Cuomo’s ticket office
GOV. ANDREW Cuomo tipped his hand as to how he thinks — and doesn’t think — as far back as the 2015 MetsRoyals World Series.
Cuomo somehow came into possession of a bunch of Mets home game Series tickets, face value $125 each. He then made them available to “supporters,” jacking them to as much as $5,500 each, money ostensibly donated to his campaign chest, with the sweetener that purchasers have a meetand-greet with Cuomo.
He engaged in what’s commonly known as ticket scalping, the barely legal political kind. Constituents who would’ve loved those tickets at face value? To hell with them. His arrogant self-entitlement came first.
Perhaps expecting some heat if it became public, he eventually returned the tickets to the Mets.
➤ Who are MLB’s best customers? Drunks. Same as the NHL, NBA and NFL. A recent survey concluded that the on-site MLB fans who purchase the most alcohol are, in order, patrons of the White Sox, Braves, Reds, Indians and Padres. Once in the park, they spend an average of $35-$40 on booze per customer.
➤ The ex-Nets TV team of Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel will reunite during CBS/Turner NCAA Tournament coverage. Still stunning that YES dumped Spanarkel.
➤ Yes, we know the game has changed; they all have. After 25 games, 7-foot-3 Mavericks shooting guard Kristaps Porzingis has taken 131 3-point shots, but has compiled just 41 offensive rebounds.
➤ I’m already sick of those Capital One NCAA Tournament commercials and I haven’t yet seen one.