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"Well, .500 is not acceptable," Minaya said. "For me, it's not acceptable because we're better than that. It's not so much about the investment. It's about what this team is about and what this team, talent-wise, is."
8 hours ago New York Times

Well Omar, I hate to break it to you, but you've put together a .500 team. It's been a year now, and well, this team just isn't good.


Minaya said he believed that the players were "giving the best that they can" and that Randolph was "doing the best he can."
8 hours ago New York Times

Well except Ramon Castro who can't be bothered to know what time the game is. If they are ""giving the best..." doesn't that prove they are a .500 team with a .500 manager? If this is their best, why would we expect them to play better.


"There's nothing out there right now that makes sense," Minaya said.
8 hours ago New York Times

Won't argue with you there, starting in the manager's office.


"As far as time frame, as far as when we should be better, I'd like to say we should be better right now," Minaya said. "But we're not."
8 hours ago New York Times

I think this quote is just funny. Omar needs a blog.


"We go through these periods where you pitch good, but don't hit," Minaya said. "Or when you hit, you don't pitch good. That's the trademark of a .500 club. We know we're better, we think we're going to do better and I think we will."
6 hours ago New York Daily News

The trademark of a .500 club is that it is managed by Willie Randolph. Similarly, the trademark of a second place club is that it is managed by Bobby Valentine. The trademark of a club that will win the World Series next year is that it is managed by Buck Showalter.


"He just doesn't feel, in his words, '100%,'" GM Omar Minaya said. "Unless he feels 100%, we're just going to let him rest."
6 hours ago New York Daily News

Now that we've screwed with Ryan Church for a month and we think we have outfield depth because Alou is back.