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newsday.com - 12/3/2008
Jeff Wilpon: Mets hope to cut dead wood
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The Mets still hope to achieve what team COO Jeff Wilpon calls "addition by subtraction" this winter.
nypost.com - 12/3/2008
WILPON NOT WORRIED ABOUT SLOW OFFSEASON
— nypost.com — Nearly three weeks into free agency and with a gaping hole at closer, the Mets' only major... move so far has been re-signing journeyman outfielder Fernando Tatis. But Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon isn't worried about the glacial pace... (more) WILPON NOT WORRIED ABOUT SLOW OFFSEASON

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A View of Bailout Field from the Capital
seamheads.com - 12/2/2008
A View of Bailout Field from the Capital
— seamheads.com — Mets CEO Jeff Wilpon and CitiGroup demurred when asked if taxpayers–now part owners in CitiGroup after the... federal bailout–could participate in re-naming the new Mets Stadium. The “public” in public financing of new stadiums has been abused for decades by MLB, Inc. It is ... (more) A View of Bailout Field from the Capital

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Don't get cheap on me Jeff Wilpon
metstailgate.com - 12/8/2008
Don't get cheap on me Jeff Wilpon
— metstailgate.com — The economy sucks, and I fear that the Mets will use it as an excuse for not... spending this offseason. This excuse would be unacceptable, as the Mets were 2nd in baseball in attendance and 3rd in average ticket price in 2008. They have a TV network ... (more) Don't get cheap on me Jeff Wilpon

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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com:  Odds and Ends: Griffey, Springer, Hoffman

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Odds and Ends: Griffey, Springer, Hoffman
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... is "more important to our team today then he was in all of 2008 -- and he was very important to our team in '08." McCovey Chronicles is skeptical of all the teams blaming the economy. Drunk Jays Fans predicts Kevin Mench's Japan experience. Jesse Spector looks at comparable pitchers for C.C. Sabathia. Trevor Hoffman may meet with the Mets soon.  Also, Mets COO Jeff Wilpon spoke of "addition by subtraction" yesterday. ...

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