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Omar Minaya

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Sandy Alderson, New Mets GM, Not Exactly Known for his Boldness

    ​If the New York Post's Dan Martin has got it right -- and it looks to us as if he has -- the Mets' next manager isn't going to be ... well, a maverick. Sandy Alderson, Martin reminds, "was famously quoted in the book Moneyball as saying of managers: 'Art Howe was hired to implement the idea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    Jerry Manuel Has Great Year, Gets Fired By the Mets Anyway

    ​Bye-bye, Jerry. Lost so far in the blizzard of post-Omar Minaya commentary is real discussion about whether or not Jerry Manuel should also have been fired. For those of us who like and respect Manuel and think he did a good job of keeping a potential circus atmosphere under control, the ques ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Francisco Rodriguez: The Mets Only Now Realize He's Not a Nice Guy?

    ​In case you weren't sitting in front of your computer last night at 8:29 p.m. EDT, you might have missed the announcement that the Major League Baseball Players Association filed a grievance against the New York Mets in support of Francisco Rodriguez. The only surprise is that it took the uni ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    Jose Reyes, Mets Straighten Out Thyroid Story, But -- Questions Remain! (Update: Reyes Out 2-6 Weeks)

    ​In the latest medical dispute between Mets players and management, Jose Reyes, who was sent up from spring training for a thyroid check, told the world his thyroid was fine, while the Mets said it was overactive. Later they all got together, and Reyes' agent clarified, saying Reyes' thyroid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Jockbeat: Was Missing Bengie Molina the Mets' First Error of the Season?

    ​Can we stop talking about Carlos Beltran's knee surgery for just a minute? Bengie Molina is far from the best catcher in baseball, but he was clearly the best on the free agent market. And with 20 home runs and 80 RBIs last season, he was a significant upgrade from anyone the Mets had or wer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Carlos Beltran, Mets Squabble Over Surgery; Are Mets Doctors Too Keen to Clear Hurt Players?

    ​Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran is saying that before he had surgery on his knee this week, he got the okay from Mets GM Omar Minaya. He says via his agent Scott Boras that he spoke to Minaya on Tuesday, and that Minaya "did not ask me to wait, or to get another doctor's opinion. He just wishe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Jockbeat: Mets Shut Out in Halladay Contest For Distance in Florida?

    ​Curiouser and curiouser. The story of how NYC's two teams -- with the most potential revenue in baseball -- could have been shut out of deals involving the three best free agent pitchers in baseball seems as baffling today as it did yesterday. For now, let's focus on the Mets. According to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    Baseball Legend Whitey Herzog Goes to the Hall; Should He Go (Back) to the Mets, Too?

    ​by James H. Burns Last week's vote by the veterans' committee to put Whitey Herzog into the Hall of Fame reminds us of something a lot of fans don't know: though for years Mets devotees thought of Whitey as the "White Rat," an arch-enemy, managing the rival St. Louis Cardinals to three Nat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared

      Twitpic by tedsink. Last weekend's Siren Festival left many of us groggy, and a good thing too, as the week that followed was best seen in soft focus. President Obama and Henry Louis Gates were the comedy team of the week. Mayor Bloomberg, angry about the way mayoral school control ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Mets Exec Removes Shirt, Challenges Double-A Team to Fistfight

    Last night, as the New York Yankees took sole possession of first place in the AL East with a win over the Orioles, the New York Mets (44-49) were trying to laugh off the unusually violent motivational tactics of one of their staff in Binghamton, New York. The Daily News reports that a few weeks ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    Mets Keep Manuel, Minaya; Said to Refuse Halladay

    Mets general manager Omar Minaya (pictured) confirms that both he and manager Jerry Manuel have been told they'll keep their jobs next year. Maybe that big win over the mighty Nationals last night clinched the deal. Or maybe no one else wants their jobs. Faith and Fear in Flushing calls this good ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    Marist Poll: Yankees Fans Consider Yankees Better Team -- And So Do Mets Fans

    This week's Marist poll on local baseball (!) found that 51 percent of New York City registered voters consider themselves baseball fans, and of those fans 53 percent favor the Yankees, and "a little over a third" are true to the orange and blue. This is no shock, as New York is overrun by noobs who ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Jockbeat: What We Did, and Didn't Predict about the Mets/Yankees Matchup

    From our Friday Jockbeat on the Yankees-Mets:  "The odds seem pretty good that the Yankees can take at least two of three, most likely the first two. Joba Chamberlain ... has been pitching very well of late, only 3-1 for the season but solid in two no-decision starts ... "Saturday the odds ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2009

