Monday, July 27, 2009

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New York Mets Omar Minaya Apologized, So Let's Accept The Apology

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I listened to the second press conference, the one that suddenly happened at about 6:58, the one you may not know about...and decided to form my own opinion before I read everyone else's

Omar and Jeff Wilpon appeared and Omar apologized for calling Rubin out in the first press conference.  He didn't apologize for what he said, just where he said it.  As with many Minaya press conferences, there was a buzzword to get in - last week it was investigation, earlier today it was something about Tony Bernazard not being likable, and tonight it was "forum."

I'm just going to talk like the kid from Queens that I am, and that Omar is.   Pardon my french.

Omar, you were a douche in the first press conference.   Just uncool.  We all know that your guy got taken out, so you went swinging.

Then at 6:58 we saw Jeff Wilpon, which to me was a not subtle way of telling the reporters that "the Wilpons" were listening to WFAN all afternoon as they demanded that Jeff make an appearance.   So the unspoken message was that Jeff called Omar in the back and told him he messed up.

However, while the Rubin thing was not cool - I respect what you did.

You apologized.

I want to, basically, really apologize for what I said in the forum. That was not a proper forum for me to raise those issues. I. I just feel that, you know, in bringing that up over there, those issues, I don't think that was right and I want to apologize for that.  (Thanks SI Advance - MP)
However, the kid from Queens in me admires that you didn't (kitten) out.   You stood by what you said.  Maybe you shouldn't have said it there, but you didn't back down from thinking Adam Rubin was trying to get a job.   That I can respect.

I have no dog in this fight.  I feel bad for Adam Rubin and hope he doesn't lose his gig over this, and I think asking someone how they got a job in the front office is no different than me asking Matt Cerrone how Metsblog started - does that mean that I'm not good at whatever my real job is (it's not this) or that I'm somehow out to get someone?  No.    Rubin should be allowed to explore whatever he thinks will make him happy in his life.  Bernazard either did or didn't do what Rubin wrote, and apparently Bernazard did.

I don't think Minaya should lose his job over not being smooth in press conferences.   The Mets should hire someone who is smooth to handle all interactions with the media.  If Minaya is to lose his job it should because the team fails, not because he took a wrong turn in a press conference - and hey Jay Horwitz way to protect your guy!  

At the end of the day, this is another Mets disaster.   Nothing they do goes right.  As I've said before, I can still picture the 1939 Mets introducing their big free agent the Iron Horse.

I was going to attach comments to this, but I went longer than I planned - so that will be a separate post.

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3 Responses to "New York Mets Omar Minaya Apologized, So Let's Accept The Apology"
Sparks said :
July 27, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Oh, please. That was the kind of apology a kindergartner gives on the playground after his teacher breaks up a fight. The Mets marched Minaya out there in a desperate attempt to take the edge off of the day's embarrassment.

No, Minaya shouldn't lose his job over not being smooth in press conferences. He should lose his job because he's a clueless, unprofessional jackass who's made a joke of the franchise.
JoAnn said :
July 27, 2009 at 10:53 PM
I respectfully disagree.

If you are a GM, you are supposed to be a leader. Firing people sucks, even if it is the likes of Tony Bernazard, because even Fightin' Tony B has a mom, is human, puts his pants on one leg at a time, etc. But firing people with grace and courage is something that leaders do.

Omar has had two chances to do high profile firings. Both times, he has shown a distinct lack of cojones. The first time, he and the Wilpons hamhandedly wait until the Mets go on the road, then pull the trigger in the middle of the night, as cowardly a firing as this team has ever seen.

This second time, he hems and haws on firing the team bully and then all but whines "B-b-b-but Adam Rubin!" during the announcement.

This is not a GM.
This is not a leader.
He should be fired.
Sparks said :
July 27, 2009 at 11:00 PM
I just saw the footage of this conference. Wilpon, who looked both incredulous and extremely uncomfortable, may as well have been holding Minaya by the ear as he spoke.

I really think Jeff is seeing the light after this one.

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