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Ranking the top 15 NY debacles of the decade

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Alex Rodriguez, Phil Jackson, Fred Wilpon

1. Buttfumble

The Post’s Steve Serby writes why the Buttfumble is our New York Debacle of the Decade.

2. Wilpon/Madoff association means Mets don’t spend

Bernie Madoff came crashing down in 2008 and took the Mets with him, giving way to their lack of big spending over the next decade. Owner Fred Wilpon had hundreds of millions of dollars invested in Madoff, who was busted for running a Ponzi scheme. By 2012, Wilpon reached a settlement with Madoff’s trust and was forced to pay back $162 million.