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According to Buster Olney at ESPN.com, the Mets have given Mets GM Omar Minaya a four-year contract extension.
Olney adds, “The deal is all but done, but it is not known when the extension will be formally announced.”
…wow…umm, nothing against minaya, but i would have waited until after this season, to see how it ends, before committing to any one element of this team…
…i had hoped to wait until the end of the season to get in to evaluations…however, if the Mets are unable to make the post-season, this team is going to suffer a serious reaction from a fanbase that i sense is ready to boil over…this is not to say i would not have eventually come to the conclusion that he should return, it’s just, to me, it may have been more wise to wait and see how best to react to the reaction, so to speak…
…Update…8:00 pm…
From what I can gather, neither the team nor Minaya’s agent will confirm or deny the report.
According to Jon Heyman at SI.com, “An official announcement is not expected until after the season.”
…Update…8:24 pm…
…pardon the media commentary by the way, but, if a blog is looking to get credit for ‘breaking this story,’ whether a mainstream or independent source, you need to first add time-stamps to your posts…otherwise, it is impossible to tell what broke when and by whom…just a suggestion…
Insanity!
I don’t understand why the negative reaction to the extension given to Minaya. What were the Mets before he came on board? A BAD TEAM!!! He’s done a fine job, very good job. He pursued big name players like Martinez and Beltran to make our team relevant again. SO SHUT UP!
And, he brought us back-to-back years of a team that chokes down the stretch and has put together two back-to-back craptastic bullpens (never addressing that glaring issue in the offseason).
Plus, he brought us that paranoid mental midget known as Willie. Or, have we forgotten?
Overall, I’d say Omar has done more good than bad….but the Castillo contract, Willie, the pen issues, etc are all on his head.
It makes ZERO sense not to wait to see what happens, If this group misses the playoffs again and yet had already given Omar a Castillo-length extension….there will be blood. Do you really want the last day at Shea to be a cacophony of Fire Omar chants knowing the Wilpons tied the franchise to Omar for nearly another half-decade? Juuu know wha I’m sayin?
Just out of curiosity, if you were told that signing Castillo was critical to enticing Santana to commit to a long term trade and push his way toward the Mets what would you think?
I can’t believe this. Minaya is absolutely the worst. He signed a couple of bench players. Pitching is at least 80% of the game. What pitchers did he sign???? Pitching is what cost this team any playoff chances. The Wilpons are idiots and this team is fun to watch. No the 62 Mets were fun to watch this team is horrid.
A guy gets a four year extension for incompetence. There ain’t no justice in this world.
“Pitching is at least 80% of the game. What pitchers did he sign????”
ummm….who’s on the mound tonight? How about John Maine and Ollie Perez? Pedro? 80% of our rotation was brought in by Minaya…
And Maine has done what since after last years all-star game?? And yes Santana has been excellent and should have won 20 games this season if it wasn’t for Omar’s bullpen!! And Perez won’t even be here next year.
Maine’s hurt, but he pitched decently this year. I don’t care if Perez won’t be here next year, he was here this year, thanks to Omar.
Look, Omar has utterly failed at building a bullpen, but as years of following baseball suggest, that’s the easiest position to turn around in a hurry. People complain about second base and the outfield, and while they are warranted complaints, no team can field all-stars at every position (well, no team that doesn’t have a $200 million payroll). The Mets have scored a ton of runs this season, and their rotation has actually been one of the better ones in the league. The only reason this isn’t a 95+ win team is the bullpen, and I think Omar should be given a shot to fix that.
But wasn’t fixing the pen exactly what we said we were giving Omar a chance to fix LAST offseason?
OH MY GOD. No. No. This is a nightmare.
God, there goes the farm.
I totally agree.
I’m livid that the Mets would give Omar such an extension. I would make him sweat it out under the current agreement and actually EARN any kind of an extension.
To this point, I don’t think he has done enough to warrant such an extension. This is the GM equivalent of the Luis Castillo contract.
Terrible. He must have compromising pictures of the Wilpons.
Shouldn’t they have waited until after our unceremonious exit from the playoffs? I guess they were gonna do it no matter what the outcome…
what a joke
OH
MY
GOD
To the idiots here who want him gone: Who would you have replace him?
