Comments on: The Regression Of Omar Minaya http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-regression-of-omar-minaya Sat, 26 May 2012 00:46:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: tlagee http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html#comment-32700 tlagee Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:15:29 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=16074#comment-32700 On one hand you have Joe Torre - an overrated manager who is a great clubhouse handler but makes repeated head scratching moves once the game starts. He is at his best when he has a team full of superstars. (Reminds me of Willie Randoph - and the way Omar had to Willie Proof the Mets bullpen - something that Tommy2cat alluded to earlier). On the other hand you have Carlos Beltran - a talented player who is not a leader. My lasting memory of Carlos is the Mets' world series hopes ending with the tying runs on and the bat on his shoulder. I haven't respected Torre since he defended Clemens' deliberate beaning of Piazza - but I don't think he's wrong in saying that Beltran likes to 'hide among the trees'. On one hand you have Joe Torre – an overrated manager who is a great clubhouse handler but makes repeated head scratching moves once the game starts. He is at his best when he has a team full of superstars. (Reminds me of Willie Randoph – and the way Omar had to Willie Proof the Mets bullpen – something that Tommy2cat alluded to earlier).

On the other hand you have Carlos Beltran – a talented player who is not a leader. My lasting memory of Carlos is the Mets’ world series hopes ending with the tying runs on and the bat on his shoulder.

I haven’t respected Torre since he defended Clemens’ deliberate beaning of Piazza – but I don’t think he’s wrong in saying that Beltran likes to ‘hide among the trees’.

]]> By: Kay http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html#comment-32693 Kay Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:43:32 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=16074#comment-32693 I apologize - you are right, I did some reading, which I should have done ahead of time. I do remember seeing Carlos on an interview, perhaps a Mets Weekly, not sure, but I do remember him saying "I wasn't offering any discounts", but that could just have been a rebuttle, and with Boras as his agent...... I apologize – you are right, I did some reading, which I should have done ahead of time.

I do remember seeing Carlos on an interview, perhaps a Mets Weekly, not sure, but I do remember him saying “I wasn’t offering any discounts”, but that could just have been a rebuttle, and with Boras as his agent……

]]> By: jdon http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html#comment-32691 jdon Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:58:16 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=16074#comment-32691 I was on other met blogs before last year (and all the injuries) began and predicted that team would finish third. met fans tend to overrated players. Especially guys like Maine and Ollie. We did not have the pitching at the start of last year. It was perfectly clear. As for Beltran, the information came from newspaper writers. If you choose to believe Beltran-- fine, but what else could he have said if the writers were correct and the yanks turned him down? He would have looked like a dirtbag. I choose to believe the writers. Specifically because it was not one writer who was writing it--it was all over the newspapers. I am not the kind of fan who takes players at their word. They are always manipulating the media. I happen to think Beltran is a pretty good guy, and in the situation he was in at the time, I probably would have denied it too. As for Omar, if you guys want to cross your fingers and hope he does a good job, fine. I think they are taking the wrong approach and wasting our time. I was on other met blogs before last year (and all the injuries) began and predicted that team would finish third. met fans tend to overrated players. Especially guys like Maine and Ollie. We did not have the pitching at the start of last year. It was perfectly clear. As for Beltran, the information came from newspaper writers. If you choose to believe Beltran– fine, but what else could he have said if the writers were correct and the yanks turned him down? He would have looked like a dirtbag. I choose to believe the writers. Specifically because it was not one writer who was writing it–it was all over the newspapers. I am not the kind of fan who takes players at their word. They are always manipulating the media. I happen to think Beltran is a pretty good guy, and in the situation he was in at the time, I probably would have denied it too. As for Omar, if you guys want to cross your fingers and hope he does a good job, fine. I think they are taking the wrong approach and wasting our time.

]]> By: Anthony http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html#comment-32681 Anthony Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:58:35 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=16074#comment-32681 Also from NY Times: Beltrán Responds to Torre’s Comments By BEN SHPIGEL Carlos Beltrán is about to enter his fifth season in New York — has it been that long already? — but he just as easily could have been doing so for the Yankees and not for the Mets. A quick rehash: Scott Boras, Beltrán’s agent, gave the Yankees one final shot at signing him and snatching him from the Mets’ grasp by proposing a six-year, $100 million contract — that’s for one year shorter and $19 million poorer than the Mets’ offer. The Yankees, having already added Carl Pavano and Randy Johnson, resisted. With that in mind, Joe Torre touched on Beltrán’s reported desire to take that discount and play for the Yankees in the book he co-wrote with Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci, “The Yankee Years.” Torre said: “Beltran wanted to come to us, so he could hide among the trees. Nobody wants to be that guy to lead.” Before being honored at the Thurman Munson Dinner on Tuesday evening, Beltrán responded to Torre’s comments. “First of all, I don’t know Joe Torre personally, so I don’t know what kind of person he is,” Beltrán said. “The second thing I have to say is that when I met with the Yankees when I was a free agent, he wasn’t there, so you know, he didn’t know that we talked, so I didn’t meet him. So if he did say what he said, then that’s his opinion. I don’t have to comment on that. I feel very happy where I am.” Not surprisingly, Beltrán added, he does not plan to read the book. Also from NY Times:

