The Mets, long one of baseball’s most highly valued franchises, have lost millions of dollars in recent years, including nearly $50 million in 2010, according to two people briefed on the team’s finances.
Hot Foot was inspired by the great 1986 Mets Roger McDowell and Howard Johnson who would use a wad of gum to stick a roll of cigarettes to the back of unsuspecting teammates shoes and light them on fire.