JEFF WILPON RUMORS & GOSSIP
From The Head Down: The Wilpons And The Mets’ Dysfunction
What’s wrong with the Mets?
If you listen to Manager-for-the-moment Terry Collins, the answer is “Nothing. We just have to play better.” Well we’re all certainly glad he cleared that one up. Good to know he has the solution right at his fingertips. Meanwhile the Mets have just notched their second six-game losing skein of the season – they still haven’t played...
J10K – Mets VP Hits The Mark On Twitter
Updated by Joe D. at Midnight
Jay Horwitz, did it. Without about 40 minutes to spare, he surpassed 10,000 followers and won his bet with Jeff Wilpon.
Now it’s on Jeff Wilpon to pay the piper on Monday and make a donation to the charity of Jay’s choice.
Way to go, Jay!.
Original Post by Clayton Collier at 7:35 PM
Help Mets VP of Media Relations Jay Horwitz get to 10,000 fans by...
ESPN: Wilpons Among Most Loathed Sports Figures In New York
Fred and Jeff Wilpon made ESPN’s list of the 10 most loathed New York sports figures of 2012. You can click here to view the list, and here to rank them yourself.
Here are the latest rankings which has Alex Rodriguez leading in points and Fred and Jeff Wilpon leading in most first place votes.
I don’t know how ESPN determined their nominees, but I found it odd that the...
Jeff Wilpon Says Dickey And Mets Far Apart On Dollars
Updated Post 1:00 PM
Jeff Wilpon told reporters today that R.A. Dickey and the Mets are still far apart on the overall value of a possible contract extension, and it’s possible they could go into next season with no new agreement.
Dickey later told ESPN.com that he is hopeful a new deal can be worked out, but he understands that Sandy Alderson is paid to make the Mets better...
Hurricane Sandy Victims Reach Out To Help Mets
Mets COO Jeff Wilpon gladly accepts a generous offering from Superstorm Sandy victim Lil' Timmy McGregor. The tot who has been cared for by a pack of wild dogs since his family was swept out to sea helps us all put things in perspective this Thanksgiving: "Look. I know things are bad for me, but at least I have four wheels and a clue. The dude in the stupid sweater is a...
Wright Not Happy With Mets Offer, Wilpon Refusing To Budge
In today’s New York Post, Mike Puma writes that according to an industry source with knowledge of the discussions,there is just a 50-50 that David Wright signs a long-term extension with the Mets this offseason, Mike Puma reports in this morning’s New York Post.
The source said Wright is less than thrilled with the length of contract and amount of guaranteed money the Mets have...
The business of Mets baseball Part II: Keeping Wilpon’s lobsters
Okay, we now have down on paper how the Wilpon family became Mets owners, the era of Omar Minaya, the beginning of Sandy & Company, the recession, and ‘The House That Number 42 Built’.
I’m going to dumb it down a little here so everyone can understand just how a business survives and what determines the value of your business for a resale or refinancing.
The profit of...
Jeff Wilpon buys shirts to motivate Mets Players
The Mets players found another shirt in their lockers after the workout was over.
To motivate the team, Jeff Wilpon ordered orange T-shirts for the entire roster that featured the U-shaped logo from the cartoon series “Underdog,” which aired in the 1960s.
Wright seemed lukewarm on the concept of the shirt. He said: “I don’t really like using the whole Underdog thing...
Mets get ‘Underdog’ t-shirts courtesy of Jeff Wilpon (Picture)
If there’s any team in baseball that fits the underdog description, it is without question a franchise playing in the country’s largest media market. Yup, the New York Mets are easily one of the biggest underdog franchises in sports. Well, at least that’s what out-of-touch COO Jeff Wilpon believes.
Wilpon, already known as a feisty character, had t-shirts with the U logo...
Good News for Freddy Wilpon, Judge denies appeal from Trustee in Mets Madoff Trial
A U.S. District Judge denied an appeal Tuesday from the trustee seeking to recover funds from Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme, limiting the potential liability of Mets owners at trial to no more than $386 million.
Judge Jed Rakoff stood firm on his September ruling, keeping trustee Irving Picard from recovering more than the $386 million in principal and fictitious profits that...
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