Steve Phillips, Jim Duquette, and Bill Bavasi are all available.
Also, do any of you REALLY want Tony Bernazard to have MORE power in this organization?
I wouldn’t mind that. I like him. But I’m also for this move. Omar’s done, overall, a very good job.
paul depodesta
+1, agreed dykstraw. but i think depodesta has said he is happy in san diego and wants to stay on the west coast.
Phillips has certainly won more than Omar has.
I don’t know how many times I need to remind people of this:
The team that won for Steve Phillips was built by Omar Minaya and Bobby Valentine. Phillips was a suit, a GM-in-training for those late-90’s Mets. Once they won the pennant and Steve Phillips began to put his stamp on things, Omar left for Montreal, Bobby’s influence was pushed aside, and the team went down the crapper for five years.
You clearly have a very different recollection of how Phillips was involved with the late 1990s Mets, his having the GM job fall in his lap AND what went down AFTER 2000.
I’m very, very excited. Minaya has made this team fun again, and I am very glad he’s being rewarded for it.
This is fun? Have been watching the last couple of years?
Yes I have. Sure beats the heck out of being out of the race by April like we used to be doesn’t it. I love pennant races, if you don’t maybe you should root for the Pirates or Royals. It doesn’t look like they’ll have any “stressful” games for quite some times.
No, maybe you should be a Pirates fan or a Royals fan…where “meaningful games in September” or being in a pennant race is a sufficient measure of success. Some of us have memories that predate the 90s….merely being better than the dreg teams of the 90s (or the 60s, or the 70s through early 80s) is not enough. What kind of inferiority complex do you have to have as a fan to be happy with that?
This team, with this payroll and talent, in this big of a market should aim higher than “being in [and blowing] a pennant race year after year.” But, as long as fans like you are okay with above-average but not great results – why would the Wilpons feel any pressure to actually, you know, WIN?
Perfectly said!!!!!
i second that
Yeah im with ya. Is he the best GM ever…no. Is he the worst as some of you people are saying….HELLLLLLL NOOOOOOO. Are you kidding me. Have all of you guys been so spoiled with 3 years of winning that you just forgot about 2001-2004 when we were just horrible. Ever since he has been the GM this team went from the NL East cellar dweller to a division champion and within 1 strike of a World Series. Not to mention being in the hunt last year and this year. The fact is and it is a FACT this team has won more games than it has lost since he has been the GM. He stole Johan Santana, John Maine, Oliver Perez, and signed Carlos Beltran from under the Yankees nose. Yes he has made some mistakes and that’s why he isn’t the best GM ever or in NY for that fact and that is for another debate but this team is better since he got here and NO ONE can argue that.
Put this in the wrong spot…it belongs lower..sorry
Biggest budget in the NL.
Second Straight CHOKE
YEAH! Sign him back up!
OMAR COMING!
Could be worse. We could the Tigers or Yankees. They have a bigger payroll and are virtually eliminated from the playoffs.
You may resort to personal attacks at me for saying this but what about all the previous years the Yankees have been in the post season? Does that not count? So they miss the post season this year. You can’t be in there every year but they do try. I wouldn’t bet against them being in the post season next year.
BTW the Mets W-L record right now is only one game better that the Yankees and look at the difference in the talent in the leagues they play in.
Overall I believe Omar is a good GM, not great mind you, but definitely good.
I work in credit markets, I could use a job with more security, are the mets, knicks or jets hiring, because apparently all three accept mediocrity
One of the best GM’s in the business…..yes, I will grant that he’s made several boneheaded moves….but he’s been very good for this team. Too bad some people on here can’t figure it out
i just gagged a little bit.
Good move. Omar made this team relevant again.
Relevant in what way? Most talented team to consistently choke award?
Is “relevant” the standard we want to aspire to? Are we the KC Royals?
Championships are what we should aspire to. It is fans like you who are satisfied with also-ran status that allows the Wilpons to run this team the way they do.
They have slowly become consistent contenders since 2005. Were you around in 2004? Or 2003? Or 2002? Or 2001?
Of course…..and as I said above….merely being better than the worst years of the franchise is hardly what we should be measuring as “success.”
