New York Mets Fan Buys Billboard Near CitiField Critisizing Wilpon Family

New York Mets fans may never be happy. Even when they're winning, things seem to go wrong. Gary Palumbo, a lifelong Mets fan, raised $6,700 on Kickstarter to put up a billboard across the street from Citfield that read, "Fred, Jeff and Saul: Sell the Team." Using the money raised from Kickstarter, Palumbo also ordered shirts and place cards that say the same thing. Ironically, since the sign went up, the Mets found themselves in first place and are in the midst of a five-game-winning streak. There essentially isn't a worse time to put up the sign.

The 10 1/2 foot by 22 3/4 billboard stands on Roosevelt Avenue right beside the Number 7 line where thousands of fans throughout the season shuffle in and out to go to the games. Palumbo's reasoning for it was that he wanted everyone to know he was fed up with the Wilpons.

Why is it the burden of Mets fans to replenish the losses from the Madoff Ponzi Scheme? https://t.co/bNMcBcC1DQ pic.twitter.com/pfgOSxwalP

— #YaGottaLeave (@MetsBillboard) April 16, 2015

Palumbo opened his gripe up to Syracuse.com:

"They asked us to be patient through the Madoff issue and to let them go through their rebuilding process, and then they said when the time was ready, they were going to reinvest back into the team and get it ready for competitiveness," Palumbo said. "That was supposed to be last year, but with the Harvey injury, that kind of set everything back."

Palumbo also went on to say that the Wilpons came off as financially unstable after only signing Michael Cuddyer and nobody else during the off-season. According to him, these were all signs that the Wilpons are not cabable of getting things done long-term for the team.

David Wright, who is now on the Disabled List, said the sign was irrelevant.

"Obviously I care about the fans and I want to put on a good show for the fans, but the last thing I need to think about before the home opener is some banner that's up in front of the stadium," he said. "It's irrelevant to me, and it doesn't help me get ready for a game."

When Manager Bobby Collins was asked about it, he said Palumbo should have used the money to feed the poor. Palumbo is starting another Kickstarter campaign to keep the sign up for another four weeks and if those four weeks are anything like the last, the sign may be less and less relevant pending a few more Mets wins.

Confused why backers want a Pro-Team w/Anti_Wilpon billboard, just look at @johnzozzaro today https://t.co/bNMcBcC1DQ pic.twitter.com/8qsEkxNQO0 — #YaGottaLeave (@MetsBillboard) April 9, 2015