When Steve Cohen tweeted, "I anticipate closing the deal in the next 10 days and then it's off and running," on Nov. 1, it sent ripples across Mets Twitter.
He followed up by tweeting, "I would love to hear your ideas to make YOUR Mets experience better."
Some fans were shocked that Cohen was having conversations with fans online, and even questioned the legitimacy of his account, which was not verified at the time. He would later go on to confirm that it was actually him tweeting, and that fans can interact with him at any time.
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In an exclusive interview with SNY's Steve Gelbs on Mets Hot Stove, Cohen discussed his relationship with the fans and how it's been talking to them on Twitter.
"They're the customer, I want to hear from them because they're the ones that are paying the bills," Cohen said. "They're the ones that live this and breathe this day to day, and I'm having a blast with them. They know what they're talking about, they're passionate, they're funny. Being on Twitter is a hoot! It's really fun.
"I did not know I was going to do this, this wasn't planned, it sorta just happened. Then I started doing it, and it just seemed to work, said I'm gonna keep doing it. Obviously there will be times we lose five in a row, whatever the case may be, I'm still doing it."
Fans have been sending Cohen their free agency wish lists, begging him to bring back the black uniforms, and bring back an Old-Timers' Day. Lucky for them, it seems that Cohen is open to all those ideas.
"Old-Timers' Day I think is a no-brainer," Cohen said. "The fan fest, fan appreciation day, that seems like that makes sense. There's lots of discussion on these black jerseys. It seems like there's people who want it, and people who actually don't want it. I think it's probably more people that want it than don't want it. I haven't talked to the players about it, I want to make sure they'd be into that. Maybe we'd do it on a night every once in a while to shake it up.
"This is a pressing, pressing issue. The most important issue I'm going to face as owner of the New York Mets," Cohen said jokingly.
Gelbs went on to ask Cohen's wife, Alex, about her husband's Twitter persona and how she feels about it.
"It’s not a persona, he’s actually that funny all the time," Alex Cohen said. "We’ve been together 30 years and he’s cracked me up for 30 years, I’m just glad he’s got a new audience."
The couple have enjoyed listening to all of the fans' ideas and are excited for a bright future for the Mets.
In addition to following Steve Cohen (@StevenACohen2) on Twitter, fans can also follow Alex Cohen (@alexmomof5).