This banter makes me happy!!
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At least Bobby V proved he can win in NY. :-)
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:-):-):-):-):-)
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Looks like it is either Josh Byrnes (who had a followup meeting Monday) and fellow former GM Sandy Alderson. (who has his followup meeting today).

My favorites is for the younger Byrnes...whom has served 4 years under Theo Epstein. :-)
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Not that there's anything WRONG with that! :-)
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The Mets have agreed in principle to make Sandy Alderson their new GM, a source confirmed Wednesday. The club is expected to introduce Alderson in a news conference Friday.
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I'm actually very happy with this move, granted hes not young, but he does have a proven track record and the only way a guy like Alderson takes this job is if he does have autonomy as decision maker, something regardless of what he said, I don't think Omar had.
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Mets picked up Jose Reyes' $ 11 million option and announced that 2011 tickets will be reduced by 14%. For a 4th place team..they gotta do better than this!!
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Mets also sign JP Riccardi as the Asst GM. A very smart move for them. JP did a good job in Toronto with limited resources and putting JP and Sandy back together is very smart.
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I hope they start making some moves with the pitching staff. I'm not as concerned with the fielders.
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I thought all was well when I heard they signed Alderson, but when they announced they signed JP Ricciardi I loled. He was a disaster in Toronto and was probably even more disliked up there than Omar was in NY :-)
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And the hits just keep on coming...

Mets clubhouse manager Charlie Samuels was caught on wiretaps placing bets through a mobbed-up sports gambling ring law enforcement official sources told the Daily News Friday. Samuels was suspended by the club last week.

What??? Not fired???
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He'll be placed in young player development somewhere
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Forget that...make him an advanced scout!! :-)
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Well, if you do that you would have to consider if he won or lost his bets... you don't want a guy that cant make predictions scouting for you :-)
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Were these baseball bets? If so, I see no good reason not to "Pete Rose" the guy! Just my :-), and worth every penny.
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Mets forced to release Takahashi after sides failed agree to a new contract. Seems Hisanori was asking just a little too much.

After giving Ollie Perez $ 36 million for three years...could it have been that much??? :-) :-)
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The Mets need to focus 100% on pitching. It is a pitchers park. They need to keep the score low and manufactor runs.
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I believe he wanted 15 million for 3 years. A little much for a reliever.
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So...does Backman get the job???
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