The Friday Afternoon Massacre (I'm calling it)

[Fman99]

Officially announced -- The Mets have announced the departures of Brodie Van Wagenen, Omar Minaya, Allard Baird, Adam Guttridge and Jared Banner.



Bye bye, boyos. Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya

[G-Fafif]

Please pick up and put back any chairs you might have flung in a fit of frustration. Thanks.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Holy shit, Steve's not playing. Now he and Sandy have to reconstruct an entire front office. This ride is gonna be wild.

[kcmets]

I guess it'll all sink in better in the coming days as election week winds down.

[bmfc1]

My son texted "bye idiot". I told him that he needed to be specific today.

[MFS62]

Does Omar deserve his own thread?

Later

[LWFS]

I think I trust Sandy to rebuild a team from scratch more than I trust BVW to half-heartedly implement Cohen/Sandy's thing

[A Boy Named Seo]

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I think I trust Sandy to rebuild a team from scratch more than I trust BVW to half-heartedly implement Cohen/Sandy's thing

[Benjamin Grimm]

Is it already open season on free agents?

[A Boy Named Seo]

I believe so

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Omar's failed twice, and Brodie (a clever and overconfident Jeff guy) had 2 seasons with a good core but underperformed, let a good free agent go, made an all-time terrible trade, and screwed up his only shot at naming a manager. Neither I don't believe could be called geniuses and I'd be shocked if either got a job running a baseball team ever again.



I don't doubt Omar meant well but he was part of Sandy's assassination at the start.

[batmagadanleadoff]

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I think I trust Sandy to rebuild a team from scratch more than I trust BVW to half-heartedly implement Cohen/Sandy's thing

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Gracious statement from Bro recognizing Fred for being a nice guy who treated employees like family (I believe this, it's just that he's incompetent), and Jeff for his energy and Citifield, a perfectly okay park nobody really loves and Cohen for being "aggressive." hmm



https://twitter.com/TimBritton/status/1324825175750250496https://twitter.com/TimBritton/status/1324825175750250496

[A Boy Named Seo]

So... who's the GM front-runner? This an incredible opportunity to load the front-office with a bunch of smart people in what should be one of one of the most desirable organizations in baseball.



I'm talking about the Mets, guys!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Look at the Heck Yeah thread for a start

[nymr83]

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I think I trust Sandy to rebuild a team from scratch more than I trust BVW to half-heartedly implement Cohen/Sandy's thing

[nymr83]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: So... who's the GM front-runner?

I hear Betsy Davos will need a job soon?

[A Boy Named Seo]

She would be just as qualified for Mets GM as she was for her current gig.

[G-Fafif]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Gracious statement from Bro recognizing Fred for being a nice guy who treated employees like family (I believe this, it's just that he's incompetent), and Jeff for his energy and Citifield, a perfectly okay park nobody really loves and Cohen for being "aggressive." hmm https://twitter.com/TimBritton/status/1324825175750250496https://twitter.com/TimBritton/status/1324825175750250496

Conspicuously absent from Brodie's otherwise gracious bid adieu was “thanks, fans.” Maybe he thought we were all made of corrugated plastic.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

You know what would be really aggressive? If Cohen also fired David Wright.

[Frayed Knot]

https://nypost.com/2020/11/06/sandy-aldersons-mets-knockout-punch-is-telling-power-move-sherman/https://nypost.com/2020/11/06/sandy-aldersons-mets-knockout-punch-is-telling-power-move-sherman/



Nice summation by Sherman of Alderson's first go-around and now of the potential future of this new Alderson/Cohen partnership.