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	Fred Wilpon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fred Wilpon is a baseball executive with the National League New York Mets.
		In 2002, the Wilpon family purchased the rest of the Mets from Nelson Doubleday Jr.
		Wilpon currently serves as Chairman of Sterling Equities, while his son, Jeff is the COO of the Mets and executive vice president of Sterling.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fred_Wilpon (125 words)

	FRED WILPON IS THE DEVIL
		fred: well, when you get back to shea, search 'hummer' and see what pops up.
		fred: you know you look like sammy sosa.
		fred: i remember i took tommy glavine and his lovely wife to the four seasons.
	wilpon-hell.blogspot.com (3321 words)

	SportingNews.com - Baseball : Wilpon hopes Mets improve on last season (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Wilpon said that every person in the Mets' organization, whether it is staff or player, would have to wait until after the season to discuss contracts.
		Wilpon said he thinks this year's team is in the hands of a manager, Art Howe, who is proven and relates well with the players.
		Wilpon said his optimism for this year's team was based on the success of the players the Mets now have who were successful on other teams.
	i.tsn.com /baseball/articles/20030219/457885.html (645 words)

	ESPN.com: MLB - Valentine was made scapegoat for Mets' woes
		But one member of the organization said, "Fred's eyes were finally opened." The real intrigue, then, is what the owner saw or heard that prompted a coup, and why he chose to fire Valentine instead of GM Steve Phillips.
		Wilpon admitted it was no easy choice, and even toyed with the possibility of dismissing both men.
		By the end of this summer, Wilpon conceded, "we have an image problem." Even the established veterans seemed to be drifting, and Valentine's managerial style -- he strongly believed in the separation of a manager from his players -- seemed to backfire.
	espn.go.com /mlb/columns/klapisch_bob/1440099.html (927 words)

	ESPN.com: MLB - Wilpon asks court to dismiss partner's claims about appraisal
		Wilpon sued Nelson Doubleday last month in an effort to force him to sell him his 50 percent share based on a $391 million appraisal of the team by Robert Starkey.
		Wilpon's lawyers said Doubleday adviser Dick Cummins attended an owners' meeting last Nov. 27 during which the extent of Starkey's work for baseball was discussed.
		Wilpon's lawyers said the Mets' partners, 50-50 owners since 1985, agreed in June 2001 to a $400 million evaluation, with $100 million to be added if the team got a new ballpark.
	espn.go.com /mlb/news/2002/0807/1415324.html (390 words)

	USATODAY.com - Mets fired the wrong guy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		If Wilpon's nose grew a half-inch every time he swore Valentine and Phillips were guaranteed employment through next season, it would run longer than the list of grievances the deposed manager read over the phone.
		I told Fred that that he had to give the next manager authority in the clubhouse and on the field, that he had to get Steve off the field and out of the clubhouse.
		Even Wilpon acknowledged that Valentine contributed more to the 9/11 cause than anyone he knew, a truth the owner should've used as a tiebreaker in his choice to dump the manager or GM.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/columnist/oconnor/2002-10-01-oconnor_x.htm (1117 words)

	NetShrine Discussion Forum - Brooklyn Cyclones & NY Politics
		Fred Wilpon became a New York real-estate plutocrat, the builder of tall towers along gilded blocks of Manhattan avenues, by excelling at the art of the calculated risk.
		Wilpon immediately became a modern-day duke of Flatbush: he was the hometown boy who made good across the river and then brought the prodigal pastime back to the game's most impassioned fans.
		Wilpon is said to be seeking the better part of $500 million from the city to build the Mets a new ballpark in Queens.
	www.netshrine.com /vbulletin2/printthread.php?t=597 (3063 words)

	Looking for Mr. Met: Fred Wilpon, Mike Piazza and the Hall of Fame
		Because of that, Piazza will be coddled instead of traded, and managers will have to humor his desire to catch, despite his terrible throwing arm and the fact that he could be one of the best hitters in the game if he moved to a less strenuous job at first base.
		Fred Wilpon has been at least a partial owner of this team for 24 years, and while there have been fan favorites, there has never been a defining Met before Piazza.
		Wilpon needs Piazza and he needs him to be inducted to the Hall of Fame wearing a Mets cap.
	www.athomeplate.com /piazza04.shtml (1067 words)

