It's a Good Use for the Money

For a mere $400 million Citigroup bought the naming rights to the Mets' new stadium for the next 20 years.

Well, after being hit by $65 billion in losses, Citigroup appears to be the next in line for a governmental bailout.

But hey, no worries: even with the missing billions, Citigroup is going to hold onto its massive name and sponsorship deal with the Mets. I mean, hell, Citigroup doesn't have $65,000,000,000; so it's not like they're going to have $65,400,000,000.

Citigroup will almost certainly get its bailout. That Robert Rubin placement within the Obama transition team must feel like a pretty good insurance policy.

But let's get to the important stuff. Can the government bail out the disaster that has been the Mets recent late-season meltdowns? Maybe if the US Government owns Citigroup and the naming rights to the stadium, they'll give it the name it should've had all along: Jackie Robinson Field.

Or hell, what about a name referencing another racial barrier that's being broken these days? Barack Obama Field!

Hope, Change, Mets! Hope, Change, Mets! Hope, Change, Mets!