"Will the sun rise tomorrow?"

[metirish]

Fred WIlpon answering a question about Omar returning after the season.

51 m ago By Kimberley A. Martin STORRS, Conn. -- Mets owner Fred Wilpon was at the University of Connecticut today for a press conference involving SNY. The press conference was to announce a programming partnership with the school similar to the one it has with Rutgers. Wilpon wasn't very talkative about the Mets, who are sitting at .500 with a weekend series coming against the Phillies in Philadelphia. But he did make a few brief comments. Wilpon said today wasn't the day to talk about the Mets, instead preferring to focus on the SNY announcement. He said Omar Minaya is really the guy to talk to regarding the Mets. When asked if Minaya would be the GM after this season, he said "will the sun rise tomorrow?" When asked what kind of job he thought Mets COO Jeff Wilpon -- Fred's son -- was doing, he said "excellent."

http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/on-the-mets-beat-1.812057/fred-wilpon-gives-omar-minaya-vote-of-confidence-1.2179857

[ashie62]

Jesus, Joseph and Mary, I'm gonna puke.

[bmfc1]

Paying someone too much money for too many years is the Wilpon M.O. Omar is the Castillo of GM's.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

So what he's saying is, he's half-expecting an astrological calamity, right?

[Gwreck]

[bangs head against desk repeatedly]

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Fred's not giving orders anymore. Besides, do you think the time or place to announce Omar's "promotion" to Senior Vice President of You Know What I'm Sayin', Uh, Scouting and Development and Maturity is at a SNY event in Connecticut.

Don't vomit and smash your heads needlessly.

[G-Fafif]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Don't vomit and smash your heads needlessly.

Indeed. One assumes there will be a time when you will need to execute those acts out of necessity.

[seawolf17]

Eff UConn and Rutgers, SNY. You have a D-I program with SIX conference championships last year right here on Long Island, you know.

[Guest themetfairy]

Ahem!

[ashie62]

seawolf17 wrote: Eff UConn and Rutgers, SNY. You have a D-I program with SIX conference championships last year right here on Long Island, you know.

Excuse me? They don't play college football on Long Island.

[Gwreck]

New York has basically everything a person could want and basically any sport you could ever want to see...except good college football.

[G-Fafif]

Ashie62 wrote: seawolf17 wrote: Eff UConn and Rutgers, SNY. You have a D-I program with SIX conference championships last year right here on Long Island, you know. Excuse me? They don't play college football on Long Island.

Yeah, but our touch football has been known to kick ass.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Well, it's Friday morning, and I just verified that the sun did indeed arise.

Any comment from Fred regarding this?

[soupcan]

When Fred said 'will the sun rise tomorrow?' could he possibly have meant, 'relax, yes I know the team looks dreadful right now, but its not the end of the world and we can deal with the personnel issues in due time.'?

Because I can't find any other quote where he defiitively states that Omar will be back and the above quote is a bit ambiguous.

That being said - Omar is in the first year of a three year extension.

[Guest Edgy DC]

It's a real mess over here folks. I'm banging my head in my puke.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Are you sure you're not in Philly this morning, Edgeward?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Oh, dear!

[Gwreck]

soupcan wrote: That being said - Omar is in the first year of a three year extension.

Second year. He signed the extension December 08. There are club options for 2013 and 2014.
Plus, he makes like $1.2 million a year. Firing him isn't the same as eating Oliver Perez money.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Naw. It's more like eating Alex Cora money.








Crap.

[TransMonk]

Per Cots:

Omar Minaya Executive VP of Baseball Operations & GM
3 years (2010-12), plus 2013-14 club options

signed extension with NY Mets 10/2/08
5 years/about $4M (2005-09)

hired by NY Mets 9/04
Montreal
signed 1-year extension as GM for 2004
signed 2-year contract as GM (2002-03)

VP, Assistant GM John Ricco
VP, Scouting Sandy Johnson
Director, Amateur Scouting Rudy Terrasas

[Zvon]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Well, it's Friday morning, and I just verified that the sun did indeed arise. Any comment from Fred regarding this?

"Well, obviously this is a situation that is
a day to day thing. I don't really think this is
the place to talk about this,..here on the field.
Uh, does anyone know the way to San Jose?"

I need a better closing line for that^
Contributions welcome

[ashie62]

Fred looks ready for "Abilify". The idea of another year of Minaya as Mets GM still maes me want to vomit.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'm asked about... Minaya
Will I keep... or fiya!
Tonight, delight in UCONN broadcast rights
But will the sun rise tomorrow?

The ask about... young Jeffrey
Why can't he run things... more deftly!?
They want to know if Madoff has me broke
And will the sun rise tomorrow?

Tonight in words unspoken
They say my ownership is done
But are the Mets so broken?
Was I wrong...
To appoint...
My son?

They need to know.. if Ricco
Could start a win... ning streak-o!
The question dodged, I throw it back at them
"Will the sun rise tomorrow?"

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Yeah, but what can you do with "I Feel the Earth Move?"