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Alderson Not Looking for Puppet Manager
There’s been a lot of talk about Sandy Alderson’s strategy of picking a manager who is going to follow through on the front office’s plans. Most people have been critical of this position because they feel it means the manager won’t have a head on his shoulders and will have limited power. They feel the […]
Alderson Hired As Mets GM
Though it hasn’t been made official the rumor mill has it that the Mets have hired Sandy Alderson to replace Omar Minaya as the team’s new general manager. Alderson gives the Mets instant credibility with a World Series championship under his belt and the respect of other general managers around the league. (I just hope […]
Rubin: Why Keep Minaya?
Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork made a point this morning (through his Twitter account) against keeping former general manager Omar Minaya in the Mets organization. I must say that I agree. Can someone explain why Omar’s player-evaluation skills are so indispensable to the organization that he must be brought back in that role?less than a minute […]
Mets Undefeated… Sort Of
According to Mark Simon at ESPN the Mets have gone 12-0 on Tuesday home games this season. Too bad they couldn’t spread that around to some other days as well. More interesting stats from Simon can be found in his post on ESPN.com’s Mets Blog.
Fire The Training Staff!
If ever there was an excuse to fire the Mets training staff it was last night when Jose Reyes was removed from the game in the second inning after tweaking his oblique injury. The Mets have called it “mild” but Reyes will be shut down until he is pain free. The fact that Reyes was […]
Stupid Is As KRod Does
Earlier this season Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Ryan Madson committed one of the stupidest acts a professional athlete can commit. After blowing a save in the 10th inning of a game against the San Francisco Giants Madson threw a temper tantrum during which he kicked a chair. Proving that the chair is mightier than the […]
Mets Need To Add To Player Leadership
During last night’s game between the Mets and Phillies ESPN’s Jon Miller and Joe Morgan made the point (more than once) that the Mets team needs to man up. (That’s my interpretation. They didn’t say it exactly that way.) This is not a new concept. I’ve seen countless blog posts and Twitter messages saying the […]
Jets Twitter List
In preparation for tonight’s premiere of Hard Knocks I created a Twitter list of all Jets players on Twitter. The Jets players Twitter list lists all 17 players. Follow the list to follow them all or click the players name below to visit their Twitter feed: Nick Mangold Dustin Keller David Clowney Santonio Holmes Braylon […]
The Sun’ll Come Out Minaya!
I’m amazed at how few words had to be changed to make this work. Here’s a Fred Wilpon inspired version of the song Tomorrow from the Broadway show Annie: The sun’ll come out Minaya! Bet your bottom dollar That tomorrow There’ll be sun! Just thinkin’ about Minaya! Clears away the cobwebs, And the sorrow ‘Til […]
Fred Wilpon Is An Ass
Fred Wilpon is an ass. When asked today if Omar Minaya will be the Mets GM next season Wilpon responded “Is the sun going to come up tomorrow?”. Oh, he’s not an ass for keeping Minaya as GM (or maybe he is, but that’s a different rant). It’s the way he answered the question. While […]
