metirish

I think Backman was the busboy, seriously though, what I would have given to have been the busboy trying to listen in.

Metsblog via The Greenwich Times THE DISH: Meeting of the Mets in Stamford Published: 09:23 p.m., Saturday, October 2, 2010 Scene ... Stamford resident and ESPN analyst Bobby Valentine was seen having dinner with New York Mets owner and Greenwich resident Jeff Wilpon, Mets General Manager Omar Minaya and Mets minor league manager and former Met Wally Backman at Quattro Pazzi in Stamford on Sept. 23. http://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/THE-DISH-Meeting-of-the-Mets-in-Stamford-685012.php

metirish wrote: 2nd place 88-74 playoffs via WC World Series Champs(sorry , couldn't help myself) This is what I picked and not the 84-74 bmfc has me down for......I'd not want those that don't think I'm a moran to start thinking that way, it's not many but still.

Edgy DC wrote: Everything about that Sherman piece just says that he's the type of guy that makes you prefer to go hungry at a party if he's hanging around the buffet table. Brilliant description , I bet Lennon would be sniffing around him though, and tracksuit chugging back the booze for the courage.

If it means anything Joel Sherman says ownership OFFICIALY told Minaya yesterday that he would not be retained. Sherman on what ownership can learn from the Minaya hiring. Mets must allow next GM to be own man On Sept. 30, 2004, at Omar Minaya�s introductory press conference as Mets general manager, two important pieces of performance art played out: Minaya acted as if he had a plan. And the Wilpons acted as if Minaya had unfettered authority to orchestrate that plan. The Mets can learn much from what occurred during Minaya�s six-year tenure. But they should start at that first day. Because either the next introductory press conference for a GM will be held in honor of someone with a real vision and the skills to execute it � skills that must include the backbone to demand autonomy in more than words � or else the Mets will end up revisiting all of their now familiar pathologies. Minaya officially was told yesterday by ownership that he will not be retained as GM at the conclusion of the season. My early favorite to succeed Minaya is John Hart, the former Indians and Rangers GM who now works as an advisor for Texas and a studio anaylst for MLB Network. Former Athletics GM Sandy Alderson and Gerry Hunsicker, currently the Rays� senior vice president of baseball operations and a former Mets executive, are strong candidates, if they want the position. I sense the Mets will prioritize credentials and gravitas as a way to change the subject from a recent past of front office missteps and, at times, near-amateurish buffoonery. Of course, the Mets were trying to do exactly the same with Minaya six years ago. What was in the rearview mirror, notably, was Art Howe�s soulless managing and the horrible trade of Scott Kazmir. Both came with Wilpon fingerprints: Fred Wilpon famously described the milquetoast Howe as �lighting up a room� in hailing the hiring, and Jeff Wilpon was viewed as the puppet-master behind the desperate July 2004 deal of Kazmir that was made to keep pipe-dream playoff hopes alive and avoid Shea Stadium attendance from cratering. The Wilpons mentioned the word �autonomy� at Minaya�s press conference as often as Fred Wilpon had used �skill set� upon hiring former GM Steve Phillips. What you realize both times was that these were buzzwords designed to give a perception. The Wilpons� no joke � had not asked Minaya for his vision during a five-hour �interview.� Again, it was about changing the subject quickly, not about substance. But did Minaya even deserve the autonomy � or the job? When asked that day for his strategy, Minaya did a lot of hemming and hawing, a quite familiar sound over the past six years. Finally, he said: �My plan here is to continue with the plan that�s in place. If I�m not mistaken, the plan that�s in place is based on pitching, defense and athleticism.� Of course, there was no plan in place � unless Cliff Floyd in left, Mike Piazza at first and Jae Seo on the mound somehow represented pitching, defense and athleticism. And Minaya never stuck to one plan. He oversaw a disjointed jigsaw puzzle that lacked the creative and consistent thinking necessary in the job. He was a nice guy miscast. Executives from outside the Mets would grouse about the lack of returned phone calls, the slowness in action and the lack of imagination to see beyond the one issue on the Mets� plate at any moment. The last big money spent during the Minaya administration served as representative of how things worked and, thus, how they must change. The Mets were fixated on adding power last offseason, though they had moved into a new park that emphasized the need for pitching, defense and athleticism. The organization put off all other items � moving in Jurassic fashion one move at a time while other teams were integrating multiple scenarios � until it got a power bat. Minaya wanted Matt Holliday. Ownership did not want to spend that kind of money, yet ended up overpaying on a four-year contract for Jason Bay, a middling defender and athlete. Besides misreading their needs, the Mets were, as always, dishonest about their chances of winning in 2010. They were not good enough to add a dubious, finishing-type piece on a long-term contract. Not when a player ideal for their park, Carl Crawford, was 12 months from free agency. But the Mets have lacked ability to self-assess and look at the big picture. Are the Wilpons ready to hire someone who will tell them hard truths � and to listen when those hard truths come? This cannot be about buzzwords. For real this time, the skills sets must be gravitas, vision, creativity and fortitude. If the Wilpons can find someone with all of that, here is an idea: Give him autonomy. For real. joel.sherman@nypost.com Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/mets/allow_next_gm_to_be_his_own_man_cwBvalTOckTfRW0eDVfdKP#ixzz11DL2iUmL

