Three Decades of Wilponianism

[G-Fafif]

Fred's thirtieth anniversary (1/24/1980) observed here, begging the question, what do you want from your club owner?

That's any theoretical, prospective or actual owner, not just the Wilpons (in which case the snappy comeback would be "to sell the team").

[Valadius]

A new one.

[ashie62]

one not on medicare

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

What I'd want in an owner:

I'd like to be able to go to a game and feel appreciated. Little things for fans make a difference. let me in to see batting practice. Have some fun give-aways.

I don't want to be insulted. $4.50 for a Diet Coke is insulting.

I want to know that you appreciate that you don't actually own the team, but are a caretaker of an important fabric of our lives, which sounds goofy but is true.

[metirish]

We could do a lot worse , a back handed compliment perhaps but I really think we are OK in this regard.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I think so too. I'm glad that the Mets have owners who are willing to spend money and try to win. I wish they were wiser about it, but I'll take the Wilpons over the de Roulets every day of the week.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I think the 'Pons themselves would make for a fascinating bio. I really do think they want what's best, but they're weird. They pick odd priorities and huge blind spots, seem to completely forget what they're supposed to be doing very so often.

[Centerfield]

I agree with the last three comments.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I want an owner with flaming eyes and the touch of acid. Batwings and a piercing sonic scream. I want an owner who's ten feet tall if he's an inch. If there's ever a hostile force rolling into the city, I want to be able to say, "It's OK, my baseball team's owner is guarding the bridge."

That's what I want in an owner.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I think you just described Marge Schott.

[Centerfield]

Do we still click exclamation points? I nominate both of the prior posts.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Go crazy.

[batmagadanleadoff]

The last time the NL baseball team from NYC (with more money to spend than just about everybody else) finished in first place, The Simpsons didn't exist and Fernando Martinez wasn't born. The last Mets team to win its division had Gene Walter on the roster. Fred's better than Lorinda. I'll give him that.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

BML: The Simpsons were extant-- if a little attenuated-- in 2006, IIRC. (Fartinez, too.)

[Elster88]

[Guest Edgy DC]

The last time the NL baseball team from NYC (with more money to spend than just about everybody else) finished in first place, The Simpsons didn't exist and Fernando Martinez wasn't born. The last Mets team to win its division had Gene Walter on the roster. Fred's better than Lorinda. I'll give him that.[/quote:2xoakhuh]

There was this year called 2006. You weren't in a coma then, were you?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Crap. I apologize if you were in a coma.

[batmagadanleadoff]

The last time the NL baseball team from NYC (with more money to spend than just about everybody else) finished in first place, The Simpsons didn't exist and Fernando Martinez wasn't born. The last Mets team to win its division had Gene Walter on the roster. Fred's better than Lorinda. I'll give him that.

[G-Fafif]

[Farmer Ted]

I want Robert Plant to buy the Mets and rock the mofro out of the juke joint. Or something like that.

[metirish]

This an awesome thread, Fred & Jeff can still inspire .

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

I think you just described Marge Schott.[/quote:2jdzt5v2]

I interviewed Marge once, over the phone. She was out there...but still kind of charming. One of the most unusual conversations I've ever had in my life.

[Guest Number 6]

I interviewed Marge once, over the phone. She was out there...but still kind of charming. One of the most unusual conversations I've ever had in my life.[/quote:1nfml92v]

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