Mets Morning News: Wilpon, Bleeding Cash, And Oh Yeah, A Game

In case you've been living under a rock, Mets owner Fred Wilpon blasted David Wright, Jose Reyes, and Carlos Beltran in an extensive interview with the New Yorker.

According to the Daily News, Wilpon admitted in an upcoming Sports Illustrated story that the Mets are "bleeding cash," and could lose up to $70 million this year alone.

Hey, if you're interested in actual baseball game at all, the Mets are beginning a three-game series tonight in Chicago against the Cubs. The Mets send Jon Niese to the mound against Ryan Dempster.

Pelfrey Responds To Wilpon Mess

David Waldstein of the New York Times was able to get player reaction to Fred Wilpon's quotes in the now infamous New Yorker article.

Mike Pelfrey has the best response to the Wilpon fiasco:

"I think guys will be upset...But we're all a family: ownership, coaches and players. Sometimes people say things they regret. It's a mistake and you learn from it. Maybe next spring when we have our media workshop for the players, Fred can come and sit in on it."

Oh, no he didn't!

This is a fantastic quote. Well done, Pelf. This is the best thing you've done all season.

Fred Wilpon, Please Stop Speaking

This morning I awoke thinking today would be like any other off day for the Mets. Quiet.

Then I read "Madoff's Curveball" by Jeffrey Toobin of the New Yorker. It appears, even on an off day the Mets find a way to slip up.

In this very lengthy article, Mets owner Fred Wilpon ripped Jose Reyes, David Wright, and Carlos Beltran.

After calling Reyes a "racehorse," Wilpon went on to say:

"He thinks he's going to get Carl Crawford money. He's had everything wrong with him. He won't get it."

Then he had this to say about Wright:

"A really good kid. A very good player. Not a superstar."

When I thought I was done reading these gems, Wilpon went on to say the following about Beltran:

“We had some schmuck in New York who paid him based on that one series. He’s sixty-five to seventy per cent of what he was.”

Finally, for good measure, Wilpon had this to say when speaking about Ike Davis:

"Good hitter. [Expletive] team, good hitter."

Mets Morning News 5-23-11

The Mets have the day off. They begin a three-game series in Chicago against the Cubs on Tuesday.

David Wright will fly to Los Angeles today to see a back specialist.

This is one of the weirdest interviews I've ever read. Frankly, I don't even know if it's real. In an interview with the New Yorker, Fred Wilpon says Jose Reyes won't get Crawford-type money, says David Wright's not a superstar, and that the team is "snakebitten, baby."

Yankees 9, Mets 3: Add This To The List Of Games To Forget

Disaster. This is the only word that describes today's game.

• Mike Pelfrey went six innings before imploding in the seventh. He allowed five runs on eight hits, while striking out four and walking two. Pelfrey began the seventh by giving up a single to Brett Gardner and then followed with a walk to Chris Dickerson and a hit batsman. Why Pelfrey was allowed to even continue after allowing the single to Gardner is beyond me. He's proven so far this season that he can't get himself out of jams.

• The Mets allowed the Yankees to score eight runs in the seventh inning. Pedro Beato's perfect ERA is no more after giving up two runs in one-third of an inning. Mets pitchers are not the only ones to blame for this disaster of an inning. Willie Harris bobbled a ground ball that would have been the final out of the inning, but instead it prolonged it.

• The Mets had a three-run second inning and then went on to do just about nothing at the plate the rest of the game. Willie Harris, Ronny Paulino, and Jason Pridie each had an RBI in that inning.

This was quite possibly one of the most boring series I have watched in a long time, and today's game had one of the worst innings I've seen all year out of the Mets. At least the team wasn't swept and Interleague Play is over for a while.

Next up: The Mets have an off-day Monday, and begin a three-game series against the Cubs in Chicago on Tuesday.

Mets Send Pelfrey To The Mound In Subway Series Finale

May 22, 2011

1:05 PM ET

Yankee Stadium

TV: WPIX

RADIO: WFAN 660

NEW YORK METS

Starting Pitcher: Mike Pelfrey (3-3, 5.11 ERA)

Pelfrey seems to have gotten into a groove as of late. Despite taking a no decision in his last outing, he pitched well, allowing just one run in seven innings of work against the Marlins. Lifetime agains the Yankees, Pelfrey is 2-2 with a 4.70 ERA.

NEW YORK YANKEES

Starting Pitcher: Ivan Nova (4-3, 4.33 ERA)

In hist last start, Nova gave up one run in 5.1 innings of work, and helped the Yankees end a six game losing streak. He has never faced the Mets.

METS LINEUP:

Reyes-SS, Murphy-1B, Beltran-DH, Bay-LF, Martinez-RF, Turner-2B, Harris-3B, Paulino-C, Pridie-CF. Pelfrey-RHP

Mets Morning News 5-22-11

A few links to get you through the morning:

• Even though he got smacked around yesterday, Chris Capuano put everything into perspective thanks to a pre-game chat he had with a young fan.

• Steve Serby of the New York Post sits down for a Q & A with Justin Turner about everything from being drafted by the Yankees to the 2003 college World Series.

• In case you missed it, Gary Carter was diagnosed with four small brain tumors. It will not be known if the tumors are benign or malignant until Carter undergoes surgery at Duke Medical Center in the coming days.

• Mike Lupica of the Daily News talks with Triple-A Buffalo manager Tim Teufel about the Bisons and the loss of players.