The Mets Police

Forbes has the list of the most valuable franchises in sports.

It amazes me that Manchester United is #1, because when you look at the Premier League being just within the geographic size of Britain, it's kind of like FC Yonkers being the #1 team in the world.

The next three are the Cowboys, Redskins & Patriots.  I'm surprised the PSL Sellers aren't higher on this list.  The blue ones (#8) not the green ones (#9).  Oh by the way Forbes lists a 25 year season ticket waiting list, so the PSLers win in the end.  

Then some more soccer teams (again this would be like Corona United and Suffolk being in the top 10).   Finally, the Texans of all teams come in at #10.

No mention of the Mets in the article I read.  Who was #5?  It's a baseball team.  You can guess which one - a hint, they own their own network and have a new stadium, but never dress in black softball uniforms during the regular season.

Now in a related article from December, Forbes listed Brett Favre jerseys as the second most sold in the wolrd with 450,000.   Maybe the Mets good sell some Manny merch and move up the list of franchise worth, although to be fair no baseball jerseys made the Top 10.



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This whole Red Bull New York vs LA Galaxy thing is never going to work. Soccer (Football please) needs to get super local. Brooklyn vs Nassau. Morris United vs Staten Island. You know, Bronx vs Queens.

Cyclones Fan suggested a bunch of local leagues, then some sort of champions tournament. Kind of like UEFA but just in the USA.

Good article here about watching the UEFA championships in the Chicago bars. If you saw the game or have ever hit the bars for some World Cup, it's fun. It's a hell of a better idea than the World Baseball Championship.

"Oh, they'll come in, and the first thing we'll have to do is separate the fans," said Globe partner Stuart Johnston, who along with his buddy Jamie Hale, runs the spotless pub at 1934 W. Irving Park Rd.

"We'll have two bars. One front and one back, and the fans of each team will sing songs at each other from bar to bar. It's not just a big game. It's the biggest game," Johnston told me.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-kass-21-may21,0,7080275.column