I.P.C.T. (10/4/10)

[DocTee]

"We have a lot of work to do to regain your confidence and support."

17.5% decline in attendance suggests that you do.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Great.

[Methead]

Huh. I always figured the GM job would go to Krivsky when the time came. I guess that's still on the table.

[Guest Edgy DC]

What's with the multiple threads. Anybody mind if I merge?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I hope they appoint Omar King of Scouting and Being Nice to People. I really do.

Thole, Davis, Carter, Niese, Takahashi, Tejada, Duda, etc all to his good.

[batmagadanleadoff]

No surprises here.

[Ceetar]

Steve Popper and Jon Heyman annoyed that we are reveling in this.

Why am I not supposed to be overjoyed about finally getting rid of a bad guy who mismanaged something I love for years?

[Guest Edgy DC]

And only one of them Latino. Go Omar, you nativist mainiac!

[bmfc1]

Ceetar wrote: Steve Popper and Jon Heyman annoyed that we are reveling in this. Why am I not supposed to be overjoyed about finally getting rid of a bad guy who mismanaged something I love for years?

Agreed Ceetar.

[bmfc1]

Fake John Ricco is rejoicing on Twitter:

NYM_JohnRicco

[metirish]

Ceetar wrote: Steve Popper and Jon Heyman annoyed that we are reveling in this. Why am I not supposed to be overjoyed about finally getting rid of a bad guy who mismanaged something I love for years?

While I am happy at the prospect of having a new GM and manager and I assume new coaches I don't take any joy in seeing people get fired or whatever they call it.

[MFS62]

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Ricco named interim GM.

How interim is interim?
Any word on what they meant by that? I can't read blogs from this PC - protection sowftare.

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

HahnSolo wrote: metsguyinmichigan wrote: Heyman saying Omar to say with some job other than GM. Just clean house, please.

I can't get behind that.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Omar saying he "won't immediately" accept another role in the organization.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

MFS62 wrote: metsguyinmichigan wrote: Ricco named interim GM. How interim is interim? Any word on what they meant by that? I can't read blogs from this PC - protection sowftare.

I hope it's "here, hold the keys a minute while I tie my shoes" interim, and not "you'll have to be the man of the house for now, sport" interim.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

I suspect it's interim as in "You can take the phone calls while we're interviewing people to replace you."

Or: "If you can trade Ollie for, well, anyone, we'll remove the interim."

[bmfc1]

http://cl.ly/a3360df8d2d61fb6bd25

[metirish]

Burkhardt

"Omar is no longer with the organization. Live on SNY right now"

[HahnSolo]

Edgy DC wrote: HahnSolo wrote: metsguyinmichigan wrote: Heyman saying Omar to say with some job other than GM. Just clean house, please. I can't get behind that.

Clean house is the wrong phrase. I mean that if you are relieving Omar, just let him go. I just don't like having the ex-GM in another role

[Guest Edgy DC]

Why not? There's no reason to believe he's poisonous, and he is under contract.


Omar speaks:

I think I have been fortunate to have been able to work here. It has been a dream. The only part of the dream that didn't happen was winning a World Series....We had talent, we put talent together. The team has to close it out. We just couldn't get it done.

To Mets fans:
I want to thank the Mets fans. They have been very loyal. The organization [minor leagues] are in good shape. The major league club, the nucleus of the this team, is healthy. The ownership are committed to winning. Thank you for their support. Keep the faith. Keep on believing. Its going to happen. I believe the nucleus of this organization are trying as hard as they can to make it happen. Thank you for the support over the years.

[HahnSolo]

RIP Bob Mandt.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Jeff still has that bad hair.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

I give Fred props for showing up. He does sound broken up.

[metirish]

Video

http://web.sny.tv/media/video.jsp?content_id=12745267&topic_id=6479520

[HahnSolo]

Jeff: "I've worked with Jerry for 4 years."

Well, he was here for 6, Jeff.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Sounds like the coaches are gone, too.

[metirish]

Omar could not have sounded more classy , kudos .

[Gwreck]

Edgy DC wrote: The major league club, the nucleus of the this team, is healthy.

I guess Omar forgot to add "except Bay and Santana, and maybe Beltran who had pain in his knee again at the end of this season."

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Fred: "We're not capable of picking baseball players."

Said there is an incorrect perception out there.

[metirish]

Here is some of Fred Wilpon, in his introduction statement: ?�Our family has owned the Mets for a very long time. We�ve had a lot of good years, and too many poor years. That�s painful. I must say, the last four years have been the most painful to me and probably the most disappointing� ? I love the New York Mets. I love this franchise. This franchise is part of our family, and our lives� As the Principal Owner and the CEO of this team, I am responsible, I have the last word, the buck stops here and so I take all of the responsibility for the failures on the field or in any other places in this organization� We will hire a new GM, and he will hire the manager and the coaches. His job and the managers job and the staff�s job, with our support, is to win baseball games.�

http://www.metsblog.com/