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Omar Minaya is currently the General Manager for the New York Mets. The first Hispanic man to hold the position of general manager in major league baseball history, he was a career minor league player before moving to major league scouting.
Omar Minaya is currently the General Manager for the New York Mets. The first Hispanic man to hold the position of general manager in major league baseball history, he was a career minor league player before moving to major league scouting.
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Comedy of errors in Met loss in Philly
anthony.rieber@newsday.comBefore the top of the sixth inning at Citizens Bank Park Sunday, a tuxedoed Phillie Phanatic performed the tired routine in which he uses a mallet to smash a Mets batting helmet. The attempt at comedy was no match for what the Mets did in the bottom of...Tags: Comedy (genre), Gary Sheffield, Philadelphia Phillies, Genres, Atlanta Braves
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Raining in Pittsburgh, start of game delayed
On the Mets beatTo pass the time, let's play a little game. What would you like the Mets lineup to look like in 2010? Here are the established veteran position players who are under contract or the Mets' control for next season: David......Tags: New York Mets, Jose Reyes, David Wright, Baseball, Luis Castillo
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Ollie not displaying control in minors
anthony.rieber@newsday.comPHILADELPHIA - What do the Mets do now about Oliver Perez? Perez allowed three runs, five hits and four walks in five-plus innings for Triple-A Buffalo against Rochester on Friday night, hardly showing the kind of control he needs to be successful in the...Tags: Gary Sheffield, New York Mets, Tim Redding, Jose Reyes, Jerry Manuel
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Not much GM Minaya can do after perfect storm hit Mets
PHILADELPHIA For a different perspective on what the Mets are dealing with these days, let's take a step back for a moment. After criticizing the vulnerability of this year's roster, hammering away at Omar Minaya and ripping an ankle-deep talent pool...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Alex Cora, Jose Reyes, Carlos Delgado, Jerry Manuel
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Argenis Reyes vs. CC Sabathia? Seriously?
On the Mets beatI sympathize with Jerry Manuel to some degree for sending up Argenis Reyes to face CC Sabathia with two outs and runners at first and second in the fifth inning. Reyes, as a switch-hitter, was his only RH option. However,......Tags: Brian Schneider, New York Mets, C.C. Sabathia, Jerry Manuel
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Manuel says Mets need a bat
roderick.boone@newsday.comJerry Manuel knows how things work in this city. With the Mets utilizing daily lineups that barely resemble anything even remotely close to a Triple-A squad and the offense sputtering like an old car in dire need of a tuneup, it's becoming more crystal...Tags: Gary Sheffield, AAA, New York Mets, Mark Derosa, Aubrey Huff
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Trade deadline looms, excitement begins
October serves as baseball's platform month, the time when legends and scapegoats are made for the ages. Yet for many fans, July can be equally thrilling and deflating. Yes, welcome to peak trading season. Friday, July 31, at 4 p.m. E.S.T., marks the...Tags: Erik Bedard, Orlando Cabrera, Chicago White Sox, Felipe Lopez, Clay Buchholz
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Jose Reyes back to baseball activity
On the Mets beatMajor progress on the Jose Reyes front. Not only has Reyes been doing some light running on the treadmill, he took batting practice today in the indoor cages and plans to field grounders before tomorrow's game against the Rays. The......Tags: New York Mets, Jose Reyes
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Only The Boss could right Mets' sinking ship
For more than three decades now, Mets fans have been able to console themselves with the following mantra: At least we're not the Yankees. At least we have a "good" owner, a guy who cares about baseball but doesn't have to win-win-win at all costs. At...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, George Steinbrenner, Jose Reyes, Muhammad Ali, Jerry Manuel
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Mets' roster is simply overmatched
david.lennon@newsday.comWith so much talk about treading water, it might be time to acknowledge that the depleted Mets appear to be sinking. The first clue? This battered cast of backups and Triple-A fill-ins looked like they were headed for rock bottom last night until Alex...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Alex Cora, Jose Reyes, C.C. Sabathia, Jerry Manuel
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Wilpons, Minaya have little to show for money
Whatever your opinion of We-Just-Got-A-50- Percent-Raise-With-Your-Bailout-Money field, at least Fred and Jeff Wilpon can look around their spanking new ballpark and see what they got for their $800 million. Too bad they can't say the same for the $140...Tags: Chris Carpenter, Gary Sheffield, Alex Cora, Jose Reyes, C.C. Sabathia
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Mets have throwing problems in loss to Yankees
david.lennon@newsday.comFor a Mets team now forced to rely on pitching and defense, it seems they forgot half of that equation Friday in the second inning of a 9-1 loss to the Yankees at Citi Field. Before the game, much of the focus was on a makeshift outfield that included...Tags: Gary Sheffield, Johnny Damon, Alex Cora, David Wright, Jerry Manuel
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