You're Fired and you're Hired.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Acta to Washington is officially official.

[metirish]

Mets should see what Wally Backman is doing.

[Guest cooby]

metirish wrote: It seems to me that this thought that the Mets don't take care of their own stems form Gooden and Strawberry getting " taken care of" by Steinbrenner over the years,it's silly really,Straw is back with the Mets and I've read that Steinbrenner will probably reach out to Gooden again....I've no problem with that,just hope he can help himself this time.

That's true, say what you want about Steinbrenner, but when those two needed a dad figure that wasn't their own dad, he was there for them and tried.

[Guest KC]

Didn't Doc and Straw abandon the Mets (on several levels) long before the
Mets abandoned them? It's nice to see Straw back on his feet and back. But
I don't think applauding Steingrabber as father figure to them (and that the
Mets failed to do so some how) is ever gonna fly with me.

[Guest Mark Healey]

KC wrote: Didn't Doc and Straw abandon the Mets (on several levels) long before the Mets abandoned them? It's nice to see Straw back on his feet and back. But I don't think applauding Steingrabber as father figure to them (and that the Mets failed to do so some how) is ever gonna fly with me.

Well, Darryl's always been a guy that the Mets have gotten along better with (and from y experience, is a nicer guy) and Gooden's buddy Ray Negron, is a special advisor to Steinbrenner

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

From Newsday:

Ken Davidoff wrote: To replace Acta, the Mets could look internally to an option such as Ken Oberkfell, the manager of Triple-A Norfolk, who like Acta could coach the infielders. Or they could look outside; when Willie Randolph first became the Mets' manager two years ago, he spoke with Luis Sojo, then the Yankees' third-base coach, about joining the Mets' staff. Sojo spent 2006 as the manager of the Yankees' Class A affiliate in Tampa.

[Guest Edgy DC]

SteveJRogers wrote: I think the perception is more geared towards the bigger names in the organizations history, not the Kevin Morgans, Steve Phillips, Blaine Beattys, Randy Niemanns or even Tim Teufels of the world.

These are the kinds of guys who take the chump change and try to build a second careeer starting as an A-Ball manager or a roving instructor or if they're lucky as a special assignment scout.

How many teams have had a Hall of Famer managing in their lower minor leagues the last two years? The smart guess would be none, but the answer is one. The Mets.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Joe Girardi is returning to Yankeeland to become the 15th member of the Bomber broadcast team.

[DocTee]

A's promote bench coach and former MFY backstop Bob Geren to manager...Geren beats Jamie Quirk and Orel Hershiser, and has managed the team's AAA affiliate, giving him a familiarity with many on the club.

That's the last opening, I think.

[Guest patona314]

KC wrote: Didn't Doc and Straw abandon the Mets (on several levels) long before the Mets abandoned them? It's nice to see Straw back on his feet and back. But I don't think applauding Steingrabber as father figure to them (and that the Mets failed to do so some how) is ever gonna fly with me.

they're traitors who went for the all mighty buck. Steingrabber went for a few bucks and got lucky, making our so called wonderboys even more vulnerable.

Coney i stll don't understand.

[Guest patona314]

patona314 wrote: ="KC"]Didn't Doc and Straw abandon the Mets (on several levels) long before the Mets abandoned them? It's nice to see Straw back on his feet and back. But I don't think applauding Steingrabber as father figure to them (and that the Mets failed to do so some how) is ever gonna fly with me. they're traitors who went for the all mighty buck. Steingrabber went for a few bucks and got lucky, making our so called wonderboys even more vulnerable. Coney i stll don't understand.

which brings me to maz.....

anyone wanna argue that one?

[Guest Edgy DC]

I think we all need to get over it.

What loyalty exactly did Gooden and Strawberry owe the Mets? The Yankees were offerring work and the Mets weren't.

Mazilli was traded by the Mets once and grabbed off waivers from them once. The Yankees offered him a job when the Mets offered him none. He owed the Mets less than nothing.