Just When You Thought The Mets Were Getting It Together...

NEW: Steve Cohen backed out of deal to buy Mets after Wilpons changed the terms, seeking longer than five years of control. More ⬇️https://t.co/9CEhDGshO7

— Deesha (@DeeshaThosar) February 6, 2020

"Mets president Saul Katz, brother-in-law to Fred Wilpon and uncle to Jeff Wilpon, and his children want no part of owning the team and would prefer to sell. Among the Wilpons/Katz family, only Jeff Wilpon wants to extend his ownership of the Mets, according to a source."

In typical Wilpon fashion, they fucked it all up.

This isn't the first time and now we can confidently assume this may not be the last time. This is perhaps the worst blunder of all. A new low. This was a true chance for the Mets to dig themselves out of the never-ending punchline, being their existence.

Instead, Jeff Wilpon decided to attempt to renegotiate a set deal, where they were still set to make millions of dollars, and Steve Cohen walked away when he felt the Wilpons were pushing too hard for his liking.

This isn't to say the deal is totally dead, Cohen could potentially take the old terms of the deal back, where he would take an 80% stake in the ownership of the Mets in five years. Rumor has it he may want immediate take over of the team as well but that's overcompensating a bit.

It is so funny how the only person who wants the Mets still are Jeff Wilpon. Fred Wilpon is in his early 80's, I'm sure he could live without the team. Literally, nobody else in the family and extended family wants to work within the Mets organization. It seems Jeff is holding onto something that he just can not handle anymore.

Take the minority stake and do what's best for everyone, Cohen would actually make the Mets respectable seeing as he isn't afraid to spend money to turn a business into a success. Lord knows the Mets need it more than anyone else.

--Dombito