Sandy Alderson Interviewed On SNY

by Eric Simon on Oct 29, 2010 6:09 PM EDT

Kevin Burkhardt spoke with Sandy Alderson after the Press Conference to Restore Sanity at Citi Field today. Embedded video is below.

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be still my beating heart

mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)

by Gina on Oct 29, 2010 6:35 PM EDT reply actions

Yah, KB is a sharp guy, huh?

Excellent - everybody knows that.

by Dandy Salderson on Oct 29, 2010 8:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Can I get a side by side..

dueling banjos style comparison of Alderson and Omar?

by JavaJoe on Oct 29, 2010 6:36 PM EDT reply actions

even though it was in the older post, i still liked this quote

Just because there’s less gold, doesn’t make it less valuable

and then he was all: “like, check out a supply and demand graph for once why don’t you!” and chortled while pushing the bridge off his glasses further up his nose with his index finger.

HELLO HELLO MR WILPON... BUY THAT MANSION. WE DONT NEED A CONDO.

by kendynamo on Oct 29, 2010 6:47 PM EDT reply actions

watching this gave me the warm fuzzies.

Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.

by fxcarden on Oct 29, 2010 7:24 PM EDT reply actions

Burkhardt

is a tool. He is the John Giannone of the mets

by jdon on Oct 29, 2010 7:27 PM EDT reply actions

Sandy is so awesome...

He makes Burkhardt tolerable.

by JJJ on Oct 29, 2010 7:31 PM EDT reply actions

One minute in:.

“You’d like to see a franchise like the Mets in the playoffs every year,… (pause for humility) or close to every year.”

Sounds like not much at all is going to be added for 2011 unless through trades.

“Some quality signings at the international level and things can turn around in a hurry.” Wheee!

He always makes an interesting analogy to bonds, where you want players on a variety of contracts so that (I assume) if you run into trouble a variety of fixes are possible.

by Jack Str on Oct 29, 2010 7:43 PM EDT reply actions

hedge against interest rates = hedge against suck

Bobby V. for manager, Wally B. for bench coach.

by fxcarden on Oct 29, 2010 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Amazin' Alderson

by Pack Bringley on Oct 29, 2010 8:05 PM EDT reply actions

Alderson Avenue!

I think the confidence ratings are going to skyrocket from the minimum 10 last month.

by EtSuKe on Oct 29, 2010 8:17 PM EDT reply actions

When I watch this, I think "our GM is better than yours"

Much better.

The Mets GM is Sandy Alderson: A Dynasty is Born
R.A. Dickey for Governor!

by Russ on Oct 29, 2010 8:33 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Wow

He didnt call out Adam Rubin for trying to lobby for FO job. He’s already my favorite GM

by aparkermarshall on Oct 29, 2010 8:51 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs

This.

Chamption of the R.A. Dickey Face contest and "Cromulent Photoshopper Extraordinaire" of Amazin' Avenue!

by Steve Schreiber on Oct 29, 2010 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Actually, I was looking through some of the clips from the press conference yesterday...you must've missed this part:

Chamption of the R.A. Dickey Face contest and "Cromulent Photoshopper Extraordinaire" of Amazin' Avenue!

by Steve Schreiber on Oct 30, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

Key sentence by Alderson was "to use your resources wisely"

by Putnan Prince on Oct 29, 2010 9:17 PM EDT reply actions

Amazingly..

there wasn’t a cringe worthy comment.

by JavaJoe on Oct 29, 2010 9:52 PM EDT reply actions

I like how he said that getting from middle of the pack to the top does not have to be a “long process”. I really like how Alderson expresses himself and his tact. I only see good things with him at the helm.

by CCE718 on Oct 30, 2010 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions

He really does have a hard on for hitting

Its going to be weird to see the change in the organizational mind set of pitching and fielding. Its important to note that Omar did a shitty job of assembling a solid pitching staff, save for this year. Its going to be fun to see what Alderson can cook up.

I wonder if Alderson is going to go over slot. I think that is one of the major reasons why Omar’s drafts were so “middle of the pack”. I also think that the good drafting teams do this. Alderson comes from the commish’s office, so I am not sure he is going to go over slot.

by Coolpapabell on Oct 30, 2010 5:45 PM EDT reply actions

meh the dodgers stay within slot for the most part

and they’re one of the better drafting teams. Our problem hasn’t been slot as much as targeting the wrong players and not developing the picks we get right. Plus they can spend in IFA freely and rebuild the system.

mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)

by Gina on Oct 31, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions

I think they commish's office has dual concerns here...

One of which is the slot recommendations, which have no real force but are meant as a means of controlling costs and rely on mutual assent to be effective. The other is having a second premiere franchise in NY, and to erase part of the past frustrations. I would not be surprised if Alderson could speak frankly with the league front office and could get some latitude in this regard. Slot limits are intended to prevent abuse: all one needs to violate them without backlash is to show how the proposal is not abusive.

It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.

by MookieTheCat on Oct 31, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions

I don't think any teams have ever gotten any backlash

from violating slot.

mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon (and Billy King-Paul G B)

by Gina on Oct 31, 2010 3:45 AM EDT up reply actions

Pretty much...

That’s why they are recommendations, not rules. Recommendations can be overruled for good reason. Rules generally cannot. So I think Sandy might be able to wiggle here, whereas someone like Omar (who clearly doesn’t have the name Alderson does), might have to stick closer to be accepted.

It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.

by MookieTheCat on Oct 31, 2010 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions

There's no punishment for going over slot.

You don’t have to ask to do it or justify yourself to the Commissioner; you just do it (with the knowledge you may be contributing to higher contract demands from draftees in the future).

Save Jenrry Mejia!
In lobby for Chip Hale as Mets 2011 Manager.

by Ogre39666 on Oct 31, 2010 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm not sure it's so simple...

Even when there is no recourse for violation of goals, particularly those goals that can make you and your peers poorer over time, it doesn’t mean that they have no force.

It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.

by MookieTheCat on Nov 1, 2010 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions