Comments on: News: Oberkfell Named Bisons Manager

By: McVillesMet

McVillesMet — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:42:57 +0000

Too bad im transferring away from Buffalo this semester and wont be able to easily watch games…

By: jeenyus245

jeenyus245 — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:04:53 +0000

I’m glad the mets AAA team is in Buffalo. Now i don’t have to travel obscenely far to see Met players.

By: m29w_12789

m29w_12789 — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:41:54 +0000

Obie has done his time , I remember him here up in the Catskill Mts ( Mountaindale NY) in the Northern League ( unaffilated pro league) He was a pretty good mgr here, the fans respected him. That was back in the 1990′s . I believe one day he will manage in MLB, I would not be surprised if Larussa ever gives it up, Obie takes his place or Gangsta does a Willie and gets canned , obie takes his place.

By: Ceetar

Ceetar — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:15:06 +0000

Hell, knowing little about him, it’d be hard to be worse than Manuel without being actively investigated for throwing games.

By: C Dubb

C Dubb — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:32:09 +0000

For those who are wondering why the fans like Oberkfell, I can only speak for myself, but I’m intrigued by what I’ve read about him. Apparently, the players love him, and he is highly respected throughout the minor leagues. Given that he won the 2005 Baseball America Minor League Manager of the Year Award, I am very surprised he’s still in our organization. And that explains why, if the team does not succeed this season, most fans would expect Oberkfell to be waiting in the wings.

By: Bruce Boisclair

Bruce Boisclair — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:20:28 +0000

I think they want Oberkfell there to take over just in case. But aren’t we all rooting for the original gangsta?

(By the way, I am not one of the “Get Manny” guys, but if it is feasible, I would do it short-term– he brings a winning intangible, if you can survive the nonsense. Also, I think it would be fun to watch Jerry manage him. By the way, maybe the team will be a little looser with Jerry at the helm for the full year?)

By: vic79

vic79 — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:59:17 +0000

sooooooooo what is the projected AAA lineup?……………not a bad question since I do not follow it at all

All I know is likely Niese, Parnell, Figueroa to start if they dont make the team……Kunz likely closes……..do they still have Muniz?……………Evans likely at 1B or OF, didnt they sign a catcher………..Rivera?

what else?

By: koosman36

koosman36 — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:55:23 +0000

marv – tidewater=norfolk. all that happened is we got booted out and stopped off in the big easy for a couple of years. i’d guess we’d stay in buffalo for a while

By: alex242

alex242 — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:52:05 +0000

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Sometimes that as well doesn’t work either.. didn’t we have a guy manage for us that was 10 years under torre?

remember him..

By: JINBK

JINBK — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:43:49 +0000

Alex, I think it has more to do with the fact that you can learn a lot by riding the pine. If you’re picking a manager and bench coach’s brain for ten seasons while the great players are out there playing, you could probably manage a ballclub as well.