Beltrán Responds to Torre’s Comments
By BEN SHPIGEL
Carlos Beltrán is about to enter his fifth season in New York — has it been that long already? — but he just as easily could have been doing so for the Yankees and not for the Mets.

A quick rehash: Scott Boras, Beltrán’s agent, gave the Yankees one final shot at signing him and snatching him from the Mets’ grasp by proposing a six-year, $100 million contract — that’s for one year shorter and $19 million poorer than the Mets’ offer. The Yankees, having already added Carl Pavano and Randy Johnson, resisted.

With that in mind, Joe Torre touched on Beltrán’s reported desire to take that discount and play for the Yankees in the book he co-wrote with Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci, “The Yankee Years.” Torre said: “Beltran wanted to come to us, so he could hide among the trees. Nobody wants to be that guy to lead.”

Before being honored at the Thurman Munson Dinner on Tuesday evening, Beltrán responded to Torre’s comments.

“First of all, I don’t know Joe Torre personally, so I don’t know what kind of person he is,” Beltrán said. “The second thing I have to say is that when I met with the Yankees when I was a free agent, he wasn’t there, so you know, he didn’t know that we talked, so I didn’t meet him. So if he did say what he said, then that’s his opinion. I don’t have to comment on that. I feel very happy where I am.”

Not surprisingly, Beltrán added, he does not plan to read the book.

]]> By: Anthony http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html#comment-32679 Anthony Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:53:05 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=16074#comment-32679 Actually he did offer to take less to go to the yankees: The New York Yankees were tipped as favorites and Beltran offered them a $20 million discount. The Yankees declined and the crosstown New York Mets signed him to a 7-year, $119-million contract, the biggest in franchise history at the time. It was the tenth contract in baseball history to surpass $100 million. Link-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Beltran Actually he did offer to take less to go to the yankees:

The New York Yankees were tipped as favorites and Beltran offered them a $20 million discount. The Yankees declined and the crosstown New York Mets signed him to a 7-year, $119-million contract, the biggest in franchise history at the time. It was the tenth contract in baseball history to surpass $100 million.

Link-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Beltran

]]> By: Kay http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html#comment-32675 Kay Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:57:15 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=16074#comment-32675 Beltran was not willing to take less from the Yanks, and didn't. Not sure where you got that information, because he clearly said in an interview quite the contrary.. Hate the guy go ahead, a change for the team is probably a great thing, and I'd love to see a change too (go ahead read that again before you move on), but to say he did nothing is wrong too, no one will admit it, but he still got some pretty big names here. The team assembled last year was a pretty damn good one, not infalliable, but pretty good. No sports team in HISTORY of any sports would have sustained through those injuries, no matter how much you all hate Omar. Beltran was not willing to take less from the Yanks, and didn’t. Not sure where you got that information, because he clearly said in an interview quite the contrary..

Hate the guy go ahead, a change for the team is probably a great thing, and I’d love to see a change too (go ahead read that again before you move on), but to say he did nothing is wrong too, no one will admit it, but he still got some pretty big names here.

The team assembled last year was a pretty damn good one, not infalliable, but pretty good. No sports team in HISTORY of any sports would have sustained through those injuries, no matter how much you all hate Omar.

]]> By: jdon http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html#comment-32673 jdon Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:17:02 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=16074#comment-32673 I want the mets to get on the right track. If a year of failure does that, then fine. Call it rebuilding. Patching will not solve their problems. Omar got Santana because the yanks and red sox dropped out. Omar wrote a check for beltran, who still tried to bolt to the yankees for less. Omar is a fraud. He was a fraud with the expos and he was a fraud here. Even the worst GMS do a few good things. The product on the field tells the story. Athletes are not wooed by GMs. They are wooed by bucks. I think it is significant that Beltran was willing to take less from the yanks when the mets' organization offered much much more. It tells me more about the mets org than it does the yanks. I want the mets to get on the right track. If a year of failure does that, then fine. Call it rebuilding. Patching will not solve their problems. Omar got Santana because the yanks and red sox dropped out. Omar wrote a check for beltran, who still tried to bolt to the yankees for less. Omar is a fraud. He was a fraud with the expos and he was a fraud here. Even the worst GMS do a few good things. The product on the field tells the story. Athletes are not wooed by GMs. They are wooed by bucks. I think it is significant that Beltran was willing to take less from the yanks when the mets’ organization offered much much more. It tells me more about the mets org than it does the yanks.