Being “in a pennant race” (and blowing them back-to-back, by the way) is a success in Pittsburgh or KC….it shouldn’t be here.
Some of us have memories that predate the 2000s and 90s….merely being better than the dreg teams of the 90s (or the 60s, or the 70s through early 80s) is not enough. What kind of inferiority complex do you have to have as a fan to be happy with that?
This team, with this payroll and talent, in this big of a market should aim higher than “being in [and blowing] a pennant race year after year.” But, as long as fans like you are okay with above-average but not great results – why would the Wilpons feel any pressure to actually, you know, WIN?
Wait, who blew back-to-back pennant races?
As far as I’m concerned we are in a good position to get into the post-season after a terrible start to the season.
Now, I understand that he has not addressed some of the major problems (bullpen). But he brought this team back into contention. Pedro, Beltran, Wagner, Maine, Perez, Santana, Delgado. All of those names are players Minaya brought in. He’s done a fantastic job to say the least. I’m confident in this guy.
And for all of you “Met fans” that have given up on the season. Stop posting on this site. This is what baseball is all about, no one said it would be easy. I’m enjoying this pennant race more than any one I’ve ever experienced.
Not to mention, Tatis and Easley.
Yeah im with ya. Is he the best GM ever…no. Is he the worst as some of you people are saying….HELLLLLLL NOOOOOOO. Are you kidding me. Have all of you guys been so spoiled with 3 years of winning that you just forgot about 2001-2004 when we were just horrible. Ever since he has been the GM this team went from the NL East cellar dweller to a division champion and within 1 strike of a World Series. Not to mention being in the hunt last year and this year. The fact is and it is a FACT this team has won more games than it has lost since he has been the GM. He stole Johan Santana, John Maine, Oliver Perez, and signed Carlos Beltran from under the Yankees nose. Yes he has made some mistakes and that’s why he isn’t the best GM ever or in NY for that fact and that is for another debate but this team is better since he got here and NO ONE can argue that. This is where this belongs. This stuff doesnt happen over night. It took time for the Yankees to build their champions. Even the Marlins when they won their 2 championships made good deals to get young talent mixed with vets to win in 97 and 03 but they stunk until they were ready. He is trying to get this team to first be consistent winners and hopefully that with a good farm system can set us up for years. We have never been consistently good here…2 years then boom horrid. Let him get us better. Give him a shot to make it work. You people are annoying. You pine for a winner but can’t stand even the least bit of controversy. I am a Knick fan so trust me I am tired of the quick fixes..they never work..i want to see improvement and this years team is better than last years. If they fall to last next year I am with ya but all I want is a shot. Its what the Royals and Pirates fans don’t have. Their team to have a shot.
Great move. Omar earned it. Congrats, Omar!
Are you:
A.) Mrs. Minaya
oo
B.) Jay Horwitz
You sure aren’t a Mets fan.
*or
More of a Met fan than you.
Love this move, Omar is a great GM. Very good at finding good players for cheap. I could make a huge list of examples, but I won’t.
Go ahead make the list and start with the relief pitchers he brought in and compare them to who he traded away. And also tell me who’ll play shortstop if Jose goes down with an injury.
Is this a joke? Dude doesn’t know what a bullpen is and gives a 4 year contract to someone with peanut brittle knees
It’s another Luis Castillo deal.
Barf….
How can anyone say this guy deserves an extension. He has done NOTHING to help the bullpen and is on the verge of have a second straight collapse.
Are the same people who run the white house run the mets? The ship is sinking and it feels like all that is missing is “Brownie, you’re doing a hell of a job.” Omar congrats on blowing your second straight Eastern Division title, 4 more years! 4 more years! I bet the Wilpons flew him out to California and met with him after midnight to tell him the good news. Just crazy.
What position does Omar play on the field idiot? Only a moron like you would suggest that Omar’s the one chocking. The players are the ones not performing, specifically the bullpen guys. Aren’t you a fan, don’t you know the difference? Commenting for the sake of it, do not opine unless you have something smart to share.
You don’t fire all the players. Was it all Willie’s fault that the team collapsed? Both Willie and Jerry are good managers, but there is only so much lemonade you can make out of a bullpen that has rotten lemons.