    Jockbeat: A Look at Mets Pitching for 2009

    Here's an incredible thought. If the 2009 Mets play like they did through 145 games in each of the last two seasons, they could win the National League's Eastern Division title -- or at least make the playoffs -- by simply going 9-8 over their last 17 games. That would be a two-game improvement over ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Fossils still bite: Bernie Madoff and prehistoric snakes

    Good for the New York Times! Always trying to take a broad view (even when one doesn't exist, as Jack Shafer often points out), the paper weighs in on how the plight of Bernie Madoff's white-haired victims gives us valuable insights about the global meltdown with this morning's "Fossils of Larges ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2009

    Jockbeat: Where's the Met Interest in Manny?

    Where are the stories in the local press urging the New York Mets to grab Manny Ramirez?  So far Filip Bondy in the Jan 24 Daily News is the only one to jump on the story in a big way. The head and subhead say it all:  "A Manny Deal Is A No-Brainer - Minaya and Wilpons Must Put their Think ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2008

    Goodbye Shea, '08 Mets Season: "They Booed Mr. Met"

    Where are the stories in the local press urging the New York Mets to grab Manny Ramirez?  So far Filip Bondy in the Jan 24 Daily News is the only one to jump on the story in a big way. The head and subhead say it all:  "A Manny Deal Is A No-Brainer - Minaya and Wilpons Must Put their Think ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2008

    Willie Randolph on His Ouster; Joba Chamberlain's First Win

    Where are the stories in the local press urging the New York Mets to grab Manny Ramirez?  So far Filip Bondy in the Jan 24 Daily News is the only one to jump on the story in a big way. The head and subhead say it all:  "A Manny Deal Is A No-Brainer - Minaya and Wilpons Must Put their Think ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2008

    Q. Why Is Mr. Met So Sad? A. They Fired Willie Randolph

    Where are the stories in the local press urging the New York Mets to grab Manny Ramirez?  So far Filip Bondy in the Jan 24 Daily News is the only one to jump on the story in a big way. The head and subhead say it all:  "A Manny Deal Is A No-Brainer - Minaya and Wilpons Must Put their Think ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2008

    Omar Minaya on Firing Willie Randolph: 'I Think He Was Relieved'

    Where are the stories in the local press urging the New York Mets to grab Manny Ramirez?  So far Filip Bondy in the Jan 24 Daily News is the only one to jump on the story in a big way. The head and subhead say it all:  "A Manny Deal Is A No-Brainer - Minaya and Wilpons Must Put their Think ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2008

    Inspiring No Confidence: Willie Randolph Keeps His Job With the Mets

    Where are the stories in the local press urging the New York Mets to grab Manny Ramirez?  So far Filip Bondy in the Jan 24 Daily News is the only one to jump on the story in a big way. The head and subhead say it all:  "A Manny Deal Is A No-Brainer - Minaya and Wilpons Must Put their Think ... More >>

  • News

    March 25, 2008

    The Mets and Yankees Seek an Armed Revolution

    How Joba Chamberlain and Johan Santana will make us forget last year's miserable baseball legacy

  • News

    February 26, 2008

    Softballs for Pettitte; Beanballs for Clemens

    When are journalists (and baseball) going to ask Andy tougher questions?

  • News

    November 20, 2007

    The Winter of Baseball Discontent

    We knew A-Rod would be back. Not that it solves anything.

  • News

    March 20, 2007

    Stealing Mickey's Mantle

    José Reyes could be the greatest—if he doesn't figure out just how much Mets fans want from him

  • News

    October 17, 2006

    Seven Days in Shea

    Why do the Mets keep torturing us?

  • NYC Life

    September 26, 2006

    Mets and Yankees: If Neither One Wins It's a Shame

    Peering into the dugouts of the hometown heroes

  • NYC Life

    January 25, 2005

    A League of Their Own

    New York baseball clubs' spate of superstar signings is all about the best offer on the table

  • News

    June 17, 2003

    Sports

    New York baseball clubs' spate of superstar signings is all about the best offer on the table

  • News

    January 21, 2003

    Sports

    New York baseball clubs' spate of superstar signings is all about the best offer on the table

  • News

    December 3, 2002

    Sports

    New York baseball clubs' spate of superstar signings is all about the best offer on the table

  • News

    March 21, 2000

    Major Leagues, Minor Men

    Life Is a Perpetual State of Audition for Players on the Fringe

  • News

    October 12, 1999

    The Stems Win

    Expect the Unexpected as the Amazins Roll On

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