It’s going to cost them. If I was advising Willie, I’d tell him to tell Omar and the Wilpons to take their extension and ”stick it. I gave you a discount because I had no managerial experience, but now I want market value.” Manage the final year of 2007 and see where the chips fall. Plan A will [...]
0 comments January 24 2007 | Russ | Discussion
Hopefully, this trying to low ball and delay Willie on a contract will end now that the publicity is so negative to Mets. Russ is right it makes no sense, but then again Joe Girardi getting fired made no sense either, he just ticked off the owner. You always have to remember whose ball you [...]
0 comments January 24 2007 | John S | Discussion
Does anyone know what the heck is the deal with Willie Randolph? Why haven’t the Mets gotten an extension done for Willie? How many indignities must this man suffer in life? First, he get the obligatory interviews form MLB clubs who probably had no intention of hiring him for years and years. Then he gets [...]
2 comments January 24 2007 | Russ | Discussion
We won’t do career retrospectives now, there will be plenty of time to do that. But the current problem is caused by Doug Mientkewicz. Essentially with his signing the Yankees are carrying 3 first basemen (Giambi, Phillips, Doug M.). That’s ridiculus! And at the time I said it was a waste. I don’t know how [...]
0 comments January 24 2007 | Russ | Discussion
Read in Newsday this morning Posada is lobbying for management to carry five outfielders which would mean the return of Bernie Williams, who wants to play one more year for Yanks. Jorge says Bernie has other teams interested (he is still a solid switch-hitting DH) but wants to return.
It is almost February, if Cashman felt strongly [...]
0 comments January 24 2007 | John S | Discussion
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