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New York Mets fan wants to buy billboard telling Wilpons to sell

ByPhil Watson|
Sep 8, 2014; New York, NY, USA; General view of sunset over Citi Field during the first inning of a game between the New York Mets and the Colorado Rockies at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 8, 2014; New York, NY, USA; General view of sunset over Citi Field during the first inning of a game between the New York Mets and the Colorado Rockies at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Because the idea has been so successful in the past, a fan of the New York Mets wants to buy billboard space urging the Wilpon family to sell the team.

A New York Mets fan has launched a Kickstarter campaign looking to raise funds in order to purchase billboard space encouraging the Wilpon family to sell the club.

On his Kickstarter page, Palumbo wrote (H/T New York Post): I love the Mets and believe the owners are not responsible stewards of the team. Their poor decisions have placed the team into a position where they no longer invest in a manner of placing the team in contention for the playoffs. They manage the team simply to keep it as a family heirloom.

The Mets released a statement which read: “We appreciate our fans’ passion and look forward to a great season in 2015.”

Palumbo tweeted some mockups on Monday of a campaign centered on an adaptation of Tug McGraw’s message to the 1973 Mets team that reached the World Series despite finishing the regular season at 82-79, “Ya gotta believe!”

The Mets were 79-83 in 2014, their sixth consecutive losing season. Their last winning record was in 2008, but that came in a season during which New York was in first place as late as Sept. 19 before choking away a playoff spot with a 3-6 finish.

That came on the heels of a 2007 collapse which saw the Mets cough up a 5½-game lead in the National League East over the final 16 games.

Their last playoff appearance was in 2006, when they lost Game 7 of the National League Championship Series to the St. Louis Cardinals on Yadier Molina’s home run in the top of the ninth.

Current manager Terry Collins is entering his fifth season at the helm, compiling a record of 304-344 from 2011-14.

Outgoing commissioner Bud Selig has said repeatedly over the last four years that he has no concerns about the ownership of the Mets, even in the face of reports that co-owner Saul Katz was looking to sell his stake in May.

“I’ve said this repetitively—I have no concerns about the Mets,” Selig said at an event in May, according to the New York Daily News. “I have no reason to have any concerns. Why should I have? That’s the whole point.”

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