But whatever … here is my suggestion since you are so big on them. If the Mets don’t make the postseason and Delgado and Show and the absence of Pedro and Alou are a big reason why, then fire both Willie and Omar.

The owners need to do a search for someone with better talent evaluation skills and not someone who runs the club like a kitchen cabinet.

Look at assistant GMs in the game and pluck someone like Drayton Moore and give him the job. Maybe even Ricco is a better option, as long as he was not responsible for Schoeneweis. I would avoid anyone within the Mets organization who thought it was a dandy idea to sign that turkey.

“YANKEE ARROGANCE WOULD STATE “WE ARE THE YANKEES THEY NEED TO ADJUST” WELL, LIKE IT OR NOT IT WORKS FOR THEM”

It hasn’t been working for them at all, lately. Which is pleasing.

:smile:

But Willie is a different matter. Most managers in the majors are not consulted for most acquisitions by their GMs. They may be asked their opinion of some players some of the time, but I don’t think that goes a long way toward altering a GM’s final decision. And it in no way excuses a GM from responsibility for a move.

For example, we all know Bobby V was a big proponent of acquiring Mo Vaughn. He reportedly was the one who first suggested to the Mets that they look into him, and he even went with Steve Phillips to watch him in the batting cage before they signed him. But I don’t blame Bobby V at all for that trade. It was solely Philips responsibility to put together the right talent, and he deserves all the blame.

This, coupled with an overly conservative approach augmented by a seeming unwillingness to adapt as necessary to NL style, troubles me indeed.

A number of young stars, a lot of upper-mediocrity & age, & nothing at the moment to make the mix gel.

Upside: by season’s end, we may be able to move down from bad to good seats at whim.