The read of the day:
Rosenfield was Norfolks general manager when it became the Mets Triple-A affiliate in 1969 it was named Tidewater then and was still on the job when the Mets left in late 2006. Only a one-hour flight from New York, Norfolk was perfectly suitable for the Mets. And for decades, the two got along well enough.
But Rosenfield said the relationship soured after Jeff Wilpon became the Mets chief operating officer in 2002, after which communication with team officials became “virtually nonexistent.””When he became involved in everything was when things changed,” Rosenfield said. “I dealt with him on some things and somebody always had to go to him if you wanted to do anything. He had his nose and hands in everything.”