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The Sun’ll Come Out Minaya!

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I’m amazed at how few words had to be changed to make this work. Here’s a Fred Wilpon inspired version of the song Tomorrow from the Broadway show Annie: The sun’ll come out Minaya! Bet your bottom dollar That tomorrow There’ll be sun! Just thinkin’ about Minaya! Clears away the cobwebs, And the sorrow ‘Til [ ... ] ...

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Fred Wilpon Is An Ass

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Published Aug. 5, 2010 at 3:17 p.m.

Fred Wilpon is an ass. When asked today if Omar Minaya will be the Mets GM next season Wilpon responded “Is the sun going to come up tomorrow?”. Oh, he’s not an ass for keeping Minaya as GM (or maybe he is, but that’s a different rant). It’s the way he answered the question. While [ ... ] ...

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Fred Wilpon: Mets set for big year

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Published Feb. 21, 2010 at 12:41 p.m.

PORT ST. LUCIE -- For someone who described the last few months as "torture," Fred Wilpon yesterday had a disposition as sunny as the sky ... After watching Johan Santana, Oliver Perez and Mike Pelfrey, among others, throw bullpen sessions on the first official day of spring workouts here, the Mets ...

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Fred Wilpon hopes family will own New York Mets for 'generations', even after torturous offseason

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Published Feb. 21, 2010 at 12:06 p.m.

The Wilpon family isn't getting out of the baseball business anytime soon. On the day pitchers and catchers staged their first spring-training workout, principal owner Fred Wilpon surveyed the 2010 Mets, then predicted his family would own the team for "generations." ...

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Read: Fred Wilpon’s Media Address

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Published Feb. 21, 2010 at 6:34 a.m.

Yesterday, during a press conference at Tradition Field, Mets owner Fred Wilpon answered questions about the team, the off-season, and various off-the-field issues.When asked about how the off-season was for him, Wilpon answered:“Torture. Very, very difficult…we have to stay healthy. I’m very optimistic that they will. And I think that when you have very good [ ... ] ...

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Q&A with Fred Wilpon

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Published Feb. 20, 2010 at 5:14 p.m.

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Mets owner optimistic about 2010 season (AP)

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Published Feb. 20, 2010 at 2:08 p.m.

Coming off a season he said was "torture" for him, New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon is optimistic about the 2010 season. "(It is difficult) when you have all those injuries and a bad season, and the fans were disappointed -- but not anymore than I was because I am probably their biggest fan," Wilpon said ...

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Read: The Worst Owner in Baseball?

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Published Feb. 3, 2010 at 3:27 p.m.

Sports business writer Thomas Van Riper, of Forbes, believes Fred Wilpon is making a run at being the worst owner in baseball, saying:“Wilpon’s two biggest problems: his assumption that New York fans demand a winner each and every year, and his apparent obsession with the Yankees… That one step back that’s usually required to move [ ... ] ...

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Forget About Garland, Too

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Published Jan. 26, 2010 at 5:38 p.m.

Gus Ruelas / AP Mets owner Fred Wilpon cannot long for this ex-Dodger anymore. Oh dear. From Bill Center of the San Diego Union-Tribune arrives this update about formerly free agent pitcher Jon Garland:Padres President Tom Garfinkel, speaking at a ...

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Raissman: Losing hurts not only Mets, but SNY

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Published Dec. 17, 2009 at 8:35 p.m.

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Beyond self-preservation, the Mets' performance, or lack thereof, directly affects not only ticket sales and corporate sponsorships at Citi, but the bottom line of SportsNet New York, which Mets boss Fred Wilpon holds a majority stake in ...

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