MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
I am scheduled to interview Mets GM Omar Minaya at some point in the next week or so. I have a handful of questions I intend to ask, but I would like to make this more of a town-hall format, in the sense that you should be able to weigh in as well. The way I see [...]
Dom D's - Mets Fan Blog (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Minaya will go back to work If the Mets were all-in with general manager Omar Minaya , they had to be all-in with manager Jerry Manuel . It was Manuel who turned the mood positive and got the Mets playing productively after he replaced Willie Randolph in mid-June, so he was rewarded with a two-year extension. But Minaya still has his work cut out. Top priority: closer. Could...
Hot Foot (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
So, two years and two September swoons, and what does the guy behind all of the moves get? A three year extension of course. It’s only standard procedure to reward your GM when the team has severely underachieved for the better part of a year and a half. As you can see, I do not support giving Omar Minaya this three year extension. I know Billy Wagner got hurt, and that hurt the chances...
The Mets Report (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
I think it’s universally agreed upon at this point that one of Mets GM Omar Minaya’s biggest mistakes was signing Luis Castillo to a long term contract. He’s a shell [...] This is a brief summary of the content at MetsReport.com. Please visit the site to view the full blog post.
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Omar Minaya said that he was going to be creative this year in building a team that could make it over the hump and into the playoffs. Could that plan include moving Carlos Beltran, according to Frank Russo the Mets are shopping Beltran and might even be looking to the Yanks for a deal. It just doesn't make sense to me, the Mets don't have a legitimate replacement and would have to make...
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
... in their lineup, even with David Wright and Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado already there.And Omar Minaya has always imagined Ramirez coming home to New York to play for the Mets.But you go for Manny Ramirez now, even after the way he has produced for the Dodgers, and you pay a lot more than $100 million, or whatever he and Boras are going to be looking for after the .400 finish...
Bleeding Blue and Teal (Free subscription) | yesterday
... candidates have. Bernazard joined the Mets toward the end of 2004 as an Special Assistant to GM Omar Minaya, eventually becoming the Vice President of Player Development as well. Unfortunately for Bernazard, the VP of Player Development title doesn’t sound as impressive once you look at the Mets’ farm system, which is often ranked within the bottom five in all of baseball. Bernazard...
Epic Carnival (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
by DMtShooter , Five Tool Tool In honor of the Jewish holiday of atonement, here's a list for people who aren't at work today and aren't allowed to do the work of reading this anyway... oh, what the hell, read the list. It's so affordable! 10. Omar Minaya. Two straight years of gut-busting season ending losses, and this year's for the simple lack of any reliable reliever. Someone get...
The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
At last count, seven people have e-mailed me about some internet rumor of a possible trade between the Mets and Yankees. Rob Neyer of ESPN.com commented on it today (subscription required) and now it’s going viral. The deal: Yankees get: Carlos Beltran. Mets get: Robinson Cano, Jose Veras (or Brian Bruney), Ian Kennedy, some other prospect and cash. Presumably, this trade is contingent on Omar...
The Eddie Kranepool Society (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
... looking forward to both LCS series. I’m hoping the Dodgers take the NLCS and I’m also hoping that Omar Minaya is hiding outside the Dodgers hotel with a big bowl of rice and beans from one of the fine Dominican eating establishment in The Heights to lure Manny back home, but this series is sooooooo close that the only thing I’ll predict is a Seventh Game. This series comes down to...
The Final Score (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
For today's Web column, I spoke with Farnum Smith, the AD of a small Christian college (enrollment: 515) in Northern California. Why? Because Farnum Smith will be Jerry Manuel's boss after Manuel is done working for Omar Minaya and the...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
... GM for six major-league All-Star teams that competed in Japan. Was a special assistant to Mets GM Omar Minaya, and now runs the Mets' player development department. Ran into controversy this year with allegations that he helped undermine manager Willie Randolph, who was fired in June.Jerry DiPotoDirector player personnel, Arizona Diamondbacks.Age: 40Background: Has a strong scouting...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
... first, with a defensive, back-up behind him … The Mets will pick up Carlos Delgado ’s option, as Omar Minaya announced in his conference call last week, but that by no means indicates he will be their starting first baseman next season. Instead, it sounds like Delgado’s future with the Mets will depend on what other options exist in the market place. …in other words, like the Yankees...
Dom D's - Mets Fan Blog (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
One GM said he believes the Mets will make a big play for Manny Ramirez . It certainly seems like GM Omar Minaya is ready to finally try to land one of his favorite players -- though L.A. may be a better spot for Ramirez, who was raised in upper Manhattan but never liked the fishbowl existence in Boston that he would surely find in New York. The Mets have a group of players they feel...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
... it happened: The executives pulled out all the stops and, in a bold stroke, signed general manager Omar Minaya to a contract extension. Sighs of relief could be heard throughout Flushing Meadows, reverberating all the way to Long Island Sound. They locked up the guy who stole Billy Wagner (thanks, Omar!) from the Phillies.Here's to you guys, and hoping you can repeat the feat...
