Mets: Steve Cohen calls out former executive of rival team over hit piece
By Mark Powell
New York Mets owner Steve Cohen isn’t afraid to take to Twitter if he needs to. Cohen is like George Steinbrenner with social media.
Cohen wasn’t happy with a hit piece published by the New York Post, which stated that the Mets’ value “has gone backward significantly,” and “they had these two hires, and it looks like they are in disarray.”
Those comments are damning, and implicate Cohen as the main issue with a team that’s had plenty of drama in the 2021 season. The anonymous executive who implicated Cohen, according to the owner himself, is former Marlins president David Samson.
“Insightful” source in Mike Puma’s article in the New York Post today .The person who can guess the source correctly will have the opportunity to sit with me in my suite at Citifield.First one right wins.
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) September 16, 2021
Well , Twitter figured it out as usual. The source, who has already put out a pre- denial denial is David Samson.I will have my press people reach out to the 3 winners
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) September 16, 2021
How Cohen would know about said anonymous source is beyond us, as that person didn’t attach their name to a quote for a reason.
Samson responded in tune.
1. When I say something, it’s on the record and my name is attached.
— David P. Samson (@DavidPSamson) September 16, 2021
2. The universe of potential sources is endless.
3. I would be happy to come to a game with you so you are not alone.
4. Good luck the rest of the way.
5. It’s just business. It’s Nothing Personal. https://t.co/D9sruALlpK
Thus far, we can only take Samson at his word. Someone is lying here.
The writer of that story, the Post’s Mike Puma, would not reveal his source. He did say it’s not Samson.
I am not going to take guesses all day on the identity of the "former MLB executive" I quoted in my story today. I will say it's not David Samson. That's it. https://t.co/lw0axbuK0V
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) September 16, 2021
So…where do we go from here?
Mets: Not a good look for Steve Cohen to start more drama
Cohen is the owner of a professional sports franchise, not a random fan on Twitter. To be calling out a rival while his team is battling for a playoff spot brings unwanted attention at a bad time.
Sure, this is his first season in charge so perhaps he’s still learning on the job. But who the hell cares about a random New York Post report?
Some folks care, sure. But one of them shouldn’t be Steve Cohen.
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