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Jerry Manuel Hearts Manny Ramirez

By Eamonn BrennanJan 27th 2009 – 4:45PM

Manny Ramirez is still unsigned. The Dodgers are apparently unwilling to offer him anything greater than a two-year deal -- when did Ned Colletti get so stingy with his aging free agent fund? -- the Giants are merely flirting, and pretty much everyone else appears unwilling to make Manny an offer. That includes the Mets....

Wilpon on Firing Willie: 'I Know I Screwed Up'

By Matt WatsonJul 24th 2008 – 2:55PM

The Mets have no reason to second-guess their decision to replace Willie Randolph. Since putting Jerry Manuel in charge, the Mets have been one of the hottest teams in baseball and are in sole possession of the first place in the NL East. That said, owner Fred Wilpon does regret the way Randolph was fired, in the dark of...

FredWilpon News From the Web

  • 05/18/12 Wilpon, N.Y. City To Redevelop Area Near Citi Field Source: Sports Business Journal A new deal between N.Y. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration and a group of developers including Mets Owner Fred Wilpon and team President Saul Katz "calls for the remediation and redevelopment of a 20-acre area of the blighted Willets Point neighborhood next to Citi Field,&rdquo...
  • 05/17/12 Wilpon, Mets thrilled to be hosting All-Star Game Source: Fairfield Citizen-News - Fairfield CT City Hall in New York was abuzz Wednesday morning with the announcement that the Mets would be hosting the 2013 All-Star Game. The press conference was a gathering of important men: baseball Commissioner Bud Selig , Mets owner Fred Wilpon, team COO Jeff Wilpon and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg , among others.
  • 05/17/12 David Wright: Five MLB Stars You'd Most Want to Marry... Source: Bleacher Report Fred Wilpon has never been afraid to speak his mind about the players on his team.
  • 05/17/12 Life so much better for Wilpon, he now calls Wright a... Source: New York Post - New York NY This was playful Fred Wilpon, a side of the Mets' principal owner we see actually quite often.
  • 05/16/12 MLB announces New York Mets as 2013 All-Star Game host Source: The Patriot-News - Harrisburg PA Mr. Met stood near the podium with baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, Mets owner Fred Wilpon and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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