Report: Minaya and Manuel to return for Mets in 2010

Post #1 » by **Flash3** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:01 pm

Somehow, this makes no sense, but as a Marlins fan I couldn't care less but to laugh. :lol:

-- Even though this season they've been hurt plenty by injuries, the last 2 seasons where they had a chance to enter the playoffs by a single win needed, and couldn't get it, how do you continue to bring back the same front office who failed, back?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4417186

NEW YORK -- Mets general manager Omar Minaya is expected back next season.

The New York Post reported Sunday that owner Fred Wilpon said Minaya will return in 2010 despite the failings of his $136 million team on and off the field this year.

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Minaya in turn told the newspaper that if he's back, manager Jerry Manuel will return as well.

"I always felt I had ownership's support and I'll continue to work to do my job every day to the best of my abilities," Minaya told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Manuel said he appreciated the support, but he was focused on winning games. Manuel had received the backing of Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon, the owner's son, in July.

VinnyTheMick · Post #2 » by **VinnyTheMick** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:12 pm

High 5 · Post #3 » by **High 5** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:53 am

Report: Mets to miss playoffs in 2010

jeff1624 · Post #4 » by **jeff1624** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 3:55 am

I must say that I find it hilarious the bad luck the mets have had this year..

-Injuries to: Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, David Wright JJ Putz, Billy Wagner and John Maine.
-they lose to the yankees by dropping a pop up to 2nd.
-Scouts wanting to fight minor leaguers
-They hit the 2nd triple double ever to end a game.
-A number of hilarious misplays out in the OF
-Their biggest acquisition has an ERA over 3 and has blown 5 saves.
-As of August 23rd they only have 1 player with double digits in HR's and that's Gary Sheffield with 10..

Post #5 » by **craig01** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:48 pm

High 5 wrote:Report: Mets to miss playoffs in 2010

You beat me to it.

Post #6 » by **Flash3** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:32 am

Manuel may not be that bad to retain, but I thought after the off-field incidents and in the manner Minaya held them in, he would've been on a shorter leash, but it doesn't seem that way.

High 5 · Post #7 » by **High 5** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:18 am

Now Santana will probably need surgery. I thought the Braves got screwed with injuries last year, but the Mets are taking it to another level.

VinnyTheMick · Post #8 » by **VinnyTheMick** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 4:35 am

High 5 wrote:Now Santana will probably need surgery. I thought the Braves got screwed with injuries last year, but the Mets are taking it to another level.

So happy as a Yankee fan that we didn't make that trade. Imagine if the Yankees had Santana instead of CC, Hughes and Melky. It would have been disastrous, short term and long term

bigboy1234 · Post #9 » by **bigboy1234** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 5:32 am

Yeah I'm sure the Yankees would have never went after CC with Johan, with all their money troubles and all.

VinnyTheMick · Post #10 » by **VinnyTheMick** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:36 am

bigboy1234 wrote:Yeah I'm sure the Yankees would have never went after CC with Johan, with all their money troubles and all.

Its certainly possible that they could've had both, but to think that acquiring and signing a pitcher to a deal that would make him the highest paid in the game would not impact future free agent implications is simply foolish.

Best case scenario Santana simply replaces Burnett. In which case you can make an argument that Santana > Burnett + Hughes. However I think it would've had greater implications. I think we either wouldn't have signed Sabathia or we wouldn't have signed Burnett and also wouldn't have acquired someone else like Swisher, Pettitte or even Teixeira who we really didn't go after until late in the race. Santana's contract I think would likely have had greater implications on the payroll than simply not adding Burnett. Even if it didn't though Burnett + Hughes have both been great for us thus far.

Jersey Generals · Post #11 » by **Jersey Generals** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:41 pm

Bad decision. Minaya should go.

KNICKS1970 · Post #12 » by **KNICKS1970** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:29 pm

bigboy1234 wrote:Yeah I'm sure the Yankees would have never went after CC with Johan, with all their money troubles and all.

George Steinbrenner isn't in charge anymore. The Yankees operate on a budget now (Granted, it's a $200 million budget, but that's just semantics).

Jersey Generals · Post #13 » by **Jersey Generals** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:57 pm

^Its going to be even less than 200 million soon enough; there was a report that said Hal wants it to hover around 160-175 after 2011.