The New York Mets Thread

[Yankees Pride]

What are the odds on Bernazard going totally postal on the Mets columbine style?

We'll have to investigate that...

What... a... mess...

[fredgmuggs]

Why would Willie be smiling after having been scapegoated over the players' giving up at the end? Willie's gotten more respect from Yankee fans at OTD, waving the "Once a Yankee, Always a Yankee" sign than Mets fans ever did.

Only if the manager or possibly Omar Minaya was fired, would he likely feel good, since his firing put him out of contention for any future managing gigs, as he has the "failed manager" label affixed to his head. It would also show that the players were at fault for the collapse, not Willie.

Valentine removed that failed label by going to Japan after Steve Phillips canned him awhile back.

If I recall correctly, Bernazard was the leading voice in getting Willie fired. I would think plain old human nature would cause Willie to have a little satisfaction today.

[GordonGecko]

If I recall correctly, Bernazard was the leading voice in getting Willie fired

well at least he did one thing right

[fredgmuggs]

SNY is trying to get Adam Rubin to talk about the accusations Minaya made towards him.

[Torre Must Go]

Good thing we have Jean Afterman.

[aeromac76]

The Mets organization should be embarassed and ashamed.

If hollywood wrote a worst case scenario script for this year for that team, they have surpassed it.

[fredgmuggs]

well at least he did one thing right

Admittedly I don't follow the Mets all that closely but it seems to me like it's a different manager but the same old song. The fault generally always lies within the players.

[Axon]

Can this organization do anything right?

[Chacon]

I just watched a beat writer being interviewed by other beat writers

Good going Omar. This is going to cause an epic ................ storm.

[fredgmuggs]

I just watched a beat writer being interviewed by other beat writers

Good going Omar. This is going to cause an epic ................ storm.

Yeah, he didn't sound convincing to me. Like most things, the truth is probably somewhere in between.

[Casey37]

Adam Rubin was livid during the press conference and afterwards. He did say though, that all he ever did was ask Omar how to go about getting a job in MLB, which is a far cry from actually lobbying for one. Besides, like one of the SNY reporters said, was Adam Rubin actually looking to be named VP of Player Development without any baseball experience whatsoever? This whole thing is getting more bizarre by the moment.

[keg411]

Yeah, he didn't sound convincing to me. Like most things, the truth is probably somewhere in between.

I think the guy was interested in a job at some point, but clearly still wrote an accurate story since Tony Bernazard was fired, and wasn't a good person. No reason to call him out at all. I doubt a beat writer is ready to be interviewed when he's used to being on the other side.

[Vazquez]

wow, the guy is not going to be able to cover the mets anymore.

[BonusCantos]

I saw some of the video; Omar comes off looking tremendously unprofessional.

[Melan-cynic]

Disgusting job by Minaya. Attempted to destroy Rubin's career and may have effectively destroyed his own instead. Good riddance.

[Torre Must Go]

I wonder if there are any Mets fans who actually still defend Omar, as a talent evaluator or as a person..

[BonusCantos]

Rubin just teed off on Minaya & Bernazard live on SNY.

What a joke of an organization this is.

[Melan-cynic]

Are there any video clips online?

[montyque]

Just heard about this from Abraham. That's crazy... is Minaya trying to get fired? Hell, I imagine his job is no fun at this point, and with the money the Mets would have to pay him regardless, he'd be able to live comfortably forever.

[teknetic]

Heyman's right (for once) when suggesting that Minaya wasn't too happy with letting Bernazard go and that it was the Wilpons' call. Can't imagine Minaya being smart enough to let go of a complete tool like Bernie.

Laughing stock of the sport.

[teknetic]

http://web.sny.tv/media/player/mp_tp...vid=8852&_mp=1

Video up.

[JfromJersey]

If they expect us to believe it was Minaya who orchestrated this whole thing, including the Rubin incident, and that Jeff Wilpon had nothing to do with it, they must think we're all naive fools.

[Melan-cynic]

http://web.sny.tv/media/player/mp_tp...vid=8852&_mp=1

Video up.

Thanks.

EDIT: Just watched the two videos. What a joke to put the guy in this position. Jeffey Coupon, Omar and Co. should be ashamed of themselves for this move.

[nnysiny]

Kay was killing the Mets on his radio show. i laughed when he said "that was more embarrassing than the Baha Men doing "who let the dogs out" at Game 4 of the World Series"

[b-ball-lunachick]

Adam Rubin (Daily News) and Omar Minaya having a heated argument live on TV

I just tuned in but apparently Minaya is accusing Rubin of smearing Tony B. because Rubin wants Tony B's job.

I can't believe I missed it. Is there a link anywhere yet?