The bullpen was this team’s achilles in 2007, and got amazingly worse in 2008. You can’t fault Omar for Wagner being done, it stinks.
I’m not saying to fire Omar, but I am not sure he has done enough to justify a four year deal. Maybe it is just the timing I don’t like, but that seems to be the Wilpon’s m.o.
The deal is done, and now let’s hope Omar can go out and get us a new closer and a set up guy. The lineup is too good to have to cover up for awful relief pitching.
This is like two years ago when the knicks techincally were in playoff contention in the horrible eastern conference and dolan gave isiah an extension. So maybe they’ll lock him up in the bowels of citi field with no telephone in a couple of years.
You’re right it does come down to the players. But who chose them or many of them – Omar. And if I follow your line of reasoning if it is the players than let’s see who Omar replaces them with. Oh I forgot El Duque, Trot Nixon, Jose Lima, Alou .
You know I’m fine with it. Good consistent teams have stability. That never has been a mantra of the Mets. It needs to start somewhere.
Is consistently choking good? It IS consistent. But hardly worth rewarding with a Castillo-length contract.
I love it! The Wilpons have impressed me a lot lately but this one takes the cake.
Instead of waiting until the end of the season and leaving Omar blowing in the wind, the Wilpons have given Omar (and his personnel) a meaningful vote of confidence. This is as much a shot in the arm as firing Willie was.
Its a move that loudly states, “We Believe.”
nicely played, sirs.
OK you win. You are kidding right?? A vote of confidence?? OK Omar you can consistently sign players that are way past their prime, can’t stay healthy and choke year after year.
Metfans on this blog are crazy. I actually dont even know why I take the punishment of reading this blog (except I like punishment?) Minaya no matter what is one of the best GMs in the business. You tell me what pitcher he could have gotten to improve this bullpen? Tell me how he could have gotten Street? For gods sake he got us Santana without giving up Pelfrey!! He didnt trade Murphy for some bullsh*t bullpen guy!! You guys are just too much.
We can list his accomplishments and compare them to his failures. Do the same for every GM in the game and you will see, top 5 maybe 10 GM in the game, PERIOD
the a’s were practically giving him away, they were grooming zeigler to close and fuentes was out there as well
You are on crack. They would have to given up the world. Neither one was traded..did you noticed that?
The reason that not trading for Street was a good move is because Minaya would have gotten fleeced by Beane. Because Beane is a good GM and Minaya is not.
Why would you give him a 4 year extension now.
Trying to be ironic like we were with the same year span of Luis Castillo?
I remember when the Knicks gave Isiah Thomas an extension after saying he had to make the playoffs 13 games before the season ended. They ended up like 2-11.
If there was any doubt, the Mets organization is now officially a joke.
For all the retards that think this mineya signing is a good thing need to be drug tested. The guy signed up pedro martinez to a rediculous deal, alou, and threw money at beltran, santana, come on any gm can throw money at a player. Signed al reyes who didnt play one game before he was released and traded one of our best infield prospects for ayala(anderson hernandez) Not to mention trading away bannister and heath bell for trash. He also had that wonderful firing of willie randolph. Jesus christ are u guys serious please i hope this is just a rumor this guy should have been fired.
I agree with you on pedro and alou….but beltran and santana have been money for this team….and anderson hernandez was a JOKE….bannister has been terrible and heath bell has been too….give me a break.
If you read the post he threw money at santana and beltran, never said they didnt contribute, and oh yeah ben johnson and amboix burgos are such great pickups, oh and I forgot that wonderful trade of matt lindstrom for trash, yeah the same anderson hernandez who is hitting 303 with 13 rbis in 23 games?with an obp of 387?
Lets see he got Santana without giving up Pelfrey or martinez. He stood strong and did not trade Murphy. He traded for Maine and Ollie. I can go on but those were Great deals. I cant even remember one bad deal that is of equal value
You CANNOT fault Omar for trading Anderson Hernandez who had all but 12! hits for the Mets in 80ABs (thats .137) in 2 years with the Mets.
