The Downfall of the Mets Begins

I thought when I woke up on May 21st that I had missed the rapture. Even though it seems Familyradio was wrong, New York Mets fans might be feeling, or at least wishing, the opposite. Today the New Yorker posted an amazing article about Mets owner Fred Wilpon and the fallout of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme. In the article there are several quotes about Mets players. I'll post a link to the article, but it's awfully long, so I'll just post the player specific quotes as well.

Jose Reyes: “He thinks he’s going to get Carl Crawford money,” Wilpon said, referring to the Red Sox’ signing of the former Tampa Bay player to a seven-year, $142-million contract. “He’s had everything wrong with him,” Wilpon said of Reyes. “He won’t get it.”

David Wright: “He’s pressing,” Wilpon said. “A really good kid. A very good player. Not a superstar.”

Ike Davis:  “Good hitter,” Wilpon said. “Shitty team—good hitter.” 

Carlos Beltran: “He’s sixty-five to seventy per cent of what he was.”

Whether these comments are true or not is not the issue. The issue is that since 2006 the Mets have been in a terrible place, and with the current financial issues seem to be be going down an even worse road. Now is not the time when Wilpon should be making these comments about his ball players to writers. It just seemed like bad timing and I hope the Mets are ready to deal with the fallout. 

Here's the link to the article: 
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/05/30/110530fa_fact_toobin?currentPage=all