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Who Can You Blame For Jose Reyes's Departure?
Jose Reyes is gone and Mets fans are angry. Some of you might be angry at no one in particular, but that's crazy! Direct your rage at someone and open fire with bullets of apoplexy! So who can we blame for this mess? Fred Wilpon et al. Grr, the owners. You hate them! The Mets have been mostly...
San Diego Padres hire former Mets GM, Omar Minaya
On the day we lose Heath Bell, we gain Omar Minaya. It's the Circle of Life as a Padres Fan. <!-- https://twitter.com/SI_JonHeyman/status/142636157778411520 --> #embedly_twitter_66024477{background:url(http://a2.twimg.com/profile_background_images/11946168/si_twitter_back_6232.gif) #a1a9b6;...
Comparing The Mets' And Braves' Collapse Apology E-Mails
Talking Chop posted the e-mail that Braves President John Schuerholz sent to fans following their Metsian collapse in September this season. It reminded of the e-mail the Mets sent out after Game 162 in 2007. Here is a comparison of the two messages. First up is the Mets' message, which I've dug...
Transcript of Omar Minaya's Interview on SNY
During the top of the third inning of the Mets' series-opener in St. Louis last night, Omar Minaya joined Gary Cohen and Ron Darling in the SNY booth to talk about the organization's prospects, offseason plans, and potential changes to Citi Field. Here's the full transcript of the interview: Gary...
Happy Anniversary Omar Minaya And Adam Rubin
Two years ago today, Omar Minaya's rocky tenure as Mets General Manager reached its tragiliarious climax. Minaya accused Adam Rubin, then employed by the Daily News, of "lobby" for a player development position with the Mets organization, thereby calling into question Rubin's journalistic...
K-Rod: A Tale of Two GMs
Jon Bois, one of the genii behind The Dugout and now a fellow SB Nation scribe, frequently conducts online chats in search of the answer to the question: Who is the most [BLANK] player ever? The [BLANK] is usually filled in with a team name, but he's also written posts on such puzzlers such as, Who...
Mets Prospect Promotion During the Omar Minaya Era
For today's Minor League Monday I wanted to look at a very interesting story by Ben Lindbergh over at Baseball Prospectus (don't worry, it's free) regarding the topic of prospect promotion. He looks at the relationship between promotion strategy and production around the majors as a whole but for...
Fred Wilpon Wants Omar Minaya To Remain With Mets In Advisory Role
Ian Begley of ESPN.com reports. "I think Omar is a very good man and a very good person also," Wilpon said at the Police Athletic League's 18th annual Sportsnite at Cirpiani Restaurant. "I think [finding] the right position for Omar is going to be helpful for Omar and helpful for this...
Amazin' Avenue Book Club: Moneyball, Chapter Nine
Old friends Steve Phillips and Omar Minaya play a role in "Chapter Nine: The Trading Desk". Much of the chapter is devoted to Billy Beane's quest to improve the A's at the 2002 trade deadline. Interactions with other GMs like Phillips, Minaya (then with the Expos), Brian Sabean and Mark Shapiro are...
Come on Folks, It Wasn't All Bad
I’ll begin with something of a long, drawn-out disclaimer: I have a high tolerance for pain and an awful lot of patience. For those who don’t know—I certainly don’t keep it a secret—my favorite football team is the Detroit Lions. And for those who don’t follow...
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