]]> By: Bayonne Mets Fan http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html#comment-32671 Bayonne Mets Fan Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:50:42 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=16074#comment-32671 I agree with everything you said Tommycat. I just want to correct one thing - i said he's good enough to be a 4th or 5th best player on a TEAM, not the league...God knows not the league lol. I agree with everything you said Tommycat. I just want to correct one thing – i said he’s good enough to be a 4th or 5th best player on a TEAM, not the league…God knows not the league lol.

]]> By: Tommy2cat http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html#comment-32666 Tommy2cat Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:32:06 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=16074#comment-32666 Bayonne - Kelly's freaking me out. Her eyes keep rolling. BTW, I wouldn't drink Hawaiian Punch with Victorino or Sunny D with Rollins. But they are ballplayers, for sure. Wright is a very curious case. On one hand, its easy to take him for granted - he's generated some very clutch hits in the early course of his career and his numbers are clearly Allstar caliber. On the other hand, he has more recently demonstrated an inability to step up in key situations on a consistent basis, especially when he was among the last men standing. He's capable of being the 4th or 5th best player in the league, but would you really want him up when the chips are down? Frankly, I think he needs to eliminate his endorsement contracts, forget about being politically correct and go out and let his raw talent take over. He should make it his business to smack a line drive off the skull of any pitcher that throws him high and tight. I recall in a highschool game I was thrown out at second base sliding head first, and the shortstop intentially kneed me in the head. A few innings later, he was assisted off the field after I stole second base and tore the glove off his hand with my spikes. I will NEVER regret that move. If I'm putting a team together, give me Carl Crawford, Chone Figgins or Brandon Phillips and Matt "Face-plant" Holliday - I'd find a way to get them in my organization. Bayonne – Kelly’s freaking me out. Her eyes keep rolling.

BTW, I wouldn’t drink Hawaiian Punch with Victorino or Sunny D with Rollins. But they are ballplayers, for sure.

Wright is a very curious case. On one hand, its easy to take him for granted – he’s generated some very clutch hits in the early course of his career and his numbers are clearly Allstar caliber. On the other hand, he has more recently demonstrated an inability to step up in key situations on a consistent basis, especially when he was among the last men standing.

He’s capable of being the 4th or 5th best player in the league, but would you really want him up when the chips are down? Frankly, I think he needs to eliminate his endorsement contracts, forget about being politically correct and go out and let his raw talent take over. He should make it his business to smack a line drive off the skull of any pitcher that throws him high and tight.

I recall in a highschool game I was thrown out at second base sliding head first, and the shortstop intentially kneed me in the head. A few innings later, he was assisted off the field after I stole second base and tore the glove off his hand with my spikes. I will NEVER regret that move.

If I’m putting a team together, give me Carl Crawford, Chone Figgins or Brandon Phillips and Matt “Face-plant” Holliday – I’d find a way to get them in my organization.

]]> By: Kay http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html#comment-32663 Kay Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:20:24 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=16074#comment-32663 You are right, I will not argue baseball with you anymore, you are incapable of having an intelligent discussion without trying to insult someone on the other end of the opinion. I will save my efforts on someone that actual shows some signs of having some baseball knowledge. You are right, I will not argue baseball with you anymore, you are incapable of having an intelligent discussion without trying to insult someone on the other end of the opinion.

I will save my efforts on someone that actual shows some signs of having some baseball knowledge.

]]> By: Bayonne Mets Fan http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html#comment-32662 Bayonne Mets Fan Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:02:49 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=16074#comment-32662 Take a moment out from looking at the David Wright poster hanging in your bedroom and put down your "I Heart David Wright" coffee mug and listen. Did i say he was the only reason? No. You say he hit .444 with the bases loaded in 2007. That's fine, most guys have good numbers with the bases loaded. What part of 2007 are you talking about? Did he hit higher with the bases loaded from April to July? Did he hit .158 with the bases loaded in August? Did he hit .275 with the bases loaded in September? Again, your stat tells me NOTHING! Were any of his bases loaded hits in September in a pressure situation? Or were they early in a 10-0 rout? When did he hit .310 RISP? Does that prove those were big hits in the right spots? Don't try and argue baseball with me ok? Now go back and drink from your "I Heart David Wright" coffee cup and maybe you can give him tips on how to wear his pink ribbons and pink cleats. David Wright is a nice ballplayer, a good 4th or 5th best player on a team. He collects numbers. He's a glorified Kevin McReynolds. Nothing wrong with that just don't make him out to be more than he really is. I'll go drink arsenic with Shane Victorino and Jimmy Rollins and spit it out, you can go have pink lemonade with David Wright. :-) Take a moment out from looking at the David Wright poster hanging in your bedroom and put down your “I Heart David Wright” coffee mug and listen.

