Here is some of Fred Wilpon, in his introduction statement: ?�Our family has owned the Mets for a very long time. We�ve had a lot of good years, and too many poor years. That�s painful. I must say, the last four years have been the most painful to me and probably the most disappointing� ? I love the New York Mets. I love this franchise. This franchise is part of our family, and our lives� As the Principal Owner and the CEO of this team, I am responsible, I have the last word, the buck stops here and so I take all of the responsibility for the failures on the field or in any other places in this organization� We will hire a new GM, and he will hire the manager and the coaches. His job and the managers job and the staff�s job, with our support, is to win baseball games.� http://www.metsblog.com/