Where do the Wilpon's really stand...

I said on Tuesday, when the Mets traded Billy Wagner for all his contract instead of better prospects and then admitted to allowing Johan Santana to pitch the second half despite warning signs, that money was dictating their moves.Yesterday, Matt at Metsblog reported that Erin Arvedlund has a new book out indicating that the Wilpon's maybe forced to sell in 2010 due to the Madoff loses.When asked by reporters about his financial situation Fred Wilpon denied the severity of the Madoff scheme and made it seem like the Mets would be the last assets he would sell. Also in the article Bod Dupuy, president of Major league baseball reports the Mets finances show no distress. “My long-term goal has always been to have my son and my grandchildren involved with the Mets, if they choose to be, and Jeff has chosen to be,” Wilpon said. “Would I sell a building on whatever street, in whatever city? I have no problem with that. I have no emotional attachment to them.”The Mets “are part of our ...