Did i say he was the only reason? No.

You say he hit .444 with the bases loaded in 2007. That’s fine, most guys have good numbers with the bases loaded. What part of 2007 are you talking about? Did he hit higher with the bases loaded from April to July? Did he hit .158 with the bases loaded in August? Did he hit .275 with the bases loaded in September?

Again, your stat tells me NOTHING! Were any of his bases loaded hits in September in a pressure situation? Or were they early in a 10-0 rout?

When did he hit .310 RISP? Does that prove those were big hits in the right spots?

Don’t try and argue baseball with me ok?

Now go back and drink from your “I Heart David Wright” coffee cup and maybe you can give him tips on how to wear his pink ribbons and pink cleats.

David Wright is a nice ballplayer, a good 4th or 5th best player on a team. He collects numbers. He’s a glorified Kevin McReynolds. Nothing wrong with that just don’t make him out to be more than he really is.

I’ll go drink arsenic with Shane Victorino and Jimmy Rollins and spit it out, you can go have pink lemonade with David Wright.
:-)

]]> By: Mets Are the Bomb http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html#comment-32660 Mets Are the Bomb Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:27:51 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=16074#comment-32660 Ok first of all has Omar made mistakes of course, but do you realize that he got Johan and Carlos Beltran and at the time Pedro Martinez. I hate when people want the Mets to fail. I believe last year if everyone was healthy and a small pitching trade at the deadline the mets would've made the playoffs. I'm not saying they wudve won the world series, but they would've been in contention to make the playoffs. I actually think the mets are one-three free agents to being a solid team. Being a mets fan can really really blow, but dont we fail enough? Why would you want our team to fail, just to see Omar leave Cmon We have stick together and people like you really hurt the Mets fanbase Ok first of all has Omar made mistakes of course, but do you realize that he got Johan and Carlos Beltran and at the time Pedro Martinez. I hate when people want the Mets to fail. I believe last year if everyone was healthy and a small pitching trade at the deadline the mets would’ve made the playoffs. I’m not saying they wudve won the world series, but they would’ve been in contention to make the playoffs. I actually think the mets are one-three free agents to being a solid team. Being a mets fan can really really blow, but dont we fail enough? Why would you want our team to fail, just to see Omar leave Cmon We have stick together and people like you really hurt the Mets fanbase

]]> By: jdon http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html#comment-32659 jdon Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:50:26 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=16074#comment-32659 I think Omar has damaged this franchise more than enough. The mets are a basket case. They happen to have a checkbook and that is all Omar understands. We need a builder or a rebuilder. Omar is neither of those and not likely to become one. I cannot conceive of him lasting beyond this year and I do not even want that. I want him to fail so we can get on with the business of creating a professional baseball organization, not a laughing stock. I think Omar has damaged this franchise more than enough. The mets are a basket case. They happen to have a checkbook and that is all Omar understands. We need a builder or a rebuilder. Omar is neither of those and not likely to become one. I cannot conceive of him lasting beyond this year and I do not even want that. I want him to fail so we can get on with the business of creating a professional baseball organization, not a laughing stock.

]]> By: Kay http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html#comment-32657 Kay Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:23:06 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=16074#comment-32657 By the way - D Wright hit .444 with the bases loaded in 07 and a lowly .310 with RISP....... Yeah he was the reason the team failed in 07 By the way – D Wright hit .444 with the bases loaded in 07 and a lowly .310 with RISP…….

Yeah he was the reason the team failed in 07

]]> By: Kay http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html#comment-32655 Kay Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:07:29 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=16074#comment-32655 You are the first to call out people that say anything positive about Wright that they have pom poms, but you certainly have drank the arsenic when it comes to Wright. I wish we had so many players as bad as him. You are the first to call out people that say anything positive about Wright that they have pom poms, but you certainly have drank the arsenic when it comes to Wright. I wish we had so many players as bad as him.

