Andrew Cuomo Talked to Mets Owner Jeff Wilpon About MLB Returning and it Went Exactly Like We Expected

MLB is discussing starting play back up after shutting down the league for over a month due to the coronavirus, and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is leading the charge when it comes to getting baseball started back up.

Gov. Cuomo, in the middle of fighting the country's biggest coronavirus hotspot, spoke with Jeff Wilpon of the thrifty Mets' ownership group on Wednesday, and came out out of that conversation advocating for baseball's return as a distraction, albeit without fans in the stands.

Gov. Cuomo said on news tonight he spoke with Jeff Wilpon. Cuomo advocated MLB season take place with no one in stands because it would be good for country to watch. Cuomo said response was that it would require a reduction in player salaries to offset lack of attendance.
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinMedia) April 16, 2020

Unfortunately, Wilpon remarked that there would have to be a reduction in player salary this season, as that would offset the lack of paid attendance. Of course that's a point that the spendthrift Wilpon focused on.

MLB is currently reviewing a plan that would involve quarantining players in Arizona, a warm-weather state that is currently unaffected by the pandemic to the degree other states have been, in an attempt to restart the season.

Wilponzis will break their backs to pick up a penny on the street.
— AM (@madamlmadam) April 16, 2020

Unfortunately, baseball is not a priority right now. Playing games without fans in the stands might provide a distraction and help restart the baseball economy, but Cuomo and Wilpon's plans to get sports back up and running should only be put into motion if public health officials deem that doing so isn't going to put anyone at risk of contracting the virus.

Players have to approve because their livelihoods are at stake. Dollar figures shouldn't be the only thing in mind, but hey, that's baseball, too.