The Rise of Fred Wilpon

This *is* mine, so it might be tacky to post, but I thought people here might appreciate it. A lot of said and written about Fred Wilpon, but I've never really heard his whole story told before. The article ended up being much more of a ramble than I intended, but as I kept getting deeper and deeper down that rabbit hole it was hard for me to figure out where to wrap it up. Either way, I hope it makes for an interesting read and that you all enjoy.

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Fantastic article

"RBI’s does measure something – Wins."
-Bayonne Mets Fan on MMO

by Dandy Salderson on Nov 21, 2011 5:01 PM EST reply actions

Thanks Dandy!

It’s not the strongest writing, but I think the thread of the story is interesting!

by Brian Mangan on Nov 21, 2011 5:49 PM EST up reply actions

Great read, Brian.

One aesthetic question: is it possible to get rid of that toolbar at the top?

"And that's why anybody who invested with Lenny Dykstra should really call that number. Lawyers are standing by."

by BobbyV_Incognito on Nov 21, 2011 6:10 PM EST reply actions

Thanks! And, I dunno.

I changed the format of my blog recently by accident… so I just decided to do with it. It was too late to go back to what I had originally, so I figured I’d just go with the most interesting thing. It’s not ideal for long articles, but there isn’t really another way, I don’t think. For now.

by Brian Mangan on Nov 22, 2011 1:42 AM EST up reply actions

I'm sure you worked hard on this, and it shows

but you lost me with “Fred’s baseball acumen”

One day, this team is going to kill me.

by fxcarden on Nov 21, 2011 7:33 PM EST reply actions

One thing to add

Were his [Einhorn’s] comments the sour grapes from a spurned partner? Or could the Wilpons truly have surprised him with the changes they proposed at the last second?

I have been following the ‘Pons since I was a teenager, and I have been following Einhorn for three or four years since his fund blew up. I dont know either of them personally, but I have read quite a bit about both men over a pretty good amount of time, and with that in mind let me say that there is no question at all that Einhorn’s word is more trustworthy than Wilpon’s. I mean, just knowing the little that I know, it is not even close. It is like comparing the intellect of Omar versus D3P0, or the likability of Dickey versus LOLlie.

"RBI’s does measure something – Wins."
-Bayonne Mets Fan on MMO

by Dandy Salderson on Nov 22, 2011 9:33 AM EST reply actions

Wow that was in-depth

Great read, Brian.

by James Kannengieser on Nov 22, 2011 4:21 PM EST reply actions

Thanks!

You know, originally, it was just going to be a blurb about the 2002 transaction between Doubleday and Wilpon. But in reading about that, I became interested in the 1986 transaction where they became 50-50 partners … and from there, seeing Wilpon had pulled those two moves, I started looking at the independence of the 1986 appraisal and down the rabbit hole I went. Really interesting stuff, and I hope someone else does it justice later.

by Brian Mangan on Nov 22, 2011 10:09 PM EST up reply actions

Great job, Brian

But, if I may, an editorial note. A smile came to my face when you mentioned Ringo Starr early on, but then you referred to arbitrator Robert Starkey as “Richard” later on.

The 2011 New York Mets: Assume crash position

by CTRefJay on Nov 22, 2011 7:34 PM EST reply actions