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 team needs.
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Fred Wilpon Throws Sandy Alderson Under the Bus
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 troubles — it was all Sandy Alderson’s idea. Hmm … so in other words, Sandy … Read more
The Mets: Seven Reasons to Stay Tuned in 2012
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.
Like most of us, I have very low expectations for the team this year. Team finances aside, the starting rotation is mediocre at best, there are several defensive liabilities in the projected starting eight, the bench is horrible, there is little speed on the current roster and they play in a tough division. Still, I will watch as many Mets games as I can this year. Now that I have a steady income again, I may even make the pilgrimage from my home in Bethlehem to Citi Field to take in a game or two. I know that there is no postseason in store for the Mets in 2012, but I can think of at least seven reasons to pay attention to the team this year:
Time To Let The Grown-Ups Do Their Job
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 budgeteers; primarily concerned with the man’s bottom line, as if it were “our” money over what’s best for the success of the team. It’s the typical all or nothing mentality that pits groups against groups and here in our case, Met fan versus Met fan. Why? I guess it’s
Mets Grab Geren – But Who is in Charge?
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 announcements at this time of year, so that focus does not waver from the excitement … Read more
What Was Fred Wilpon’s Endgame?
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.
Sterling Filtered Madoff Funding
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 field and running around in the sunshine of Florida.
Unfortunately, I for one cannot stick my head in the sand and ignore what’s happening with the Madoff situation — because it has already, and will continue to, affect the team on the field and ultimately our fan experience of the Mets (i.e., “consumers of the product on the field”).
So, while I won’t linger over small developments in the case, I will react when bombshells drop — such as the one reported by The New York Times yesterday.
Mets Made Money with Madoff ?
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 the article: Sterling Equities and its partners are among the so-called “net winners” whom Mr. … Read more