	CNNSI.com - Baseball - Mets co-owner accuses Selig, baseball of fraud - Tuesday August 06, 2002 09:17 PM
		Nelson Doubleday, in papers filed Tuesday in federal court in New York, said the commissioner's office was "in cahoots" with Fred Wilpon, his co-owner, to put an artificially low value on the team.
		Wilpon is attempting to buy out Doubleday under the provisions of an agreement they made when they bought the team in 1986.
		Wilpon sued Doubleday last month to force him to accept a buyout based on a $391 million evaluation made in April by Robert Starkey, a former Arthur Andersen LLP partner who left in 1999 to form his own company, one that is a consultant to major league baseball.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/news/2002/08/06/mets_suit_ap (975 words)

	CNNSI.com - Baseball - Selig helps settle Mets' ownership dispute - Tuesday August 13, 2002 07:11 PM
		NEW YORK (AP) -- Nelson Doubleday agreed Tuesday to sell his 50 percent of the New York Mets to co-owner Fred Wilpon, settling an ugly lawsuit filled with accusations of misconduct.
		Wilpon sued Doubleday last month in federal court to try to force a sale of his partner's 50 percent share based on a $391 million appraisal of the team made in March by Robert Starkey.
		Doubleday, saying the Mets were worth far more, claimed the commissioner's office was "in cahoots" with Wilpon to put an artificially low value on the Mets, and said Starkey and Selig conspired to "manufacture phantom operating losses" in baseball's books as part of its strategy in labor talks.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/news/2002/08/13/mets_lawsuit_ap (604 words)

	Sterling Equities \| Leadership/Senior Management
		Fred Wilpon is Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Sterling Equities and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the New York Mets.
		Wilpon's background includes extensive experience in all aspects of the real estate industry, as well as serving as the Senior Executive of many diversified businesses.
		Wilpon serves on the Board of Directors of the New York Mets as well as the Boards of various professional, civic and charitable organizations.
	www.sterlingequities.com /about/leadership.php (1066 words)

	ChicagoSportsReview.com
		So there was Fred Wilpon, trying to put a positive spin not just on the immediate problem but on the state of the team in general.
		For at least the third time in as many seasons, Fred Wilpon has seen fit to reduce the budget despite the Mets being situated in one of the biggest markets in all of baseball.
		He's got the knowledge in the organization, but Wilpon insists on having hands on involvement in every aspect of his team, and worse he insists on getting his son Jeff, the Mets COO of baseball operations, in on the act too.
	www.chicagosportsreview.com /printer/article.asp?c=123833 (875 words)

	village voice > news > The Unhappy Recap by Billy Altman
		The question for longtime Met observers is not whether Mike Piazza needs to trade in his catcher's cup for a first baseman's mitt, and it's not whether Mo Vaughn will take the (insurance) money and waddle into the sunset, never again to threaten Shea Stadium as a weapon of mass obstruction.
		Wilpon further asserted that the Mets would try to trim their payroll for '04 from its current stratospheric height of $120 million (second only to that damn Yankee payroll) to down under the nine-figure mark.
		(Of course, son Jeff Wilpon is the Mets' COO.) The elder Wilpon implied that the veteran route (the veterans, that is, who haven't been tendered big deals to stay with their clubs) seemed a likely way to go.
	www.villagevoice.com /issues/0340/altman.php (461 words)

	NYU Today
		The first recipient of the award is Fred Wilpon, co-founder and chairman of the board of Sterling Equities and chairman and chief executive officer of the New York Mets.
		In honoring Wilpon, NYU and the Rudin Family seek to recognize the devotion to building community and serving the city that embodied Lewis Rudin’s work.
		Fred Wilpon is a lifelong New Yorker who has devoted much of his life to New York City, developing real estate, and transforming the New York Mets into a perennial playoff contender.
	www.nyu.edu /nyutoday/archives/16/10/Stories/Fred-Wilpon.html (414 words)

