Who's gonna be the General Manager?

[Guest d'Kong76]

'Sustainable' uttered five times by Jeff in first three minutes.

[A Boy Named Seo]

In the first 2 minutes, Jeff has said "winning", "collaborative" "sustainable" and "leadership" about 84 times. Brody Van WhiteTeeth at the podium now.

[bmfc1]

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Classy start by talking about Sandy.

[metirish]

Certainly talks the talk

[metirish]

Christ, Jeff is one miserable looking wanker

[HahnSolo]

Gelbs gets the first question... "how long have you wanted to be a GM?" Gee Whiz, Steve, give me something a little more here.

[metirish]

HahnSolo wrote: Gelbs gets the first question... "how long have you wanted to be a GM?" Gee Whiz, Steve, give me something a little more here.

another absolute waste of space , he is useless

[Lefty Specialist]

HahnSolo wrote: Gelbs gets the first question... "how long have you wanted to be a GM?" Gee Whiz, Steve, give me something a little more here.

Good to know Gelbs is useless in the off-season as well.

[Centerfield]

It occurs to me that when the Yankees traded for Stanton, Wilpon called it "unsustainable".

It occurs to me that Jeff and I might be using the word "sustain" in very different ways.

[HahnSolo]

Wally Matthews is with the Snooze now? Missed that.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Hopes to keep deGrom for a long time.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Brody was asked by Wally Matthews about contract negotiation but Jeff steps in and answers for him. Jeffy says there are provisions in BVW's contract regarding conflicts of interest and said he's spoken with the commissioner and Tony Clark on these. Jeff speaking for him was odd.

[metirish]

Bridie will be disappointed if the Wilpon's are not involved , ugh

[HahnSolo]

That's it? Not a lot of questions of Brodie.

[Benjamin Grimm]

No, not much of substance came out of that. Now he'll be doing one-on-one interviews. Maybe some better information will surface.

[HahnSolo]

So the Omar/Ricco/JP trio is still around?

[HahnSolo]

Not one question on building your own staff, nor about Callaway. Nor payroll.

I know Mickey is generally expected to be safe, but it's not out of line for someone to ask about the manager.

[Ceetar]

HahnSolo wrote: Not one question on building your own staff, nor about Callaway. Nor payroll. I know Mickey is generally expected to be safe, but it's not out of line for someone to ask about the manager.

But Puma got him to say he really likes Jacob deGrom!

[Lefty Specialist]

Ceetar wrote: HahnSolo wrote: Not one question on building your own staff, nor about Callaway. Nor payroll. I know Mickey is generally expected to be safe, but it's not out of line for someone to ask about the manager. But Puma got him to say he really likes Jacob deGrom!

Hey, I like Jacob deGrom too! Can I be GM?

[Centerfield]

HahnSolo wrote: Not one question on building your own staff, nor about Callaway. Nor payroll.

Ridiculous. There's that hard-hitting NY media for you.

[Guest d'Kong76]

The meat and potato questions will be asked in the one on one's. Gelbs asked
much more detailed questions in his interview. There will be a lot to read and break
down the next day or so.

[batmagadanleadoff]

No there won't. It's gonna be all rah rah pep rally bullshit with lots and lotsa adjectives. I truly don't know what everyone was expecting.

[Guest d'Kong76]

You're probably right. I wasn't expecting much, I think I said as much
a page or two ago.

Extend Jacob NOW!

[A Boy Named Seo]

I really wanna know more about the contractual provisions Jeff was talking about with regards to player negotiations. If his skill dealing with player contract negotiations is one of his best assets, then what are those provisions and how to they work?

[Ceetar]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: I really wanna know more about the contractual provisions Jeff was talking about with regards to player negotiations. If his skill dealing with player contract negotiations is one of his best assets, then what are those provisions and how to they work?

My best guess is that Van Wagenen and the Mets arb clients have discussed the numbers they might submit.

[Lefty Specialist]

Yeah, that's my biggest question. Why do this at all? Most potential candidates scurried like cockroaches in bright light when the Wilpons came calling. in fact, no one did. it's a great job, one of thirty. Running a baseball team is something few people get to do. it's a power trip. etc. People like to switch jobs, try new things, etc. Why NOT do this, if possible?

Latest on Mets GM search: Levine, Cherington decline interviews;

Mancuso: Gary LaRocque Turned Down Mets GM Job

Add Mike Chernoff to the list of established baseball executives not interested in working for the Mets.

The Post’s Joel Sherman reported Sunday that Dodgers vice president of baseball operations Josh Byrnes also won’t interview with the Mets.

[Ceetar]

Yes, but none of those people interviewed for ANY job. They decided they were happy where they were. It's not like they're out there interviewing for the Giants or Orioles.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Like, this is an odd thing for the Mets to knowingly walk into, isn't it? And what is "similar"? Anyone from his former agency? Current Mets? Dudes only BVW has represented?

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[Benjamin Grimm]

I would think that "similar" means his former clients. Syndergaard, Nimmo, Vargas, etc.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I would think that "similar" means his former clients. Syndergaard, Nimmo, Vargas, etc.

Cool. So the new GM might need to recuse himself from negotiations with some (hopefully small) number of players. The Mets would definitely seem to be hamstringing themselves on this particular facet of hiring VanHandsomeMan. So the shit where he outpaced the other candidates must be really impressive.




Right?