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Minaya: Mets buyers, not sellers
WASHINGTON -- Omar Minaya veered off into fantasy land here today. Incredibly, the Mets' GM said he doesn't expect to be a seller before the July 31 non-waivers trade deadline because he still thinks his sub-.500 team has a chance...
Omar Minaya furthering belief that he doesn’t know what he’s doing
Omar Minaya furthering belief that he doesn’t know what he’s doing
weretheteamtobeat.com — In case you missed it, Omar Minaya has got the quote machine rolling and he says, get... this, the Mets will not be sellers come the deadline. His logic is that there’s only “a couple” teams ahead of them in the wild card, so let’s improve the team, we’re not out ... (more) Omar Minaya furthering belief that he doesn’t know what ...
Madden: Minaya should investigate how fast he can fire Tony
Madden: Minaya should investigate how fast he can fire Tony
nydailynews.com — I'm going to make this easy for Omar Minaya, who more and more is coming off looking... oblivious to the punk that is his VP of player development, Tony Bernazard. There's no need for any investigation here. Fire the guy and fire him now.  ... (more) Madden: Minaya should investigate how fast he can fire Tony
Omar Minaya’s “Investigation” Of Tony Bernazard
Omar Minaya’s “Investigation” Of Tony Bernazard
tiricosuave.com — If you haven’t heard, Omar Minaya is going to “investigate” bone-chewing colleague Tony Bernazard’s recent string of... fuck-you-I’m-Tony-Bernazard behavior. While not privy to the inner workings of said investigation, ... (more) Omar Minaya’s “Investigation” Of Tony Bernazard
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Minaya: Mets Will Be Buyers, Not Sellers
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... So it should come as no surprise that Mets GM Omar Minaya says New York will be buyers, not sellers at the trade deadline, according to the tireless Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post. ...

Around The Bigs: If Recent History Is Any Indication, Maybe Astros Should Be NL Central Favorites
Sharapova's Thigh — ... , " trading deadline hasn't passed but don't expect blockbuster(s). like this club; love the prospects it might take to do a blockbuster.". .. New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya said yesterday that he's looking to acquire players, not trade them away leading up to the trade deadline. This is a bit puzzling given the Mets' current situation. They're currently 10 games behind the Phillies in the National League East, and 7.5 back in the Wild Card race, with seven teams ahead of them. They're certainly not officially out of that race yet, but with players on the disabled ...

The Mets will be buyers at the deadline for some reason
Circling The Bases — ... , news that the Mets plan on being buyers, not sellers at the deadline: Omar Minaya veered off into fantasy land here today. Incredibly, the New York Mets ' GM said he doesn't expect to be a seller before the July 31 non-waivers trade deadline because he still thinks his sub-.500 team has a chance at the NL wild card . . . . . . "Right now we do not envision [being a seller]," Minaya said. "If we're 6 ½ [back] in the wild card with a couple of teams in front of us, we are still kind of trying to find out how we can improve this team, if we can improve it through trades." ...

Omar Has Lost It
FanGraphs Baseball — Here’s the quote of the year. “Right now we do not envision [being a seller],” Minaya said. “If we’re 6 ½ [back] in the wild card with a couple of teams in front of us, we are still kind of trying to find out how we can improve this team, if we can improve it through trades.” Jose Reyes hasn’t played a game since mid-May. Ditto Carlos Delgado. Carlos Beltran has been on the shelf for the last month. John Maine and J.J. Putz slightly longer than that. But now, with ...

Omar Minaya Agrees: The Mets Will Not Be Sellers
Jorge Says No! — As we wrote here last Friday, the Mets will not be sellers at the trading deadline: "Right now we do not envision [being a seller]," Minaya said. "If we're 6 ½ [back] in the wild card with a couple of teams in front ...

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