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Predicting Mets Offseason Activity

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Paul Festa

What can we expect from the Mets this offseason? There’s been a lot of speculation, but let’s try to make a deduction based on the information we have. The two main factors are available money and available players that match … Continue reading →

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Fred Wilpon Throws Sandy Alderson Under the Bus

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Joe Janish

So now we have three stories from Fred Wilpon: 1. Letting Jose Reyes walk was a “baseball decision” 2. The reduced payroll was the result of cutting “underperforming assets” 3. Cutting payroll has nothing to do with the Mets’ financial … Continue reading →

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The Mets: Seven Reasons to Stay Tuned in 2012

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Dan Capwell

Happy New Year everyone! With the holidays now in the rear view mirror and me now settling down into my new job, it’s time to take look ahead to what 2012 might hold in store for the New York Mets. … Continue reading →

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Time To Let The Grown-Ups Do Their Job

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Joe Spector

NOTE: this is a guest post by Joe Spector. Please direct your comments to him. There’s a false premise many Met fans have had since Sandy Alderson’s arrival. The idea that some Met fans have become Fred Wilpon’s de-facto personal … Continue reading →

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Mets Grab Geren – But Who is in Charge?

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Joe Janish

Big news in Flushing — the Mets have hired former Oakland Athletics manager Bob Geren to be their 2012 bench coach. The hiring comes as a surprise, since Bud Selig / MLB generally ask that teams hold off on huge … Continue reading →

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What Was Fred Wilpon’s Endgame?

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Joe Janish

You may have been wondering why it’s taken me so long to respond to the quotes by Fred Wilpon in the recent New Yorker and SI articles. There were a few reasons.

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Sterling Filtered Madoff Funding

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Joe Janish

NOTE: pass on this article if you are tired of all the Madoff talk; we’ll return to baseball stories soon. Yes, I’d really like to focus on the baseball stuff right now, being that the players are out on the … Continue reading →

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Mets Made Money with Madoff ?

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Joe Janish

According to an article posted today by The Wall Street Journal, the trustee recovering money on behalf of victims of Bernard Madoff’s fraud sued New York Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon and his real-estate investment firm, Sterling Equities Associates. From … Continue reading →

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