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New York Mets ownership nightmare is over, at least we hope so

By Tim Boyle

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 13: (L-R) Chief Executive Officer Saul Katz, Owner Fred Wilpon and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon of the New York Mets talk prior to game four of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citi Field on October 13, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 13: (L-R) Chief Executive Officer Saul Katz, Owner Fred Wilpon and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon of the New York Mets talk prior to game four of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citi Field on October 13, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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Within the next five years, the New York Mets will have a new majority owner. Fans are cracking open champagne to celebrate what we have to hope is a new direction.

Who knew on the same day Cole Hamels signed with the Atlanta Braves and Zack Wheeler landed with the Philadelphia Phillies that we’d have good news about the New York Mets to report? Although the roster didn’t receive an upgrade, the front office did.

Within the next five years, one of the minority owners, Steve Cohen, will take over as majority owner of the Mets. The Wilpons will slowly faze out, hopefully ending the ownership nightmare fans have endured for many years.

The relationship between Mets fans and the Wilpons hasn’t been a good one. In the New York market, they routinely failed to push all-in to help the team win. They spent money at times, rarely making wise investments in players. Their involvement in the Bernie Madoff scandal kicked the franchised into the bottom of a well 300-style for the first half of the 2010s. In the latter half, some up-and-coming young players were key to turning the fortunes around.

Everything we thought was coming for the Mets franchise now changes. Although immediate satisfaction is likely not on its way, there’s hope for a more promising future ahead.

Since coming to Rising Apple at the beginning of the 2018 season, the one constant storyline I’ve encountered when interacting with fans involved the unhappiness with ownership. The same day we learned the Wilpons are on the way out as majority owners, the Hamels and Wheeler signings were a reminder of why fans genuinely dislike Fred and Jeff Wilpon.

Cohen and his billions of dollars should change the way we look at this franchise. More importantly, the players will see the same thing and reap the rewards.

There are few things Mets fans wanted more over the past few seasons than to see the owners sell the team. It’s happening and just in time for Christmas.

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