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Benjamin Grimm wrote: The latest speculation (as seen in today's Daily News and elsewhere) is that Logan White might make a lateral move from the Dodgers to the Mets and would work under Sandy Alderson. It would be interesting alright , word is that he has agreed to a new deal with the Dodgers but has an out.....with the McCourts so dysfunctional he would relish the Wilpon's.

Giradi is plotting how he'll avoid Cliff Lee in this round.

Bobby V interviewed by Toronto today, will be interviewed by Seattle and Florida Marlins too, he's getting hired somewhere and it's not looking like Flushing.

Tracksuit has this Mets eye Dodgers exec Logan White as scout, possible pair with Sandy Alderson as Minaya replacement The Mets have long had an eye on Los Angeles Dodgers assistant GM Logan White, but not to replace ousted general manager Omar Minaya. According to major league sources, the team is looking at White as a possible scouting hire to work with the team's next GM. An ESPNLosAngeles.com report said that White would interview with the Mets Friday for the GM position. Mets officials would not confirm Tuesday morning that they planned to meet with White, but other league sources maintained that while the team is interested in White, the Mets don't view him as a GM candidate. White has been the director of amateur scouting with the Dodgers since 2002, and could fit nicely in a Mets front office run by Sandy Alderson, a strong candidate to be named GM. Alderson has experience as GM of the Oakland A�s and CEO of the San Diego Padres, but his background is not originally in scouting. He will meet with the Mets Thursday or Friday, the same basic time frame that White is expected to interview. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2010/10/12/2010-10-12_mets_eye_dodgers_exec_logan_white_as_scout_possible_pair_with_sandy_alderson_as_.html?r=sports#ixzz129vBaqFV

Valadius wrote: I just went over the Royals' drafts from Baird's tenure. Baird took over in June of 2000, after the draft. Going over the drafts from 2001-2005, here are all the players the Royals drafted that have gone on to do anything of note in the majors: 2001 Draft Taylor Tankersley 2002 Draft Zack Greinke 2003 Draft Mike Aviles 2004 Draft Billy Butler J.P. Howell 2005 Draft Alex Gordon That's it. That's all he has to show for five years' worth of drafts. Not a very encouraging record. Out of six players you get a Zack Greinke and Alex Gordon , Howell was flipped for Joey Garthright who was granted free agency. Billy Butler still only 24 has shown some pop... http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gordoal01.shtml http://www.baseball-reference.com/pl/player_search.cgi?search=Greinke http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/butlebi03.shtml I'd take that I think

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Listened to the end of that game on my run, on a station I'd never heard of -- 970 am, as the Jets are on 1050. Dave O'Brien does a nice job, and that's while dragging Rick Sutcliffe with him. Hats off to Bobby Cox. Dave is used to dragging ex big leaguers with him , his telecasts with Seaver used to be painful at times.

Rooting for the Giants and I agree with the Gentleman from Syracuse.

What's with Brian Wilson's beard?, he looks like Will Ferrell playing James Lipton.

I guess we need to take the "failure" that is Baird in the context of trying to do that job in miserable Kanas, did he draft the big name players that he traded? From what I am reading about him he is highly thought of in the game, heads up scouting for the Red Sox, and they are no mugs.

Classic Rogers right there.....

Baird was interviewed today, Hahn tomorrow.Gillick ruled himself out...

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I'm really starting to wonder if, as speculated above, Alderson will lead to LaRussa. As often as I've said I want the Mets to have a smart manager (which they haven't had in eight years!), and I do think LaRussa might actually be smart (although the way he was outmanaged by Jerry Manuel in that 20-inning game raises doubts), I can't get enthusiastic about Tony as Mets manager. The reason I keep hearing that LaRussa woould not come to the Mets is that Pujols is resigned for 2011.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Joel Sherman makes the case for Sandy Alderson http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/mets/mets_must_hire_alderson_as_gm_StpRnEyR6lULxiMChSMqSK This sounds too good to be true. Sherman is usually anti-Met. This must be part of a plot to finally destroy the Mets, Alderson really being on the payroll of the Yankees. Later I generally distrust all columns with headlines beginning with METS MUST... but Sherman makes a good case for the circumstances favoring an Alderson hire. I also think Sherman is probably the best sports columnist left in NY, and not a pro-MFY hack. Agree on Sherman...

Oh dear me SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman girardi wont admit they tried for wild card. me: hes master strategist who played it right. avoiding cliff lee in alds was huge for #yanks

All this radio talk and twitter talk that LaRussa would be rejoing Alderson in NY if he took the GM job is funny, can't see that happening.

I knew nothing about the Rangers beyond their manger, Lee, Hamilton and some other good hitters, certainly didn't know that their starting pitching was this good after Lee. Good pitching game through five. As I write this Ron with the quick hook of Lew, five walks through five and he's gone....two hits ...

