 17th's "Fiesta del Leigh Castergine" is going to be.

[Edgy MD]

G-Fafif wrote: It is assumed the tickets VP was let go for lousy ticket sales, which positions the Mets as their usual punch line, but it hasn't been substantiated that was the case. It hasn't even been confirmed that it wasn't her idea to leave. It could be anything from philosophical differences on pricing to problems with Jeffy's Cheerios. I understand the Mets haven't exactly earned the benefit of anyone's doubt in off-field matters (and not too many in on-field matters), but I'm willing to wait for the discouraging details of what actually happened to leak out before LOL'ing at the Mets for this move.

Alternatively, you might want to take a jump into Lake Reactionary head first.

[Edgy MD]

Be careful not to hit your head on a rock though.

[nymr83]

I would suspect that her job performance is a better predictor of Mets' ticket sales than the performances of most 'scapegoat' coaches who get fired performances are of the teams' on-field struggles, thats the business, pretty weird that fans would choose to whine about it now.

[Edgy MD]

There have been 32 people signed up for the "We Love Leigh Castergine" Febbuk page. I'd say there's a better than even chance 0% of them had heard of her before today.

[Ceetar]

You know how the Mets really like to get in on current trends to prove they're hip and all that?

Perhaps "Hey, this misogynist stuff is trending..." wasn't the right way?

http://nypost.com/2014/09/10/former-exec-mets-fired-me-for-being-pregnant-and-single/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow

[Gwreck]

Read the complaint here:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/tasneemnashrulla/former-high-ranked-employee-sues-mets-for-sexual-discriminat

[Gwreck]

G-Fafif wrote: It is assumed the tickets VP was let go for lousy ticket sales, which positions the Mets as their usual punch line, but it hasn't been substantiated that was the case. It hasn't even been confirmed that it wasn't her idea to leave. It could be anything from philosophical differences on pricing to problems with Jeffy's Cheerios. I understand the Mets haven't exactly earned the benefit of anyone's doubt in off-field matters (and not too many in on-field matters), but I'm willing to wait for the discouraging details of what actually happened to leak out before LOL'ing at the Mets for this move.

Hard to believe it was even worse than expected.

[Lefty Specialist]

If only Jeffy had a mistress to tape him and Fred ranting about minorities, we'd be all set.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Dear god. Maybe this is the thing that finally does it.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Oh, they're gonna have field day with this!

[seawolf17]

Fuckin' hell, Mets.

[bmfc1]

http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/1292669/skmbtc552d14091013280.pdf

Sickening. To think that this is the ownership that Selig did everything he could to keep in place.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Scanning that .pdf someone is in deep deep doo doo.
Disc: I am not a lawyer, but I play one on the internet.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

You have to figure in the wake of the Sterling and Rice stories, the authorities will be amped to make an example here. I mean, innocent till proven guilty and all, but holy crap.

--Also not a lawyer, but Kong I think anyone can view a court document unless it is filed under seal or whatever.

[HahnSolo]

oh, boy. Sometimes you think Jeff can't come off as a bigger dick, then you read this complaint.

Her supervisor and the HR director don't come off any better.

[Gwreck]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: --Also not a lawyer, but Kong I think anyone can view a court document unless it is filed under seal or whatever.

Yes. I think Kong means "scanning that pdf" as in "quickly reading the document."

The document is public record.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Yes, I meant reading, interpreting, and predicting.

[Guest themetfairy]

I'm interested in D-Dad's thoughts when he has a chance to look this over.

[Edgy MD]

If 40% that complaint holds up --- the harassment part anyway --- Jeff is gone. If 55-60% holds up, his dad is gone too. She claims that she was openly harassed in front of other executives, so discovery should be pretty definitive.

The part about her job being hard because the Mets didn't sign free agents and it was like being on the Titanic --- that's egregious padding, and it shouldn't be there.

House of 'Pon could burn.