We needed bullpen help and he traded someone who couldn’t hit a softball while with the Mets.
umm he was one of our best infield prospects(yes he was not ready for the majors yet)but he was in his early 20s for at best a mediocre pitcher who couldnt close for the nats? was not even an option, that was the same deal the a’s wanted hernandez for street but he failed to pull the trigger, while the phillies and the marlins gms were wheeling and dealing we got crap. all of his trades for the bullpen have been “bad trades”
Not to mention he didn’t trade for Maine, he traded to get Kris and Anna the hell outta NY, not to mention he was traded with Jorge Julio, who had played for the Expos.
I love it, his successes are all blind luck, his failures are all well planned.
Whatever.
Well said. How about signing me, paying me and then releasing me. I had downloaded all the trades and signings Omar made and at least 95% stink. The bottom line is results. Personally I don’t care if Omar signed 25 Martians as long as we won. He did NOT make this team respectable again. This is just not right and it’s a slap in the face to all Met fans that Omar is signed before the season ends and Jerry may not be signed. I am a lifelong Mets fan but I almost can’t take this ownership and the front office. I hate this organization!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JESUS FLORES!!!! We could have a legit young catcher, but instead Minaya had to protect his buddy Julio Franco on the 40-man. How can you people not see how lousy Minaya is.
You do realize how unusual it is for a team to pluck a guy like Flores and then keep him on the 25 man roster for the entire year?
Not to mention catching is not the Mets current problem, unless the catcher is going to pitch the 7, 8 and 9th.
this team is now playing for my loyalty over the next six games.
I guess you will be asking for your deposit for city field back lol?
don’t have one, since this fan-friendly organization never saw fit to open up any tickets in any sort of plan for partial planholders
and hey, now i may not have to worry about it
OMAR “LOS METS” MINAYA!!
SERIOUSLY!, WE ARE BECOMING THE LAUGHING STOCK OF BASEBALL…….
This is the darkest day for the Mets since the Kazmir trade. Collapsing is one thing, but intentionally shooting yourself in the foot is unacceptable.
I concur do the wilpons want to have the newly overpriced citi field empty?
It’s official:
Fred Wilpon is the biggest moron in Major League Sports.
The Mets will never rise above mediocrity with an idiot for an owner and a clueless bumkin as a GM.
This team needs an overhaul, a new GM and a new feisty Manager like Wally Backman.
What we’re getting is more of the same crap!
To those who are happy about this, Minaya is the most overrated GM in Baseball, and he isn’t even that highly rated in the first place.
Pathetic.
Thank you so much for making my day with this post….you really made me laugh out loud.
WALLY BACKMAN for GM? THAT’S HYSTERICAL! And what’s your bright idea when the Mets blow it under his drunken leadership? Oh I get it, he’s so fiery he’d beat the players after beating his wife, right?
read it again superstar
LCS,
He said Backman as manager.
Reading comprehension evidently isn’t your strong suit.
OK, I made an error in posting….but I don’t see anyone disagreeing with my main point in the post.
You had a point?
Good move. Hopefully the ‘jumpstarting’ element to this will kick us into gear for the last week.
This team sure likes to give 4 year extensions to underperformers!
Wow, great move.
This makes my transition to being a Tampa Bay Rays fan that much easier.
Can you say insane? Repeating the same mistakes. Fred and Jeff, have you seen the bullpen? Please
actually…i don’t buy this report. smells like a sleazy bernazard leak.
Omar has taken this team from bad to mediocre by spending more money than any other team in the NL.
The only thing this deal proves is that the Wilpons really are idiots.
Oh crap they just announced it on sny that mineya may have got the extension this another dark day in our franchise, someone get mark cuban on the phone we have a team for sale.
I’m speechless. This organization is a disgrace.
Wow, most of you people really have a short memory! Were you people around for the 90s? How about the Phillips/Duquette era? Remember the days where a .500 finish would’ve been great? Or how about the days where we wouldn’t even be in the talks for potential destinations for top free agents? Remember when people laugh when someone mentioned we might have a chance at Pedro…and then Beltran…and even Santana? Can Phillips do that? NO! He can only get you Alomar and Vaughn. How about Duquette? NO! He can’t even get you Kazmir and he had him in the farm!
This is a good move from every standpoint. There isn’t anyone that clearly better at the job that’s a guarantee to sign. It’s better to have one in the hand than 2 in the bush. I might not have liked all of Omar’s moves but you can’t deny the progress he’s made.
