Gee, Howie waited to the second paragraph to mention Madoff. Here's the key sentence to me: If the Mets owners are taking in enough money to siphon off a bunch of it for their still-enormous debts, but still fielding a competitive baseball team financially, it really doesn't matter to fans, nor is it much of a story. So, Howie, you finally realized it. Now, STFU and go find another story line. Later