It strikes me that a general manager that has overseen a team with a huge payroll that is only one slip-up away from a second colossal September collapse is not a guy that should have great job security. If that were true, Omar Minaya should be awfully worried right now. Luckily for him, the Mets must feel differently, because sources have indicated to ESPN that the Wilpons are giving their GM a four-year extension. If tonight's scores hold (the Mets are winning, the Brewers and Phillies are losing as of this writing), the Mets will go into tomorrow 1 1/2 games behind the Phillies in the NL East and two games ahead of the Brewers for the wild card. A playoff spot is nice, but is it enough? With their bullpen as bad as it is, it's hard to take the seriously as contenders in the NL this year and it's likely that the only reason they'll make the playoffs at all is because of Milwaukee's massive collapse.
To get an idea of the kind of work Minaya's done with the Mets, check out their page at Cot's MLB Contracts. Their highest pald players are Johan Santana and Carlos Beltran. That's not bad work, but the guys right behind them are Carlos Delgado, Pedro Martinez, Moises Alou, and Orlando Hernandez. They're spending $54.5 million on those four players. Minaya's plan of attack with the Mets is to throw money at things and see if it works out. Apparently, that's good for a four-year extension. I'm in the wrong line of work.
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9-23-2008 @ 9:46PM
ed said...
I agree that Minaya's plan hasn't been the best, but the Met's are always in the mix, you can't say that about a lot of teams. Minaya should have gotten an extension but i agree that 4 years is too many.
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9-24-2008 @ 5:01AM
the flash said...
The Mickey Mouse Org. ( M.E.T.S. ) and its owners hv done it again. The season is far from being over , ist place is almost in forget- it's -ville , the team is praying for a wild - card spot , and the bull-pen is just " F.u.l.l.-o.f.-B.u.l.l.-P.e.r.i.o.d. !!! "...... G.M. Omar the " Tent-Maker " has put almost $ 150+ Million Dollars UNDER THIS TENT HE CALLS IT "" A TEAM "". ITS A JOKE AND A THREE RING CIRCUS. If the Mets bomb again , does he like all these c.e.o.'s on wall street deserive a bonus or be able to pick who takes over in the future if the Mets had the g.u.t.s. to fire him ???? AND WERE ARE THE METS THEN LEFT W/H A 4 YR CONTACT FOR THERE MGR. THE NEXT G.M. MIGHT NOT WANT..... M.E.T.S. YOU BETTER MAKE THE PLAYOFFS OR THEY WILL BE A " BREAKING UP THAT OLD GANG OF MINE " N.E.X.T.-Y.E.A.R.....WERE O WERE IS WILLIE NOW THAT THE METS REALLY NEED HIM........?????
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9-24-2008 @ 9:12AM
jk said...
What did omar do? to deserve 4 years. He bulit a team of lazy no heart and guts players. The Mets should of already wrapped this up. The Bullpen is non existence. The Phillies got heart and guts and play that way. We should of won the wrold series already. instead for all the money they charge the best Omar can do is is lose to the Cardinals 2 years ago in the palyoffs. Hell Steve phillips and Bobby Valentine did a better job.
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9-27-2008 @ 1:20PM
LEW said...
MINAYA BOT MOST OF THE JUNK OTHER TEAMS DISCARTED. CASTILLO, SCHOENWEISS. SANCHES IS NOTHINGELESS BUM. HEILMAN TH E BIGGEST PIECE OF SHIT IVE EVER SEEN.MANY MORE PIECES OF JUNK. A TEAM OF HAPLESS DO NOTHINGS. GIVEG UPS. CANT HIT FOR CRAP WITH MEN ON BASE. LAST IN THE MAJORSIN THAT CATEGORY. MANUEL YOU AR NO DIFFERENT THEN WILLIE. YOU HAVE A BULL PEN THAT SUCKS SO BADLY. ITS A CRIME TO CALL THEM MAJOR LEAGERS. THIS TEAM LACKS IN SO MANY CATEGORIES IT WOUL TAKE 5 000 WORDS TO BREAK IT DOWN.. ONE BIG WORD{QUITTERS}..
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9-29-2008 @ 1:01PM
Chris H said...
Are you kidding? do you ever get rewarded at work for doing a Bad job from the top to the bottom this piece of garbage does not desreve a job let alone this one . putting together his Latino Rejects from the land of misfit toy's enough tell his family members to cut Lawns to earn money they clearly can't get it done on a baseball field.
Mets need to clean house and get some of that Stink out of the clubhouse . Hmmmm Maybe it was not Willie after all.
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