Comments on: Q&A: Omar Minaya on Being a GM, with MetsBlog http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/ Latest Mets News, Links, Rumors and Opinion Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SlappyMcHomerton http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/#comment-516793 SlappyMcHomerton Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:23:10 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/#comment-516793 he is not capable of it. He is a slick talker who will hammer home his CORE, which is good enough to get him 85-88 wins every year when he surrounds it with mediocrity. Whats truly a shame is he has such a good CORE and is wasting away the prime years of it. he is not capable of it. He is a slick talker who will hammer home his CORE, which is good enough to get him 85-88 wins every year when he surrounds it with mediocrity. Whats truly a shame is he has such a good CORE and is wasting away the prime years of it.

]]> By: mos1982 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/#comment-516781 mos1982 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:20:02 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/#comment-516781 Agreed - I was trying to give him credit for something but you're right. I can only imagine how horrible he would be if he was running a smaller market team with a strict budget. And I'm so glad people are finally down on Ollie. I was so sick of hearing people praise Omar for stealing him from the Pirates. That was a throw in because the Mets were desperate for a reliever and needed Roberto Hernandez and I find it hard to believe Omar truly believed Ollie would've have been his #3 starter 3 years after that deal was made. I chalk that one up to blind luck too. Maybe I'm just a hater right now because I'm down on the team, but I just don't see this guy being able to build a complete team. Agreed – I was trying to give him credit for something but you’re right. I can only imagine how horrible he would be if he was running a smaller market team with a strict budget. And I’m so glad people are finally down on Ollie. I was so sick of hearing people praise Omar for stealing him from the Pirates. That was a throw in because the Mets were desperate for a reliever and needed Roberto Hernandez and I find it hard to believe Omar truly believed Ollie would’ve have been his #3 starter 3 years after that deal was made. I chalk that one up to blind luck too. Maybe I’m just a hater right now because I’m down on the team, but I just don’t see this guy being able to build a complete team.

]]> By: youcannotbeserious http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/#comment-516753 youcannotbeserious Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:11:39 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/#comment-516753 I wouldn't even give him credit for the Santana move. There were only 3 teams that could afford or were willing to resign Santana. Out of those three teams, the Red Sox and the Yankees refused to give up their top prospects and the Twins would not accept a deal without those prospects. So Santana fell into his lap. Skill would have been offering a package that would have stole Santana from those other teams, rather than having the other team balk and being the last man standing. I wouldn’t even give him credit for the Santana move. There were only 3 teams that could afford or were willing to resign Santana. Out of those three teams, the Red Sox and the Yankees refused to give up their top prospects and the Twins would not accept a deal without those prospects. So Santana fell into his lap.

Skill would have been offering a package that would have stole Santana from those other teams, rather than having the other team balk and being the last man standing.

]]> By: realmet http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/#comment-516702 realmet Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:57:41 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/#comment-516702 I CANNOT EVEN BELIEVE HOW BAD THIS EFFIN TEAM IS RIGHT NOW. WOW. This is what I waited all off season for and spent $1,600 bux on tix for? Very, very sad I am right now. I CANNOT EVEN BELIEVE HOW BAD THIS EFFIN TEAM IS RIGHT NOW. WOW. This is what I waited all off season for and spent $1,600 bux on tix for? Very, very sad I am right now.

]]> By: mos1982 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/#comment-516687 mos1982 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:55:18 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/#comment-516687 Couldn't agree more. In 2006 things went right for this team and Omar looked like a genius because most things played out to the best case scenario. Omar has done nothing to show that he can build on to the core of this team and get the pieces they need to really contend. He came in here and gave the most money to Beltran and Pedro, then took advantage of the Florida fire-sale to get Delgado and Lo Duca. All good moves, but not took much skill. The Johan deal was a steal so I'll give him credit for that, but he can't put together the final pieces to make this team a contender. Alex Cora gets $2.5 million in a winter where Orlando Hudson gets $3.5. He built a team with no heart or fight who continue to live off the names they made for themselves three years ago. Couldn’t agree more. In 2006 things went right for this team and Omar looked like a genius because most things played out to the best case scenario. Omar has done nothing to show that he can build on to the core of this team and get the pieces they need to really contend. He came in here and gave the most money to Beltran and Pedro, then took advantage of the Florida fire-sale to get Delgado and Lo Duca. All good moves, but not took much skill. The Johan deal was a steal so I’ll give him credit for that, but he can’t put together the final pieces to make this team a contender. Alex Cora gets $2.5 million in a winter where Orlando Hudson gets $3.5. He built a team with no heart or fight who continue to live off the names they made for themselves three years ago.

]]> By: mets2244 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/#comment-516684 mets2244 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:54:30 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/#comment-516684 at least the phils are getting smoked!! at least the phils are getting smoked!!

]]> By: mets2244 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/#comment-516678 mets2244 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:53:12 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/#comment-516678 lets go rangers!!!! lets go rangers!!!!

]]> By: PedroMANIA http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/#comment-516676 PedroMANIA Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:52:47 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/#comment-516676 No resemblance, sorry. No resemblance, sorry.

]]> By: SlappyMcHomerton http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/#comment-516633 SlappyMcHomerton Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:43:12 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/#comment-516633 You should have asked him why he would count on a rotation with 4 rolls of the dice and 1 ace. You can't rely on so many IF's. If Pelf has an entire year like the 2nd half of 08. If Maine discovers endurance. If Ollie magically becomes consistent. Sure, if all these IF's turn out best case scenario, here we come. Unfortunately good GM's don't use IF's to finish off building a championship team. And unfortunately for mets fans, Mr. Minaya is little more than a hustlin Snake Oil Salesmen. You should have asked him why he would count on a rotation with 4 rolls of the dice and 1 ace. You can’t rely on so many IF’s. If Pelf has an entire year like the 2nd half of 08. If Maine discovers endurance. If Ollie magically becomes consistent. Sure, if all these IF’s turn out best case scenario, here we come. Unfortunately good GM’s don’t use IF’s to finish off building a championship team. And unfortunately for mets fans, Mr. Minaya is little more than a hustlin Snake Oil Salesmen.

]]> By: jimyager http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/#comment-516619 jimyager Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:40:07 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/04/23/qa-omar-minaya-on-being-a-gm-with-metsblog/#comment-516619 Face it, this is OK, good at the best, NOT a championship team. We all think that because of 2006 we are entitled to win, BS! 2006 was a year of overacheiving, The last few years and now in 2009 we are seeing what we really have. So, lets have fun and enjoy watching the team play and be happy if we can finish second and be in contention for a WC. That is the best we can hope for. And face it, the last game of the season has been GREAT FUN, other than not getting the win. There are dozens of teams that where knocked out long before tha last game. Face it, this is OK, good at the best, NOT a championship team. We all think that because of 2006 we are entitled to win, BS! 2006 was a year of overacheiving, The last few years and now in 2009 we are seeing what we really have. So, lets have fun and enjoy watching the team play and be happy if we can finish second and be in contention for a WC. That is the best we can hope for. And face it, the last game of the season has been GREAT FUN, other than not getting the win. There are dozens of teams that where knocked out long before tha last game.

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