Yeah, I remember the Phillips era.
I remember the back-to-back playoffs, and the NLCS win.
NEITHER OF WHICH OMAR HAS ACCOMPLISHED
and then what happened? Oh wait, he signed Bonilla for a second stint. Fired one of the best managers the Mets ever had on a knee jerk reaction. And we know what happened then.
And…are you seriously praising Phillips?
No, BUT
If Phillips is so bad, and he’s accomplished more than Omar (in a time when the Wilpons didn’t go so hog wild with the $$$)……well, how great does that reflect on Omar?
Phillips- for all you rag on him- got a WS shot.
Omar?
*crickets*
Actually, I wouldn’t use the $$$. In Phillips time, the budget, if you adjust for MLB inflation, is actually more than what Omar is working with. If anything, he let Vlad get away and screwed the pooch on ARod when the team clearly had the budget for it.
“If anything, he let Vlad get away ”
that happened under Duquette and the Wilpons were pulling the strings on that one.
PS-
What “progress” has he made?
The teams’ win total has DECREASED since 2006
Pedro circa 2005 is not Pedro circa 1997.
Clearly. However, there’s no denying how big Pedro was for setting the foundation of this current team. You can’t overlook that. If anything, he was Omar’s biggest acquisition, not Santana.
And what progress was that????? It’s all about bringing fans into the park which he did initially by signing Pedro. The bottom line is that winning teams, competitive teams, bring the fans in. Would you Omar supporters please tell me what Omar has done to make this team a playoff team??
Oh I don’t know…Santana, Beltran, Maine, Perez, Delgado, Church…just to name a few.
I remember KFS. These days are much better, thanks in part by Omar Minaya, which is why this was a good move.
The Mets will never win a World Series as long as a Wilpon owns them.
i said that 3 or 4 years ago and it looks like it might be true.
a good portion of the fans that post here are loser fans. Those are the ones that booed Santana. Any guy with half a brain and looked at the VERY good moves he made, Maine, Ollie, etc would know he is a good GM. There arent too many GMs in the business better than him.
I am starting to think if Yankee fans have turned into Mets fans Because they sure sound like it
Even if you agree with the move…..
YOU HAVE TO ADMIT THE TIMING IS HORRIFFIC
Amen.
Worst. Timing. Ever.
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im going to vomit!!!
if they make the playoff it’s not an issue. if not…
KILL ME NOW!!!!!!
THIS IS WORST THAT THE CASTILLO SIGNING!!! And I’m an Omar supporter…
Another 4 years of over the hill hispanics roaming the dugout….
(and I’m hispanic, but its hard to ignore the blatant favoritism)
The blatant favoritism of guys like Nicguel Evanseys or Danius Murphyan?
Yawn.
You need a special kind of person to be a GM in the NYC market. Not too many people can fill this position….. go ask the Phillies what they think about their GM, Pat Gillick, who is considered one of the best. Omar knows how to bring free agents here, it takes more than just money. For some reason, he knows how to make free agents “want” to be here. Players want to play for Ormar and so, its not surprising that Mets ownership locked him up long term. From a fan’s point of view, I think we all expect more from this team and we want blood if this team misses the playoffs again. I hold 4 season tickets, and if this team does not make it in 2008, I promise you I will not renew my seats. That is a GUARANTEE!!
I’m trying to remain level headed here and not over react to this. OK, I’m taking a deep breath now………………………whew. OK.
What’s even more surprising to me than Omar getting a 4 year extension with out first seeing how this season finally pans out is……………………………how there are sooooooooooo many Mets fans on here actually rejoicing!!! LOL Unbelievable.
Hey, he’s not the worst GM, trust me. But he certainly has some huge flaws. What really gets to me is not that there are Omar supporters, there’s nothing wrong with that. What’s so amazing is the “Reasons” I keep reading why he’s done such a ‘Great” job. I can’t believe that in this City (that’s NY by the way) fans are satisfied , and I quote ” At least he’s made us relevant”, and……….”he’s made us a contender”…………….and my personal favorite………………..”We’re better than KC or Pittsburgh”………..UNBELIEVABLE!!! (I’m paraphrasing)
Give any poster on here $150Million+ to spend on payroll and at the least we would have a contender. We are way past contending and being better than KC folks, we should be winning championships or at the least playing in the post season more often than not.
