Fred Wilpon is back in the headlines once again. Just a day after his controversial comments toward Jose Reyes, David Wright, and Carlos Beltran, Fred Wilpon opens up about the Mets financial troubles in a new article for Sports Illustrated written by Tom Verducci. In the article, Fred Wilpon tells Verducci that the Mets are “bleeding cash”. Wilpon added that the Mets could lose...
Read MoreYesterday our own Craig Lerner posted a quote from WFAN’s Mike Francesa about Jose Reyes which was “Jose Reyes sat right there in that chair and looked me in the eye and told me he was looking for the same deal Carl Crawford signed. He sat right there in that chair. He said it on the air loud and clear, that he expects to get paid like Carl Crawford. This isn’t speculation, this isn’t from some...
Read MoreMichael O’Keefe of the Daily News reported that the upcoming edition of Sports Illustrated will feature more comments from Mets owner Fred Wilpon, this time elaborating on some of the issues he is dealing with regarding the sale of the team and the clawback lawsuit. In the SI article, Wilpon reportedly admits that if he loses the lawsuit filed by trustee Irving Picard, he will be forced to...
Read MoreMost of the talk about Fred Wilpon’s comments to The New Yorker has been about what he has said about the players. However, Wilpon said much more than that and it is important that the whole story, both his comments about Reyes, Wright, and Beltran as well as the rest of the story is addressed. It has long been known that Jackie Robinson has been a personal hero of Wilpon’s, so much so that they...
Read MoreStarting Lineup 1. Jose Reyes – SS 2. Daniel Murphy – 1B 3. Carlos Beltran – RF 4. Jason Bay – LF 5. Justin Turner – 3B 6. Willie Harris – CF 7. Ronny Paulino – C 8. Ruben Tejada – 2B 9. Jonathon Niese – LHP Game Preview The Mets start a series in the Windy City tonight as they try to get back on the winning track after dropping two straight to the Yankees. The Mets have had a stressing weekend...
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The Mets didn’t have a game scheduled for today, but they’re still all over the back pages of the tabloids. No one threw a firecracker in a crowded parking lot. No one threw bleach on anyone. No one shouted homophobic slurs at anyone. In fact, no players were involved in the controversy. But the man who pays them is. Mets’ chief cook and bottle washer Fred Wilpon made some interesting comments...
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