Reyes on the speculation "It's too soon to talk about that because it's the first time I've heard of it," shortstop Jose Reyes said Friday. "They're still with us, but we need to be ready for whatever happens. I don't even know if I'm going to be here next year. Let's see what happens."

Read my sig baby , read my sig.......seriously , why is Omar's greatest strength is in scouting, been reading that a lot since he came on the job and especially the last few months. I know he is associated with Sammy Sosa....who else?

Most if not all the things Willets would cover were covered to some degree.

I was going to say that one reason why the 2005 W Sox were not so celebrated in the documentary is that they played in a terrible WS , then I remembered that the 2004 WS was just as bad.

The Red Sox thing didn't bother me, the 2003/04 post seasons were phenomenal to watch and they obviously were a huge part of both.

Ok, this wasn't all that good. Two people saved this for me from being a complete shambles, Pedro Martinez and Marcos Breton a journalist from Sacramento Bee I think , gotta say that I don't get the hate for George Will(not on here but elsewhere).

I'm no expert but Psycho scared the living daylights out of me as a young lad.

How about that Girardi and his managing over the last few weeks , from what I have been reading it reeked of over managing and then panic.

It's a good question, Panama must have inspired you. I tend to agee with FK, plus I don't see the Mets going out with purpose to get a better catcher. All this could change of course if there is a new GM.

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Is Ken Burns very sexy for Jeter? This thing sez he luvs the BoSox. It's been 12 or 13 years since I saw the original, but I liked it. Sorry man, I was trying to be funny and it was an EPIC FAIL... In a teaser I saw on the Tavis Smiley show it showed the Captain going head first in to the stands....OMG

Ken Burns goes extra innings for his baseball doc, deals with the sport from 1994 on. 110 minutes of the two hours are devoted to Jeter and his patented throw to first. 8pm first pitch

Fuck that , your one was a real blast from the past....still fucking funny too....I am sure you'll agree that there can never be enough fucking at the MFYs.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: metirish wrote: Fuck Derek Jeter, fuck Ian O'Connor , fuck John Harper, fuck Filip Bondy, fuck Robert Klapisch , fuck Hank and Hal and fuck the corpse of George and his creepy looking wife and daughters with their fixed smiles, fuck his hispanic son-in-law, fuck Giuliani , fuck Lonn and fuck Randy , fuck Kay and fuck Sterling but don't fuck Suzyn , fuck all things MFY. Plagiarist. Am I , from whom?, not paying a whole lot of attention these days.

Fuck Derek Jeter, fuck Ian O'Connor , fuck John Harper, fuck Filip Bondy, fuck Robert Klapisch , fuck Hank and Hal and fuck the corpse of George and his creepy looking wife and daughters with their fixed smiles, fuck his hispanic son-in-law, fuck Giuliani , fuck Lonn and fuck Randy , fuck Kay and fuck Sterling but don't fuck Suzyn , fuck all things MFY.

Turned this off after an hour, just didn't find it all that interesting.

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Do you think the Mets are worried about potential criticism if they replace the first Hispanic GM and a black manager with a couple old white guys? If they are then it's not warranted...

Can I just say that I was a bit stunned to see in the Snooze today that the Phillies have 92 wins......then I saw that they have won 10 in a row.....wankers

Metsblog is trying to convince that there are internal talks about a Valentine/Backman combo , an updated senario over there is quoting Lennon on a Bobby V with Omar staying on in his role and Jerry DiPoto being groomed.

Edgy DC wrote: I guess I should know this, but has anybody reported whether Minaya --- like Duquette before him --- has a clause that compels him to accept reassignment in order to keep earning his salary? Like Grim I read that in fact Minaya is not obligated to take up other duties if he is not going to be the GM. As I remember it the article noted that the assumption that he would stay with the org. is wrong and that fact could complicate matters. If Omar digs in the the Mets would need to fire him and eat that money.