How do you reward the GM at the helm of the BIGGEST COLLAPSE IN BASEBALL HISTORY? (yes, I said the BIGGEST of ALL TIME!)
Reward him with a 4-year contract extension!!!!. I swear, not even the best Hollywood producer can make this Sh…….it up. LOL. Goota love these Mets.
Well, I won’t totally get down on the guy, but let’s at least wait till the end of the season, that’s all I’m saying.
I don’t dislike Minaya, but I feel like this is kind of stupid.
I mean if our team fails to make the post season/ take any sort of significant steps forward over the next 2 years are they going to eat the rest of the contract? I feel like while we have gotten better Omar hasn’t really done anything yet to deserve that kind of vote of confidence from the Wilpons.
they want the stability. And I bet if they cut him, someone else would snap him up quick.
He does have good connections in the DR.
Besides, he can blow up the team (if they want to go that way) just as easily as a new guy.
Wilpon must have such contempt for his fans
this reminds me of the knicks giving alan houston the max deal.
Yes it is so similar, because there is a salary cap and the General Manager is part of that cap.
Yawn.
maybe the wilpons read metsblog and want to snuff out the fire omar protest?
They own the team, and see all the behind the scenes (infrastructure) stuff that we don’t. Since they obvoiusly feel he deserves to come back, he gets an extension.
I prefer they do it now also becasue it lends stability, and it empowers him to make changes, WITH A LONG TERM VISION. last thing you want is a lame duck manager going “all in” with a bad hand (gutting the farm for marginal players hoping to get lucky).
team needs to sit down and seriously evaluate what they got, and what they need to get over the hump (if they don’t get there this year). Make a plan, and let him execute it.
Also, while they had a rough week (BP induced of course), they have not yet choked away the season. And frankly, this year would IMO be more guys struggling at the wrong time, not “choking”. Last year though was ugly all around.
ANd, pelnty of other teams that had sustained runs at the top (and championships) have struggled a few years before it came together. Even the MEts in 84 and 85 had it in their grasp and couldn’t quite get it done. TIl 86 of course!
They do have a solid core to build around, and no they are not all guaranteed chokers. THe big needs IMO for next year? Unload slappy, find a catcher of the future (if not ‘09), 1 OF, 2 SPs and rebuild the pen (say 3-4 new guys).
Not really that bad a list, since Murphy will be in one of those roles (most likely, hopefully 2B), OFs you can get, they may sign Perez or let Niese grow into the 5th starter role. Just don’t ask me about the pen, but new arms are available.
Oh, the pen does need more power arms and less specialists. GUys like Parnell.
OK, I am done. And will be shocked if this post actually makes it up!
and of course, here it is!
Good post with lots of common sense logic. You almost have ne convinced Omar is the right guy. I said “almost”. LOL Good job though, I can also see your point.
Milledge will haunt the Wilpons’ dreams.
Hows that?
Omar is the Man! He deserves this and he is doing a fantastic job. He brought the Mets back to relevance. We need the stability for long-term success. Omar is perfect for the Mets!
All you who disagree are idiots. You have no clue! I’m talking to the likes of furioso and Gippy. Get a freaking clue. Omar has energized this organization since the minute he got here. And will continue to give us a high-quality team.
And don’t forget…Omar is making the Wilpons lots of money with his vision for this team. He has been very instrumental in the launch of the SNY network, marketing of this team, and most of all, selling tickets.
Let me guess – you voted for Bush too!!
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Well now that this is done, heres hoping omar has learned
a thing or five from his failures.1) los mets didnt work.
2) players in their late 30s/early 40s sans ‘roids cant be
counted on to produce at the same level as in their prime.
3) If we really are “relevant” again,we dont need to bid against ourself for FAs.4) Let the MGR pick his own coaches and 5) Keep Tony B.out of the clubhouse
Even the breaking of this story is typical of omar
and the d.r.mafia,everyone knows(because it was leaked) yet it wont be “announced” until after the
season. Even if thats on Monday.
The man is a joke. And so are the Wilpons. MLB laughs at us.
Omar for President.