Jay Horwitz

[seawolf17]

I guess that's why he never responded to my autograph request. Jay's as iconic a Mets figure as there ever has been to me; he's been with the team longer than I've been a fan, so I figured he'd be fun to add to the collection. I guess not.

[Guest Edgy DC]

That recount (almost to the word) came up in a thread as well after JSW called him "Horrorwitz" and an anti-semitic Jew, and a bunch of posters, reading the recount, responded that he didn't sound so much anti-semitic, as much as an autocratic asshole, as his expectations would be an unreasonable challenge to an observant member of virtually any faith.

[Ceetar]

I'm only had one encounter with him and it was in a group setting and he didn't seem scary or anything. He didn't seem overly engaged in the conversation either though.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Granted, I don't know the guy. But all anecdotal evidence-- "good" and "bad"-- seems to point to his not being the usual kind of autocrat/Type A, the guy who relishes being an asshole because HE'S THE MAN HERE (or because others treated him like shit when he was powerless). He seems instead to be a guy with extremely narrow focus, like he can't understand or talk to you if you're not part of his ken-- athlete/coach/manager/reporter-- and aren't his kind (screw family, off-job friends or anything but the job).

It's a good thing the Mets HAVE kept him on for 32 years. He seems like he'd sooner hang himself in his office-- with shlubby energy and un-charisma!-- than leave.

[Frayed Knot]

metirish wrote: Is he floating around these days?

I think he's currently playing the lead in 'Big Bang Theory'

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I don't know HIM either, and you just killed my keyboard.

[stevejrogers]

Gwreck wrote: The impression that I get is that Horwitz is very well thought of in his job of media relations -- dealing with the beat writers, the local and national press -- in the context of baseball issues.

I'd second that. Jay has run PR for MLB events like ASGs and World Series.

[Benjamin Grimm]

This one's for Edgy DC: