I think I've only used it three times now, including my first post back and it's just so apropos. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeffy25
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I think I've only used it three times now, including my first post back and it's just so apropos. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeffy25
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Originally Posted by actionjackson
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Montréal Expos
At the time of Minaya's arrival in Montreal, the Expos were jointly owned by the 29 other teams of Major League Baseball. This unusual ownership arrangement was reached after a period of contraction rumors and the purchase of the Florida Marlins by former Expos owner Jeffrey Loria. With the fanbase rapidly declining and speculation that the team would be relocated, Minaya was forced to work with limited financial resources. Despite these limitations, Minaya was aggressive in his attempt to make the Expos a contender, adding Bartolo Colón and Cliff Floyd in a pair of mid-season trades. These moves helped the 2002 Expos to an 83-79 record and second place in the National League East.
After another 83-79 record and the departure of star Vladimir Guerrero in 2003, the Expos went 67-95 in 2004 amid reports that their future in Montréal would soon end. When it was announced that the Expos would relocate to Washington, DC for the 2005 season, Minaya learned that with the move would come a new front office and coaching position.
As General Manager of the Expos, Minaya traded away a number of young players that went on to enjoy significant success upon reaching the major league level. These include:
Jason Bay (2004 Rookie of the Year, All-Star in 2005, 2006, & 2009, Top 25 in MVP Voting 2005 & 2006)
Cliff Lee (2008 AL Cy Young Award, All-Star in 2008, Top 25 in MVP Voting 2008, 4th in AL Cy Young Voting 2005)
Grady Sizemore (All-Star in 2006, 2007, & 2008, Gold Glove in 2007 & 2008, Silver Slugger in 2008, Top 25 in MVP Voting 2005-2008)
Brandon Phillips (Gold Glove in 2008, Top 25 in MVP Voting 2007)
Chris Young (2007 All-Star)
[edit] Return to the Mets
After the Mets continued to struggle at the conclusion of the 2004 season, Mets owner Fred Wilpon asked Minaya to become the team's general manager. In Minaya's first offseason he made two significant free agent signings, adding pitcher Pedro Martínez and outfielder Carlos Beltran. Signing Martinez helped raise the awareness of the Mets in Latin America, leading Minaya to remark that Martinez was "a guy that makes the brand."[4] Under new manager Willie Randolph, the Mets improved from 71 wins in 2004 to 83 wins in 2005, staying in the hunt for the postseason until the last week of the season.
Minaya's work in the 2005 offseason would further shape the franchise, adding closer Billy Wagner, first baseman Carlos Delgado and veteran catcher Paul Lo Duca. He also strengthened the bench by adding utility infielder José Valentín, first baseman Julio Franco and outfielder Endy Chavez. Bullpen acquisitions included Chad Bradford, Jorge Julio, and Duaner Sanchez. Despite the veteran additions, Minaya was able to limit payroll by trading Mike Cameron to the San Diego Padres for Xavier Nady and Kris Benson to the Baltimore Orioles for Jorge Julio and John Maine.
The benefits of Minaya's work became immediately apparent in 2006 as the Mets won the National League East by 12 games, finishing first with a National-League-best and Major League-tied 97 wins. During the season, Minaya fortified the team by making additional trades, acquiring Orlando Hernández (for Jorge Julio) and Óliver Pérez and Roberto Hernandez (for Xavier Nady) and trading away second baseman Kazuo Matsui.
Not all of Minaya's transactions worked out in the Mets' favor, however. The Mets signed Moisés Alou to multiple lucrative contracts, but Alou was plagued with injuries during his Mets career. Minaya also traded away several young pitchers that many fans believe could have helped the Mets avert their historic breakdown at the end of the 2007 season. In November 2006, Minaya sent Heath Bell and Royce Ring to the Padres for Ben Johnson and Jon Adkins. A few days later, he sent hard-throwing relievers Henry Owens and Matt Lindstrom to the Florida Marlins for lefties Jason Vargas and Adam Bostick. The following month, he traded starting pitcher Brian Bannister (son of former major league pitcher Floyd Bannister) to the Kansas City Royals for a live bullpen arm in Ambiorix Burgos. The young pitchers dealt away by Minaya, most notably Bell and Bannister, thrived with their new teams, overall the Mets netted little on those deals.
Minaya's biggest acquisition came on January 29, 2008 when he reached a tentative deal with the Minnesota Twins to send Carlos Gómez, Philip Humber, Kevin Mulvey, and Deolis Guerra to the Twins for ace pitcher Johan Santana. The trade became official after Santana was signed to a contract extension and passed a physical. As of June 2, 2009, these 4 players have little to no effect on the Twins organization except for Gomez, the lone player in the majors of the 4. The next offseason Omar needed to address the bullpen. On December 9, Minaya locked up closer Francisco Rodríguez to a three year deal. Rodriguez is coming off a major league record of 62 saves in the 2008 season. Three days later, Minaya acquired JJ Putz from the Mariners in a three team deal. On January 5, 2010, Minaya signed outfielder Jason Bay to a four year deal. Ironically, it was Minaya as Expos general manager who traded Bay to the Mets in 2002.
awful. With a handful of good moves. If he didn't have a high payroll to work with, what would the Mets look like today?
and has anyone else noticed the amount of Dominican players he brings in, and the amount of non-Dominican players he sends out?
