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Evaluating Minaya’s Mets farm system

November 18, 2010 by Brian Joura

Recently both John Sickels and FanGraphs gave grades/rankings to the Mets farm system. These were met with dismay by Mets fans, who were disappointed that the farm system was not in better shape. The knee-jerk reaction was to blame former GM Omar Minaya, who oversaw the team for the previous six years. However, missing from […]

Top 10 ways Mets have frustrated followers

September 27, 2010 by kenttekulve29

It has been another frustrating season for the New York Mets and their fans. The Mets spent eight days in last place early in the season and last led the National League East on April 30. Their offense totally collapsed in July, they couldn’t get a big hit when needed and key pitchers slumped at […]

Towers, experience should win out as GM

September 27, 2010 by jbarbieri18

The Mets are facing an offseason of stark changes, and the front office will be no exception. General manager Omar Minaya likely will be reassigned within the organization, opening the door to a fresh start for a franchise that seemingly has lost its way over the last few seasons. Several names have emerged as prospects […]

Ex-Mets pitchers: gone and forgettable

September 11, 2010 by metfandan74

While the Mets front office has made some terrible and unsightly moves over the years, with the contracts given to Luis Castillo and Oliver Perez at the top of the list, they usually know when to cut bait with mediocre pitchers. Below will be a list of examples of how the Mets made the right […]

Minaya, the Wilpons and Dave Cameron

August 20, 2010 by Brian Joura

FanGraphs Managing Editor Dave Cameron is one of the most influential online baseball writers around. Because of this he has had to take a fair amount of garbage over the years from people who comment on his stories. Some of the hostility is deserved; most of it is not. Highly visible people are subject to […]

Video: Omar Minaya

August 7, 2010 by Other

The New York Mets have dropped below .500 for the first time since May 23, and 8 1/2 games behind the N.L. East-leading Atlanta Btaves. They are 6-15 since the All-Star break and quickly falling out of the playoff race. ESPN-New York reporter Adam Rubin talked to GM Omar Minaya about his job security and […]

Video: Omar Minaya

August 1, 2010 by Other

New York Mets GM Omar Minaya spoke to the media as the trade deadline expired on Saturday. He discussed the reasons why the Mets did not make a deal (video courtesy of ESPN-New York) …

Mets at the crossroad

July 26, 2010 by metfandan74

So the Mets are back home in their friendly familiar settings. Citi Field will no doubt feel like home sweet home. After a disastrous west coast road trip in which the Mets went 2-9 against the San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Mets are tail-spinning out of control. Maybe being […]

Mets botched it with Nieve

July 23, 2010 by Brian Joura

The Mets designated Fernando Nieve for assignment. It was the right move to make, as Nieve was not getting the job done as a reliever and the Mets needed someone who actually had a chance to provide some relief when he entered the game. But Nieve is a nice case study in what is wrong […]