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"The best meeting I've ever been a part of."

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 30 2015 11:18 AM

That quote has to be a joke. Who here has ever had a good meeting? I hate all meetings I go to. Upbeat Wilpon addresses Mets in rare meeting By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com | @AnthonyDiComo | 47 minutes ago + 3 COMMENTS PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon has been scarce in public setting over the past half-decade. And while he continues to turn down interview requests on a regular basis, he has become a more visible presence at Mets camp, frequently meeting with manager Terry Collins before and after games. That manifested itself in a different way early Monday morning, when Wilpon gathered everyone in big league camp for his first closed-door meeting with players in years. One player described the meeting as exceedingly positive and "very, very genuine," saying Wilpon expressed to the players how badly he wants to win. "Fred's always been upbeat," third baseman David Wright said. "I'd say that the vast majority of conversations that I've ever had with Mr. Wilpon have been very upbeat, so nothing different." Wilpon, who has not spoken on record in more than two years, declined comment on the meeting. The players, however, did not describe Wilpon as angry or even upset, despite six straight losing seasons. To the contrary, they portrayed the 78-year-old owner as cheerful and optimistic; one player went as far as to call Monday's gathering "the best meeting I've ever been a part of." "I'd like to think that whenever anybody has the floor, that it gets everybody's attention," Wright said. "When you have very few meetings, regardless of what the meetings are about, they mean a little bit more. When you start having meetings for the sake of having meetings, sometimes the message doesn't quite come through. But when you have limited meetings about baseball, like we have, when somebody speaks, the message, I think, comes through a little clearer."

Ceetar Mar 30 2015 11:49 AM Re: "The best meeting I've ever been a part of."

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: That quote has to be a joke. Who here has ever had a good meeting? I hate all meetings I go to. Upbeat Wilpon addresses Mets in rare meeting By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com | @AnthonyDiComo | 47 minutes ago + 3 COMMENTS PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon has been scarce in public setting over the past half-decade. And while he continues to turn down interview requests on a regular basis, he has become a more visible presence at Mets camp, frequently meeting with manager Terry Collins before and after games. That manifested itself in a different way early Monday morning, when Wilpon gathered everyone in big league camp for his first closed-door meeting with players in years. One player described the meeting as exceedingly positive and "very, very genuine," saying Wilpon expressed to the players how badly he wants to win. "Fred's always been upbeat," third baseman David Wright said. "I'd say that the vast majority of conversations that I've ever had with Mr. Wilpon have been very upbeat, so nothing different." Wilpon, who has not spoken on record in more than two years, declined comment on the meeting. The players, however, did not describe Wilpon as angry or even upset, despite six straight losing seasons. To the contrary, they portrayed the 78-year-old owner as cheerful and optimistic; one player went as far as to call Monday's gathering "the best meeting I've ever been a part of." "I'd like to think that whenever anybody has the floor, that it gets everybody's attention," Wright said. "When you have very few meetings, regardless of what the meetings are about, they mean a little bit more. When you start having meetings for the sake of having meetings, sometimes the message doesn't quite come through. But when you have limited meetings about baseball, like we have, when somebody speaks, the message, I think, comes through a little clearer." well, low bar for sure. They could be trolling. Wilpon could've served cake. Wilpon could've tossed 'em all $100 bills. Wilpon could've challenged them to be the most sarcastic they can be with the media and whoever gets a beat writer to pen a immature comparison to the '86 team first gets a beamer.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 30 2015 11:58 AM Re: "The best meeting I've ever been a part of."

Also worth wondering why the writer seems surprised the affable-if-incompentent 78-year-old owner wasn't turning over furniture in the clubhouse and challenging the guys to fistfights, given how hot under the collar he must be over a baseball team's losing streak. Only demented fans are so angry they'd yell at the players over it.