Question for the class…
When did everyone start hating the Wilpons?
Madoff…check.
Dodger Stadium…check.
I don’t recall Wilpon rage in 2000.
Was it The Day After Doubleday Sold?
When Jeff became more visible?
When I started blogging?
Serious question…I know Mets fans didn’t hate ownership in the 80’s…this is a relatively new thing.
What am I forgetting? And why do people keep calling me Quaid?
Think it was more aoround the 2nd September meltdown. Or the Adam Rubin saga. That’s when Jeffy became more like Jimmy [Dolan]
When nepotism ruined the on-field product.
During the Omar era and the last few years meltdowns
Alot likely still stems from the stupidity of the 2004 deadline trades. Rumored to be pushed for by ownership.
The first time I remember it is when the Mets got Shane Spencer and Karim Garcia to play right field instead of Vladimir Guerrero.
It’s become more than obvious in recent years that the Mets’ woes flow from the top. The Wilpons have shown time and time again that they’re just not very bright.
The only hope for the Mets to return to greatness is a change in controlling ownership, something the Wilpons will resist until there is no alternative. These guys care about themselves, not the Mets.
It was the summer of 2000 and the greatest player in our franchise’s history was shipped off to Seattle for scrubs and draft picks.
I agree with 5w30. All the drinking that the Knicks and Mets have encouraged has left unable to tell the difference between Wilpon and Dolan. They’re just this drunken blur of suck.
Of whom are you speaking? I drew a blank so I looked up the 2000 transactions on baseball-reference.com and found no trades to Seattle. Rickey Henderson was released in summer 2000 and ended up in Seattle, but I would’ve never guessed anyone would be upset by that.
Sorry. I was being facetious, and unclear, with my comment. Patrick Ewing was traded to Seattle that summer. That’s when life’s downward spiral began.
It’ their ability to make the team and fans feel even more second class than we already are. The ebbets field replica, Jackie Robinson rotunda, black uniforms, lack of mets history, Adam rubin fiasco, madoff mess, willie’s late night firing, collapses in 07&08, the worst medical staff in pro sports, etc. It’s all taken place on their watch.
I first started rolling my eyes when the all-black caps came out in 1999 (no joke).
I truly got ticked off when no one lost their jobs and no other significant changes took place in the wake of 2007. The notion of just sweeping the biggest collapse in baseball history under the rug and being able to carry on and rebound with the same cast as if it never happened was ludicrous (I’d prefer another adjective there, but it’s probably not suitable for a public forum).
They lost me for good after they shrugged off Minaya making a complete jack@$$ out of himself with Adam Rubin.
The parade of exponentially increasing incompetence between September 2007 and the Alderson hire (which may or may not have happened without Selig’s guidance, mind you) has continued to push ownership to the forefront to their own detriment. The thing about the Wilpons is that they are the polar opposite of George Steinbrenner. “The Boss” was driven to win to the point of aggressive buffoonery at times. The Wilpons just fiddle while the Mets burn down around them. What you hope for in ownership is that they hire competent people and stay out of their way. The Wilpons have too often hired incompetent people and done nothing to get in their way.