	Fred Wilpon's Amazin' Escape
		Fred Wilpon, the owner of the New York Mets, is one lucky guy.
		His baseball team is in the hunt for a playoff spot for the first time in years and his investment firm managed to get out of the scandal-tarred Bayou Management hedge fund in the nick of time.
		Wilpon, who could not be reached for comment, is the founder and largest investor in Sterling Stamos, which is run by Peter Stamos, former chief of staff and chief economist for former New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley.
	www.thestreet.com /pf/markets/matthewgoldstein/10240637.html (730 words)

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		fred: i say, briq, this is some damn fine hot cocoa. briq: i'm glad you like it, sir.
		this is a family atmosphere *powwow*. omar: i took this job because you promised autonomy! />fred: you are autonomous.
		he is our clemens. />fred: who the hell are you? guru conti: bullpen coach />fred: is he on the seating chart, briq? briq: he is now, sir. />fred: damn, you're good.
	wilpon-hell.blogspot.com /atom.xml (4010 words)

	ESPN Radio NYC Theory On Mets - NetShrine Discussion Forum
		Wilpon’s official role with the Mets is as the team’s chief operating officer, but to listen to sources around the club in recent months, his real job is to roam Shea Stadium and antagonize security guards and team employees.
		Jeff Wilpon has decided that he's going to learn how to run a baseball team and take over at the end of the year.
		For the record, both of the Wilpons declined to comment publicly to the media through PR director Jay Horwitz, hoping to take the high road and let Doubleday’s comments stand alone as sour grapes.
	www.netshrine.com /vbulletin2/showthread.php?t=9906 (1576 words)

	Sample text for Library of Congress control number 93006190
		Fred Wilpon is the president of the New York Mets baseball team.
		One afternoon Wilpon was leading a group of school children on a tour of Shea Stadium.
		Fred Wilpon is a leader and not just because of the title he holds or the salary he earns.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/samples/simon031/93006190.html (3041 words)

	New York Daily News - Baseball - 2005 Baseball Preview: Return on investment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		PORT ST. LUCIE — Fred Wilpon was among the Mets fans who suffered during the team's spiral since its World Series appearance in 2000.
		Wilpon cites a combination of factors, from his faith in new GM Omar Minaya — who grew up in the organization before running the Expos — to next year's inferior free-agent crop to the 2006 launch of a regional television network in which the club is partnering with Comcast and Time Warner.
		Wilpon said the fan response in terms of ticket sales has been "off the charts compared to the last couple of years."
	www.nydailynews.com /sports/baseball/story/295078p-252645c.html (766 words)

	village voice > news > Jockbeat by
		On the one hand, said Wilpon, part of the reason for the Mets' downward spiral since their 2000 World Series appearance was the loss of "pure baseball people" like former executives Omar Minaya (now GM of the Expos) and Dave Wallace (now pitching coach of the Red Sox).
		On the other hand, Wilpon went out of his way to point out the great progress already being made in the redevelopment of the club's minor league system by the person he installed as chief operating officer the minute he became sole owner last summer—his son Jeff.
		At a June 5 hearing, amid the legion of garment workers complaining that the project would destroy their livelihood, was a sizable MSG contingent, with one Cablevision exec taking the mic to vaguely but forebodingly praise the plan for "providing needed flexibility to our efforts to plan for the future of Madison Square Garden."
	www.villagevoice.com /issues/0325/jockbeat.php (603 words)

	USATODAY.com - Mets have shot at outdoing Yanks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Wilpon wants to dispel the notion that his is some silly son-and-pop operation, and that baseball decisions are being made by professional businessmen who are hopelessly lost as amateur scouts.
		Now that the Yankees have landed Johnson, Wilpon is the one who has to put some big units of cash on the table.
		Wilpon's never crossed it on a player's deal; Steinbrenner has trampled all over it with Derek Jeter ($189 million), Jason Giambi ($120 million), Alex Rodriguez ($112 million) and, soon enough, Beltran (think $115 to $120 million).
	www.usatoday.com /sports/columnist/oconnor/2004-12-30-oconnor_x.htm (940 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Piazza departure likely as Wilpon views a year he saw as progress
		NEW YORK – As the Mike Piazza era likely draws to a close, Mets owner Fred Wilpon views 2005 as a step forward.
		While failing to return to the postseason for the first time since losing to the Yankees in the 2000 World Series, the Mets would finish with a winning record for the first time since 2001 if they at least split their closing four-game series against Colorado.
		In the first season since Omar Minaya took over as general manager and Willie Randolph became manager, Pedro Martinez flourished and Carlos Beltran foundered for much of the year.
	signonsandiego.com /sports/baseball/20050929-1436-bbn-mets-wilpon.html (644 words)

