FRED WILPON RUMORS & GOSSIP
Jeff Wilpon Says No Urgency On Extending Wright
Updated 7:40 PM
The big man upstairs has spoken according to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York:
Chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon, while expressing hope David Wright will be a Met long term, noted there is no urgency since Wright is under the team’s control through the 2013 season.
The comments came a day after GM Sandy Alderson said he did plan to engage Wright’s agents...
Via Mets Merized Online
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19 hours ago
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19 hours ago
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Fred Wilpon: Wright Is “Playing Like A Superstar Right Now”
One of the last times we heard from Fred Wilpon, he was bashing the likes of Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran and David Wright, calling him a “good kid” but not a “superstar”. Wilpon ate his words just one year later, speaking highly of the Mets third baseman today to reporters at City Hall shortly after the announcement of the Mets as 2013 All-Star Game hosts....
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14 days ago
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14 days ago
Wilpon's Sterling Equities and Related Co. are in exclusive negotiations to rebuild Willets Point near Citi Field
According to Bloomberg News, Related Cos. and Fred Wilpon’s Sterling Equities Inc. are in exclusive negotiations for the rights to develop Willets Point, a neighborhood of automotive shops and junkyards near the New York Mets’ ballpark, said a person with knowledge of the talks.
The city of New York is close to reaching a deal with Related and Sterling Equities to build a...
Via Mets Chronicle
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28 days ago
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28 days ago
Madoff case settled and Fred Wilpon gets new nickname
So it’s finally over. Mets owner Fred “Wimpy” Wilpon will gladly pay Tuesday if you give him a hamburger today. But in this case “Tuesday” is three years from now and “hamburger” is the big business known as the New York Mets.
The Madoff clawback suit is settled with the Mets on the hook for $162 million but with the money not payable until three years from now. ...
Via Mets360.com
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March 19, 2012
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March 19, 2012
Wilpons must convince the jury that they did not act in "bad faith" when they profited from Madoff
In a major ruling Wednesday heading into next week's trial, U.S. District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff threw a curveball to the defense team in the $386 million lawsuit against Fred Wilpon, his family, businesses and charities.
Five days before jury selection is set to begin in the civil trial in U.S. District Court in lower Manhattan, Rakoff ruled the burden is on the Wilpons...
Via Mets Chronicle
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March 14, 2012
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March 14, 2012
Picard Case Unlikely To Cost Wilpons The Mets
What would be the best case scenario for Mets fans when it comes to the future of the team? Many, if not most, would argue that the most favorable scenario involves a MLB takeover of the New York Mets, much like the one witness last season in Los Angeles. That takeover would usher in a new ownership group while simultaneously showing Fred Wilpon the door. That scenario...doesn...
Via Mets Fever
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March 06, 2012
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March 06, 2012
Fred Wilpon On The Team Finances
These tweets from Mets on-field reported Kevin Burkhardt should provide you with a pretty good idea of Fred Wilpons comments this morning with regards to the teams finances. To be fair, I can see why Wilpon would get frustrated having thrown as much money as he's had with minimal playoff success, but I don't believe him for half a second that that is why he reduced the payroll...
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February 27, 2012
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February 27, 2012
Fred Wilpon Speaks Out .....in Port St. Lucie
New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon says he plans on owning the team for a long time despite financial troubles caused by the collapse of the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme.
Wilpon said Monday he is optimistic in a favorable outcome in the lawsuit brought by the trustee against the Mets owners to recover money for victims of the scheme.
He expressed optimism that the Mets will host...
Via Mets Chronicle
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February 27, 2012
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February 27, 2012
MMO Fan Shot: Is The Tide Shifting For Fred Wilpon?
If you had asked me twelve months ago if the Wilpons should sell the Mets, I’d have been pretty emphatic in my support. In the six months that followed, new reports surfaced describing the debt the Mets were in and it seemed that number grew by $100 million from each report to the next. The most recent tally has it in the ballpark of $450 million. In the six months since then,...
Via Mets Merized Online
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January 31, 2012
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January 31, 2012
Fred Wilpon Requests That You To Give His Team "A Try"
The forecast for this upcoming season is a dreary one for the New York Mets, but that hasn't stopped Mets' owner Fred Wilpon from providing his two cents to the Mets' fanbase. Yes, in his first really public comments since calling his own team snake bitten and criticizing the value of his now departed leadoff man, Mr. Wilpon had the following to say:"I think we...
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January 13, 2012
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January 13, 2012
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