DETROIT LIONS!!!! Hands down. 2 years ago I would have said the Arizona Cardinals, but they're actually deacent now.
Jason Bay, Scott Schoeneweis, Billy Wagner, Xavier Nady, Gary Sheffield, Marlon Anderson, JJ Putz, Jeremy Reed, Sean Green, Shawn Green, Ryan Church, Brian Schneider, Jeff Francoeur, John Maine, Damion Easley, Paul Lo Duca, Pat Misch, Lance BroadwayQuote:
Originally Posted by Jeffy25
Damn Mexicans taking all our jobs!
Funny that metsguy is usually the one claiming Minaya is racist and favors Latinos. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by metsguy234
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Originally Posted by HoustonGM
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USA- 20
Ven- 5
PR - 5
DR - 4
Mex- 2
Can- 2
Ger- 1
Jap- 1
40% of their roster are born in Latin American countries. (This does not include Nelson Figueroa who was born in NY) It would be interesting to compare this to other teams in the league to see if their is something to this. Maybe I'll look into it if I have more time.
http://www.amazinavenue.com/2009/12/...naya-only-goes
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It's sad that this topic still needs to be addressed. Looking at the racial makeup of the Mets 40-man roster, as provided by a comment from Mark last week, the Mets had 15 Latinos out of 39 players, or 38%. About 29% of MLB players are Latino, meaning the Mets have four more Latin American players on their roster than average. Wow, stop the presses! How many Latinos are presently on the World Champion Yankees' roster? Answer: 19 out of 37, good for 51%. This is irrefutable evidence that Brian Cashman only goes after Latino players. Let the Yankee fan outrage begin. Former Mariners GM Bill Bavasi signed Raul Ibanez, Carlos Silva and Adrian Beltre to free agent contracts in his short tenure, and traded for Miguel Olivo and Horacio Ramirez - he too must have only gone after Latinos!
Thanks. I guess that kills that myth.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonGM
http://www.nesn.com/2010/01/peter-ga...ng-season.html
mets at it again!
Whenever I think of dysfunctional sports teams, the first teams that pop in my head are the Bengals, Raiders, and Knicks. Not so much the Mets.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...g?t=1250449580
got these from this thread: http://www.insidethebook.com/ee/inde...making_charts/
rofl
The Raiders are so obviously the most dysfunctional team in sports it's not even funny.
raiders get my vote
Hahah! WTF is that in his glass? Alcohol isn't very helpful when you're team sucks, especially if you're already a senile curmudgeonly old fart. Perhaps it helps dull the pain of being the punchline for jokes about the most dysfunctional :D *Warning: completely baseless accusation/joke, so don't bother getting offended by it* ;) Regardless, awesome find SirK! :)Quote:
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http://www.royalsreview.com/2010/1/1...y-t-o-n-systemQuote:
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awesome!Quote:
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molina turned down 2 years 10 mil from the mets for 1 year 4.5 with san fran i heard
Brian Sabean's annoyed at the Contest and not being a part of it. This is him staking his claim.
I'm very sorry to hear that.Quote:
Originally Posted by guidi2009
At least, the rest of us have an excuse !
;)
Dysfunction has to be based on more than being poor. The Marlins are the prime example against. Until this year, I would have said Jets. Now look.
In baseball, I would go with Rangers, Blue Jays, Nats, and Pirates.
Rangers have the highest payroll vs. no results in the last 10 years. Jays are a close 2nd. Pirates wont spend money so **** em. Nats are in new stadium in a med/large market. Maybe the next 3-4 years.
Mets are actually not bad. They just cant stay healthy. Orioles are in the toughest division but are gonna be the next TampaB. That team has so much young talent.
Other sports I will agree with Raiders, Knicks, and Islanders.
The Rangers have better and more young talent...soo....Quote:
Originally Posted by grasshopper
The Rangers have bats up the yin-yang in the minors. Always have. My problem with them is they dont develop pitchers.
Neftali FelizQuote:
Originally Posted by grasshopper
Martin Perez
Tanner Scheppers
Wilmer Font
Michael Main
Kasey Kiker
Robbie Ross
Danny Gutierrez
Guillermo Moscoso
Derek Holland
Tommy Hunter
To be honest, their bats aren't as impressive as their pitching. Ask most fans what they think about Texas and they'll say the same thing "They hit a ton of home runs, but they don't play good defense or pitch well" which is..not true. They play very good defense and while the rotation isn't great yet it looks like it could be one of the best in the league in a few years.
That makes me worry more. Any time Texas says they have pitching ends up a disaster.
There are a lot of teams that have similar problems withs small field, but they maintain a pitching staff.
Texas has not had a good #1 for a long time.
Texas hasn't had that group of prospects or anything close to it previously, either.