Tag Archive: Fred Wilpon

Wilpons take one more step in destroying the future

In one of the most, if not the most, ridiculous moves so far this winter, the Mets yesterday decided they would eliminate their minor league team in the Class-A Gulf Coast league. The GCL Mets, as the team is often reffered to as, is at the lowest level of the minor league. Last year, prospects …

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The Mets’ rebuilding plan…

Joe Janish brought up a very interesting topic in a piece he wrote in Mets Today the other day, in which he brought up a bunch of questions about rebuilding. It got me thinking of how the Mets are going to rebuild, when, with what, etc… so I decided to do a little research… First, …

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2011: The season in review

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The Mets ushered out the 2011 season in an afternoon win against the Reds on Tuesday. They finished up with a 77-85 record, “earning” them fourth place in the NL East, worse than what was expected by most at the beginning of the year. Today, we’ll look into the big headlines of this season, analyze …

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Thread: Mets (66-69) vs. Nationals (63-72)

Here is tonight’s Met lineup: Jose Reyes SS Justin Turner 2B Lucas Duda RF David Wright 3B Angel Pagan CF Jason Bay LF Nick Evans 1B Mike Nickeas C R.A. Dickey RHP (6-11, 3.57) vs. Ross Detwiler (2-4, 2.86) Tonight’s talking points: Josh Thole was hurt in last night’s game and had to leave early …

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Thread: Mets (65-69) vs. Marlins (60-75)

Here is tonight’s Met lineup: Jose Reyes SS Ruben Tejada 2B Lucas Duda RF David Wright 3B Angel Pagan CF Jason Bay LF Nick Evans 1B Josh Thole C Miguel Batista RHP (3-2, 4.60 with Cardinals) vs. Clay Hensley RHP (2-5, 5.40) Tonight’s talking points: The Mets and David Einhorn officially parted ways before reaching …

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Einhorn deal off, could create another miserable off-season

Met ownership announced today that they are no longer negotiating with David Einhorn that would give him about 30% of the team. The Mets have been exclusively negotiating with Einhorn for a few months. The Mets and Einhorn had reportedly agreed that he would pay the Wilpons $200 million for a minority stake in the …

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