	Mike's Mets: The Good and Bad of Being a Mets Fan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		I absolutely believe that Fred Wilpon does owe Mets fans a fair opportunity to see their team play.
		Fred Wilpon does not owe me a voice in personnel decisions.
		Fred Wilpon does not need to spend x amount of dollars on players in any given season to retain my loyalty.
	www.mikesmets.com /2006/03/the_good_and_bad_of_being_a_me.html (1432 words)

	Fred Wilpon \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Doubleday, whose publishing company supplied 80 percent of the purchase price, will serve as chairman of the board, while Wilpon, a former teammate of Sandy Koufax's at Brooklyn's Lafayette High School, will be president and chief operating officer.
		and Nelson Doubleday finally complete their deal to transfer full ownership of the team to Wilpon within the next 30 days.
		But Nelson will question the valuation of the team by the independent arbitrator, and the transaction will not be resolved until the fall.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/W/Wilpon_Fred.stm (189 words)

	What Horrors Await Minaya? - October 1, 2004 - The New York Sun
		He is supposed to be the nice-guy owner around here, the one who is most definitely not The Boss, the one who doesn't fire secretaries for ordering him the wrong sandwich or general managers for making the wrong trade.
		But the image of Fred Wilpon, out of Lafayette High in Brooklyn, friend and teammate of Sandy Koufax, paternal owner of the New York Mets, doesn't square with the reality.
		Yesterday, Wilpon proudly announced the return of the prodigal son, Omar Minaya, to the job he should have been given four years ago, that of general manager of the Mets.
	www.nysun.com /article/2592 (393 words)

	Mr. Fred Wilpon: Get Rid of Victor Zambrano Petition : [ powered by iPetitions.com ] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Fred Wilpon: Get Rid of Victor Zambrano Petition : [ powered by iPetitions.com ]
		As you well know, Mets fans are some of the best and most passionate fans around sports.
		In the event no adequate sponsor is named, iPetitions will consider the individual account holder with which the petition was created as the lawful sponsor.
	www.ipetitions.com /petition/Trade_Victor_Zambrano (458 words)

	Daily Record Sports - Minaya introduced as Mets’ new GM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		An engaging, street-smart executive with unquestioned skills as a talent evaluator, Minaya carefully built a strong reputation during a nearly five-year stint as assistant GM of the Mets then three seasons running the Montreal Expos.
		The Wilpons claimed former GM Jim Duquette had authority to run the team as he saw fit.
		But Fred Wilpon admitted Thursday that it was his intention to hire Minaya last fall but no deal could be arranged.
	www.dailyrecord.com /sports/pro/sports2-100104minaya1.htm (786 words)

	BBTF's Newsblog Discussion :: NY Times: Wilpon Keeping a Careful Watch on His Investment (RR) (METS THREAD 1/23)
		One year ago, [Fred] Wilpon said he was making a commitment to developing young players and would add big-money veterans only if the team was in contention.
		Well, the one on Wilpon on Mets.com is actually notes column, but the beginning and biggest part is on him.
		I have no idea what "other way" Wilpon is referring to as the Mets haven't really had a way of doing things for awhile.
	www.baseballthinkfactory.org /files/newsstand/discussion/26462 (6390 words)

	Sign Carlos Delgado - Signatures
		We endorse the Sign Carlos Delgado Petition to Fred Wilpon.
		PetitionOnline.com has disabled the display of email addresses for signatories who chose to make their address public.
		The Sign Carlos Delgado Petition to Fred Wilpon was created by and written by Mike Burke (burke469er@yahoo.com).
	www.petitiononline.com /mod_perl/signed.cgi?mets2005&101 (123 words)

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