]]> By: Bayonne Mets Fan http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html#comment-32654 Bayonne Mets Fan Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:02:45 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=16074#comment-32654 Well if Wright and Reyes didn't choke during the 2006 playoffs, and Septembers of 2007 and 2008 we all may be singing a different tune now. And yes Wright DID choke during the September 2007 campaign as well as the 2008 campaign (even worse). I know his numbers were decent in September of 2007 but it's akin to going 3 for 4 in a game but in that game you get 3 hits your first 3 ABs in 6 innings and the strkeout with the bases loaded and game on the line in the 8th. So don't give me Wright's batting statistics for September 2007 because they are deceiving. And in 2008 I know the main reason was the bullpen but we still had a chance but Wright and Reyes..AGAIN..didn't show up when the pressure was on. And now that Alex Rodriguez has broken his jinx of not being a clutch player you know who is the number one choker in New York now? Take a guess.......... Let's see what happens in 2010. Well if Wright and Reyes didn’t choke during the 2006 playoffs, and Septembers of 2007 and 2008 we all may be singing a different tune now. And yes Wright DID choke during the September 2007 campaign as well as the 2008 campaign (even worse). I know his numbers were decent in September of 2007 but it’s akin to going 3 for 4 in a game but in that game you get 3 hits your first 3 ABs in 6 innings and the strkeout with the bases loaded and game on the line in the 8th. So don’t give me Wright’s batting statistics for September 2007 because they are deceiving.
And in 2008 I know the main reason was the bullpen but we still had a chance but Wright and Reyes..AGAIN..didn’t show up when the pressure was on.
And now that Alex Rodriguez has broken his jinx of not being a clutch player you know who is the number one choker in New York now?

Take a guess……….

Let’s see what happens in 2010.

]]> By: Greg Pomes http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html#comment-32653 Greg Pomes Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:47:25 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=16074#comment-32653 While 2009 is probably the main reason for this article, the fact that since the 2006 season Omar has signed big names like Johan and K-Rod but has not drafted well and has not really improved the bench or gotten role players to help the core in winning a championship. While 2009 is probably the main reason for this article, the fact that since the 2006 season Omar has signed big names like Johan and K-Rod but has not drafted well and has not really improved the bench or gotten role players to help the core in winning a championship.

]]> By: Bayonne Mets Fan http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html#comment-32650 Bayonne Mets Fan Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:40:03 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=16074#comment-32650 roll your eyes all you want - i am 100% correct. No team in any sport can sustain the injuries we suffered. Know your baseball roll your eyes all you want – i am 100% correct.

No team in any sport can sustain the injuries we suffered. Know your baseball

]]> By: Greg from Brooklyn http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html#comment-32649 Greg from Brooklyn Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:36:05 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=16074#comment-32649 All the moves omar has made with the mets could have been done by any die hard Mets fan: We could have signed Beltran, Martinez, just by offering the most money, most years, and a no trade clause. Santana fell into our laps because the Yankees and Redsox wasn't in spending mode....and Omar and his inept crew still went over the 24/48 hour deadline when negotiating his contract. He got K-rod at a bargin price because of the economy. The two good things Omar has done was to wrap up Wright and Reyes with multi-years deals....but when he had to use his actual GM skills...he failed becaause he doesn't have any. He let too many gamers go and bought in his hometown homeboys who were not even qualified to be bench warmers on semi-pro team. Imagine if Brian (the weasel) Caashman had to use his brain by being an actual GM...instead of just throwing 7, 8, 9, and 10 year multi million dollar contrats around. He would be unemployed or the Steinbrenners personal toilet paper holder. All the moves omar has made with the mets could have been done by any die hard Mets fan:

We could have signed Beltran, Martinez, just by offering the most money, most years, and a no trade clause. Santana fell into our laps because the Yankees and Redsox wasn’t in spending mode….and Omar and his inept crew still went over the 24/48 hour deadline when negotiating his contract. He got K-rod at a bargin price because of the economy.

The two good things Omar has done was to wrap up Wright and Reyes with multi-years deals….but when he had to use his actual GM skills…he failed becaause he doesn’t have any. He let too many gamers go and bought in his hometown homeboys who were not even qualified to be bench warmers on semi-pro team.

Imagine if Brian (the weasel) Caashman had to use his brain by being an actual GM…instead of just throwing 7, 8, 9, and 10 year multi million dollar contrats around. He would be unemployed or the Steinbrenners personal toilet paper holder.

]]> By: Kelly H http://metsmerizedonline.com/2009/11/the-regression-of-omar-minaya.html#comment-32647 Kelly H Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:16:46 +0000 http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=16074#comment-32647 :roll: :roll:

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