15
2010
Can I Get A Doctor Please?
An article by Former Writers
The saga continues. Once again the question arises when it comes to the Mets medical staff and the organization leadership; does the left hand know what the right hand is doing?
Obviously not. With so many players injured during the course of the 2009 season and the way the players were or were not treated medically correct, sparked a very real concern among Mets fans everywhere. Of course it really goes back to the 2008 season with the handling of Ryan Church following his concussions.
I had hoped to put the disaster of 2009 behind me and start writing real positive articles about the team I love. I have been quiet during the off season primarily because pretty much everything has been said regarding 2009.
I have ripped Manager Jerry Manuel and his boss General Manager Omar Minaya to the core, however I had no choice since they have both been retained to start the 2010 campaign. Omar has been overall very good in the off season. It is his non moves especially at the trade deadline that has frustrated me during his reign.
I am especially happy with the acquisition of Jason Bey and despite what others may say, I believe Bengie Molina would be a move in the right direction. I would also be quite satisfied adding either Ben Sheets, Joel Pineiro or Gil Meche to the Mets pitching staff, but all that for another article.
Now back to Carlos Beltran. Yesterday the Mets brass came unglued when they found out that Beltran had gone and had surgery on his knee Wednesday morning. They said he didn’t inform the team as they wanted Carlos to get a third opinion. This comes from John Ricco the Assistant General Manager who held the conference call to pounce all over Carlos.
Omar Minaya was not there as he along with Jeff Wilpon were attending an owners conference somewhere deep inside the Earths core, so communication between these two spokesmen didn’t take place.
Scott Boras, Beltran’s agent, defended Carlos by saying the Mets knew about the surgery even sending the proper Workman’s Compensation papers to the doctor in Colorado. Now everybody hates Boras so nobody believed him thus Carlos Beltran was now the enemy.
Well low and behold today, Carlos in a written statement read to the press by Boras, said he did inform the Mets regarding the surgery on Tuesday evening speaking directly to Minaya who in turn wished Carlos good luck and a speedy recovery. It seems Omar failed to let the organization know, and now there is so much egg on the face of the Mets organization that they will be serving omelets to its opening day crowd.
This organizations history of poor management and decisions is nothing new and this latest foo-pah is nothing less than showing that the incompetence of this franchise starts right at the top.
Will I stop being a fan? Do I hope the Mets will lose 100 games this year? No, on both counts.
I have stuck with the Mets since opening day in 1962 and I will be loyal to them forever.
This new controversy doesn’t make me happy, but if it takes another poor showing in 2010 in order to clean house, again, starting from the top down, I can live with that as well.
Let’s Go Mets and I think someone once said 37 years ago “You Gotta Believe”.
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Jesus, this team needs to fire their pr guru jay horowitz, how in hell he allowed this news to become a circus and yet another laughstock news from the mets, we’re becoming the laughstock of baseball, is pathetic, minaya should be fire for now blasting beltran saying he didn’t ok the surgery, how this happen?? Jesus h christ!!!
Alex, the issue isn’t Horowitz, it’s the nypresscorps’ axe that’s pepetually aimed at the Mets’ neck. There is never,ever a pro-Met article sans the perpetual “BUT”. My theory is controversy sells newsprint & with such an emotionally chrged fanbase, what better way to create sales than to rip this ballteam, Lord knows there aren’t a ton of winning tradition pieces to build stories upon.
As to this latest so-called controversy, Beltran isn’t the issue; he’s just the means. This FUBAR wasn’t created by any Met official; but by Scott Boras, who has 2 cf clients in desperate need of attention and we all know how he prefers the big nmarket interest. Ankiel & Damon are both headed for either the prices slashed special pile or the unemployment line based upon current interest in Boras’ last 2 high profile clients. “I see this scenerio as one that Boras deliberately manipulated by representing to his client, permission was granted while Boras ignored non-direct contacts(phonemail, email,etc.). Since the issue has been reduced to one of contractual responsibility & interpretation, Ricco was certainly germane in his being chosen as NYM rep on this issue. Omar should be the one if the issue was the Player’s actions; but this in a rogue agent parsing legal terms, who better than the executive in charge of contractual language/interpretation to handle this? I’m confident that Beltran’s perspective was one of trying to tie an ending bow around his knee issues. the timeline reflects the veracity of my views since acxcording to BORE-ASS Beltran’s pain HAD BEEN EVIDENCED SINCE EARLY NOVEMBER; YET IN A LATE NOVEMBER INTERVIEW FOR THE METS’ “HOTSTOVE” SHOW; Burkhardt specifically inquired about Beltran’s state of pain & overall progress of healing his knee. Carlos adamently replied he was in the midst of his preST preparation & he had absolutly NO PAIN and was looking forward to the start of a spring training he was absolutely ready to start without a hitch! THAN BORAS INTERVENED!
regarding these so-called medical forms, Ramirez faxed the necessary Workman’s compensation forms(normal medical insurance doesn’t apply). These wormanscomp forms would be required for the personal doctor to be properly compensated for examining the patient. For injuries sustained during the act of performing your job, Workman’s Compensation Insurance supercedes personal health insurance. just as injuries sustainmed while driving are covered by your auto insurance & not your personal health insurance.
Fire Horowitz? That’s right – kill the messenger!
He’s the pr guru of the team.. the mets need someone fresher n newer who can put a positive spin on things.. if anybody wanna make a joke is at the teams spent, check twitter and all those media channels and sports station, they’re all making fun of the mets.. and it starts wit how the news from the “messenger” r perceived..
Somehow I doubt that Jay Horowitz is the problem. It’s the morons that sign his check, starting first and foremost with Jeff “paris” wilpon. In fact the only difference between him and Adam Rubin is that his father was able to provide him with an entry into MLB.
Firing Horwitz is a BAD idea!
I have often said the Wilpons should sell the team. It probably won’t happen so I would be satisfied to see Jerry go first.
The only way to fix this is to start at the top. The Wilpons need to call it a day and sell the team. They are joke and unable to manage effectively. We need new business smart owners who can come in and clean house. Throw them all out. The only way that can be done is with a total purge by a new owner. Bring in a partnershop of the Doanld with Jerry S. They’ll make it fly. Donald will clean shop and Jerry will have a happy face on for the public. Golden combination.
‘Fire the manager’ is a knee jerk reaction that would do nothing to fix the organizational mess we are faced with. i don’t like many of Jerry’s decisions as a manager but he cannot be blamed (yet) for the epic failings of this team. In 2009, injuries was out curse, NOT Jerry. If he has a quality major league roster in 2010 and fails to make the playoffs, then, fire him.
But turning this franchise around, from the ground up and strategically, begins with ownership and extends to the front office. Ownership can’t be ‘fired’. And the Wilpons obviously want to continue to own the Mets. The next best option is for the Wilpons to fire Omar, separate Jeff from day/day overview, and hire a baseball savvy guy to be President of Baseball Ops and GM…like Parcells’ slot with the Dolphins.
Hire the right guy in THAT slot, and then, maybe we can rebuild this organization.
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