We’re in the middle of an admittedly horrible football season here in New York, the Knicks and Rangers are digging through their schedules and yet on Monday it was the Yankees and Mets who grabbed the headlines.
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner and Mets president David Stearns each took to Zoom at the same time to defend their actions — past, present and future — on what would normally be a slow day on the MLB offseason schedule.
And once again, they both touched on a familiar topic: money.
The Yankees, coming off a 94-win season that ended with a loss to the Blue Jays in the ALDS, aren’t spending enough for most fans, while the Mets, after a colossal collapse that cost them a playoff spot, can never have a high enough payroll with Steve Cohen’s money.
