baseballmusings.com - 10/15/2009
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Matt Cerrone reacts to Peter Gammons telling Michael Kay that Jeff Wilpon is the GM of the Mets :
…i don’t know what it is, but something is off with the Mets…
…maybe it’s financial, maybe it isn’t, maybe gammons is right, maybe he isn’t… who knows… but, what i do know is, teams that win ...
Jeff Wilpon The Real Mets General Manager?
metsmerizedonline.com 10/16/2009 —
This is a story making the rounds on the web the last 2 days and it has really started to pick up steam. According to ESPN.com’s Peter Gammons, Mets COO Jeff Wilpon is the real general manager for the New York Mets and Omar Minaya is just a puppet, designed to take the heat when ...
Is Jeff Wilpon the real GM?
theropolitans.com 10/15/2009 — This is just strange. But I’m not really surprised. From Justin Terranova in the NY Post … Peter Gammons today called owner Jeff Wilpon the general manager, and said Omar Minaya is only "out there to take the heat." Gammons, as heard on the Michael Kay Show on 1050 ESPN ...
Jeff Wilpon & Omar Minaya scheduled at 5:05pm on the FAN
nleastchatter.com 10/5/2009 — BFF?
New York Mets General Manager Omar Minaya and Chief Operating Office Jeff Wilpon are scheduled to be in-studio guests on 660 AM WFAN with host Mike Francesa at 5:05pm today. A live-blog of sorts will appear below.
This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty 10-16-09
nleastchatter.com 10/16/2009 — Good Afternoon all. Well what can I say about last nights Dodgers/ Phillies game except I’m not rooting for any team for the rest of this post season because whoever I root for ends up losing ( See Twins, Minnesota and Rockies, Colorado ) . And If I do root even half heartedly for the ...
Give Minaya His Man
blog.nj.com 10/15/2009 — Ron Jenkins / McClatchy-Tribune Lost in the Billy Wagner may-or-may-not retire storyline that's floated around lately, you probably missed the news that Texas Rangers hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo will not return to his post in 2010 after what Evan ...
The Mets' problem? It's in your mirror, Jeff Wilpon
newsday.com 10/6/2009 — After a thorough internal investigation and much painful soul-searching, the Mets have identified the men who stole their 2009 season. The culprits are the first-base coach, the bench coach and an unidentified doctor who works for what used to be Fred ...
Who Let the Dogs & Ponies Out?
faithandfear.blogharbor.com 10/6/2009 — "After tomorrow, we do what all ballplayers do: we shake hands 'til we see each other next season. Then we go fishing or hunting, make some personal appearances, get to know the wife and kids again."
— Morris Buttermaker
I'm all for accountability. I'm all for transparency. I'm all for ...
Mets Blogs Round-Up
nleastchatter.com 10/9/2009 — Let’s take a look at Mets Blogs Round-Up.
Metsblog : Read: The Pros and Cons of Kevin Towers by Matthew Cerrone
…i did speak with someone the other day who reminded me that it tends to be the team’s way to hire the inevitable replacement, giving them a less prominent job, but ...
Mets say Minaya, Manuel safe for now
sportingnews.com 10/5/2009 —
Sporting News staff reports
Mets G.M. Omar Minaya and manager Jerry Manuel will be back with the team for the 2010 season, team COO Jeff Wilpon said at a news conference at Citi Field ...
Wagner isn't retiring, agent says —
NY Post: Sports 10/15/2009
Billy Wagner is back in baseball before he really ever went anywhere.
The lefty's agent issued a statement yesterday saying Wagner intends to pitch in 2010 -- despite Wagner telling The Post on Monday he was eyeing retirement.
Wagner's agent, B...