Fresh off paying $2.475 billion for the New York Mets, Steve Cohen delivered an introductory press conference that had everyone impressed with the way he spoke about everything from the money available to spend on the roster to social justice.
Since then, he’s been a great follow on Twitter, responding to fans tweeting all kind of requests/jokes/questions at him, kind of like Kevin Durant without the trolling. And it’s a delight! What other owners in sports spend this kind of time on Twitter speaking to random die-hards?
There are jokes like this one in response to a question about getting Billy Joel to play at Citi Field:
What position
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) November 17, 2020
What are the chances of that
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) November 17, 2020
Alright
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) November 17, 2020
Don’t you think it would get in the way of the center fielder
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) November 17, 2020
There are simple replies to simple questions:
We spoke a few days ago
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) November 16, 2020
The Godfather
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) November 16, 2020
I saw that , nice to hear
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) November 16, 2020
A lot
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) November 16, 2020
It seems like he’s learning things from Twitter?
What do they offer now
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) November 12, 2020
What is that
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) November 18, 2020
And we’re even learning some facts about a Mets’ front office job:
Not that I’m aware of, wrong again
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) November 19, 2020
It’s another way to build a relationship with a fanbase that needs it. Good stuff.
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