Zvon wrote: Did anyone see what Jeff W said a few days ago? [Jeff Wilpon on Citi Field]-- The ownership group will at least discuss changing the dimensions of Citi Field, if the new general manager is interested. The ballpark is cavernous, with high outfield walls. Wilpon mentioned reducing the size of the walls as one option. �We tailored it to what the old GM and the baseball department wanted,� Wilpon said. �There�s some things we can do.� So Omar (the old GM,lol) is now being blamed for the way Citi Field is laid out? Ownership had no say in Citi Fields final design? Jeff, at least you can make me laugh after this season. That's gotta be good for something. That's just funny , Omar the architect.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Good God. We were chugging along so nicely there. What about an Alderson as President/Baseball Ops head and someone like Hahn as GM? Hahn has cover from a potential DePodesta-ing at the hands of local media vultures, while Alderson-- who's been away from day-to-day running a team for, like a decade and a half, right?-- has someone to handle said day-to-day. I don't care for that idea, by all accounts Hahn and Ricco have the same skill-set in that they are experts on the paper work , you hire a GM and is there any reason why Ricco doesn't stay in that role? The new GM would of course want to keep him. I think DePodesta had bad timing as much as anything but I see what you are saying.

What a read, great memories, ten years, wow..

Allard Baird?.......really?

seawolf17 wrote: That's the biggest reason why I don't vote as much as I do. . QUE

Rays' Baldelli out of Rangers series with fatigue.......he has some sort of syndrome or malady right?

Heyman - Newsday also had the story that the Marlins have refused permission for the Mets to speak with Jennings. Byrnes, Alderson believed to be among names on Mets' GM list The Mets' GM search has about seven names at the top, and it is believed they may include ex-Diamondbacks GM Josh Byrnes, White Sox assistant GM Rick Hahn, MLB consultant Sandy Alderson, Diamondbacks VP Jerry Di Poto, Rays executive Gerry Hunsicker, Twins executive Terry Ryan and Marlins VP Dan Jennings. There are some suggestions the Mets favor someone with GM experience, but they are considering a variety of candidates, possibly partly because they are understandably uncertain about their chances to lure proven former GMs such as Alderson, Hunsicker and Ryan. Their top list may be pared down further, as the Marlins are believed unlikely to grant permission to the rival Mets to speak to Jennings, who's under contract through 2015. Both Alderson and Hunsicker, two intriguing candidates, have told people they are happy in their current roles, but Mets people still seem to believe their chances are slightly better for Alderson or Hunsicker than Ryan, who has deep Midwestern roots. Alderson and Hunsicker both are said to have enjoyed their time living in New York -- though it's still no certainty, either, that they'd want to dive back into a GM job in New York. Ryan, like Hunsicker is a former Mets employee, but people close to him say they don't expect him to want to jump at such a job. (Ryan, whose Twins team is facing the Yankees in the ALDS, didn't return a text Wednesday). Hunsicker has told people recently he is enjoying his role with the Rays. Alderson is said to want to finish a big job he began only months ago with MLB aiming to fix Latin American signing issues, and furthermore, Mets people have to wonder whether Alderson would perceive GM to be a high enough job for the accomplished baseball man. Ryan would be a coup but is seen as perhaps the biggest long shot of all. Hahn is a well-regarded longtime assistant in Chicago who has previously turned down previous GM opportunities (Pittsburgh was one) and has been mentioned as a strong candidate to become GM with his hometown White Sox at some point in coming years. Byrnes remains well-regarded after a surprisingly abrupt ending in Arizona. Di Poto is of interest to the Mets as a former Mets player from New Jersey who did a nice job as the D-backs interim GM before being passed over for the established Kevin Towers. Jennings is seen as an excellent evaluator but the Marlins have in the past rejected teams from trying to hire him, so there's little reason to believe they'd grant it to the rival Mets The Mets intend to try to interview the seven or so people at the top of their wish list before moving on to their longer list, which is said to be about 30 names, and is believed to include another established GM, John Hart, who served in that role for the Indians and Rangers and is now a Rangers consultant and MLB Network personality who told the New York Post he is interested in the Mets' job. Mets COO Jeff Wilpon, who will make the big hiring decision jointly with owner Fred Wilpon and club president Saul Katz, has said that they will consider younger candidates who may have some or no GM experience as well as more experienced candidates. John Ricco, the Mets' longtime assistant GM who is currently heading the team's baseball operations department, has a big role in sorting through the candidates, though he himself is not seen as a GM candidate at the moment. Mets people are in the process of getting interview approval from current employers. Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/baseball/mlb/10/07/heyman.mets.gm.search/index.html#ixzz11hQtE1oB

The fun for me this season was the live draft...had a blast and it was all downhill after that

bmfc1 wrote: I'm concerned that Alderson, as one of Selig's Lieutenants, would follow the MLB line on the slotting system for the draft. The Mets do that anyway......is that because Fred and Bud are big buds?