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Amazin' Avenue :: Adam Rubin's NL MVP Ballot

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:37:10 GMT

The last time I had an NL MVP vote was 2007, when Jimmy Rollins edged Tulowitzki. I voted for Rollins No. 1 after he backed up his “team to beat” prognostication. "He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire.
Source: Sports Blogs

I’m Reading: about Suckers, Sheets & Ovations

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:27:13 GMT

SNY’s Ted Berg, of Ted Quarters, explains why it is pretty obvious that Omar Minaya and Jim Hendry are looking for a ‘sucker.’ In a post to Always Amazin, Matthew Artus points out that Shea Stadium makes an appearance in the film Old Dogs.
Source: Metsblog.com

Amazin' Avenue :: Rule 5: The Other Draft

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:07:40 GMT

Finishing with a terrible record in 2009 affords the Mets a few luxuries, the most obvious being that they will have the seventh overall pick in this year's Amateur Draft.
Source: Sports Blogs

Poll: Omar Minaya’s Future as GM

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:25:28 GMT

The guys at Amazin Avenue ran a poll this weekend regarding Omar Minaya, and his future with the Mets, which they asked me to also run on MetsBlog. So, here it is… Under what circumstances would you want Omar Minaya to return in 2011 as the Mets' GM?
Source: Metsblog.com

Mets see mixed results from farm in '09

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:31:11 GMT

Unheralded heading into '09, Jeurys Familia and Ike Davis were the creme of the Mets' farm. (MiLB.com) Life in the Mets organization is rarely dull, what with the New York spotlight and all.
Source: MLB.com

Sandy Alomar Returns: Manny Acta and the Tribe Throw Fans a Bone

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:18:45 GMT

Conducting his second television interview in as many days, Manny Acta sat on the set of All Bets Are Off with Bruce Drennan knowing full well he was about to drop a bombshell.
Source: Bleacher Report

Metsblog.com :: Poll: Omar Minayaâs Future as GM

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:09:23 GMT

It’s kinda the wrong time for this poll anyway. I mean, ‘currently want him to return’ is pretty vague.
Source: Sports Blogs

Reader Poll: Omar's Future

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:38:43 GMT

Given how Omar Minaya kept his job, despite a massive shift in popular opinion last season, I'm wondering how fans view this coming season in relation to his job security. Please read all of the options before voting.
Source: Amazin' Avenue

Quoted in 'As A.L.-N.L. Gap Widens, G.M.’s Tread Cautiously'

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:38:37 GMT

Omar Minaya said in The New York Times:

Teams tend to put more emphasis on defense in the National League ... It’s more of a put-the-ball-in-play league. The American League hitters see more off-speed stuff.

Quoted in 'Buzz: Mets, Vladimir Guerrero and Omar Minaya'

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:46:49 GMT

said in Metsblog.com:

Baseball people have felt for some time it’s a slam-dunk that Guerrero would end up with the Mets and GM Omar Minaya.

Investigating Tony Bernazard With Omar Minaya

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:11:26 GMT

Photo from AP Photo

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT

New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya, right, has his arm around Florida Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez, left, while Marlins coach Carlos Tosca listens in during workouts before spring training baseball game between the Marlins and Mets in Port St....

Photo from AP Photo

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT

New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya, right, talks with Washington Nationals Justin Maxwell, left, and Nationals manager Manny Acta before their spring training baseball game in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Saturday, March 14, 2009.