Yup, they sure are, and you can now own a little bit of Flushing’s team. Apparently – despite insisting that they weren’t completely broke because of their involvement in the Madoff scandal – the father-son duo of Fred and Jeff Wilpon just announced that they are selling off a part of the Mets to cover expenses associated with various lawsuits becsuse of their dealings with Bernie Madoff. The Wilpons insisted that they will retain a controlling majority in the team. Read more here.
