#New York team part of MLB’s most compelling division

#New York team part of MLB’s most compelling division

“#New York team part of MLB’s most compelling division” Who’s excited for baseball to start? That’s the gauge to determine this year’s Hot Stove report cards. For though we can enjoy debating whether the Yankees should’ve risked so much on Corey Kluber, or whether the Mets should’ve waited out J.T. Realmuto before committing to James…

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#Mets’ Steve Cohen explains Twitter exit amid GameStop saga

#Mets’ Steve Cohen explains Twitter exit amid GameStop saga

“#Mets’ Steve Cohen explains Twitter exit amid GameStop saga” Steve Cohen said that “personal threats” his family received over the GameStop saga forced him to flee Twitter for now.  The new Mets owner in a statement Saturday explained why his Twitter account, which had showcased a little-known playful side of the hedge-fund magnate as he engaged…

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#This short seller just got a .75 billion bailout

#This short seller just got a $2.75 billion bailout

“#This short seller just got a $2.75 billion bailout” Hedge fund giants Steve Cohen and Ken Griffin are joining forces to bail out a fellow trader whose positions in runaway stocks like GameStop have been getting hammered. Griffin’s Citadel and Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management are investing a combined $2.75 billion into Melvin Capital Management, which…

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#Mets fire GM Jared Porter over sexting scandal

#Mets fire GM Jared Porter over sexting scandal

“#Mets fire GM Jared Porter over sexting scandal” The Mets fired GM Jared Porter on Tuesday morning after a sexting scandal was brought to light. “We have terminated Jared Porter this morning,” owner Steve Cohen tweeted. “In my initial press conference I spoke about the importance of integrity and I meant it. There should be…

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#Francisco Lindor’s Mets introduction coming Monday

#Francisco Lindor’s Mets introduction coming Monday

“#Francisco Lindor’s Mets introduction coming Monday” Francisco Lindor will be introduced as a Met at 11 a.m. on Monday, new owner Steve Cohen said Sunday on Twitter, with Carlos Carrasco’s introduction coming on Tuesday.  Lindor and Carrasco were acquired in a blockbuster trade with the Indians in exchange for shortstops Amed Rosario, Andres Gimenez and…

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#New Mets owner Steve Cohen pocketed .6B in 2020

#New Mets owner Steve Cohen pocketed $1.6B in 2020

“#New Mets owner Steve Cohen pocketed $1.6B in 2020” Mets fans will be pleased to learn that Steve Cohen hit it out of the park last year. The billionaire investor’s hedge fund Point72 Asset Management returned double digit gains of around 17 percent in 2020, according to an investor. Cohen’s personal take on that haul…

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#Christmas carols for a wild year in New York sports

#Christmas carols for a wild year in New York sports

“#Christmas carols for a wild year in New York sports” Ah, so maybe you thought 2020 would claim as its latest victim The Post’s annual throat-clearing and room-emptying versions of holiday standards. Not a chance! Here we go, back for another round — the 16th annual! “You’re a Bad Coach, Mr. Gase” (Sung to “You’re…

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