King of Queens ; Mets Leave No Doubt: Buck Stops with Omar
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › October 01, 2004
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NEW YORK - Over and over, Fred Wilpon repeated the gospel, that all roads to recovery lead to the Mets' new savior, Omar Minaya. The principal owner didn't just nod approvingly at his freshly minted GM, he gazed adoringly, saying, "This is the man we wanted all along."
The coronation lasted for nearly two hours, capping off the single-greatest endorsement a GM has ever enjoyed at Shea. But beyond the perimeter of Wilpon's fog, there was little joy at the ballpark Thursday, even among Met employees. Most of them were saddened, if not embarrassed, that Jim Duquette had been disposed for no good reason other than Wilpon's bizarre infatuation with Minaya.See the full content of this document
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King of Queens ; Mets Leave No Doubt: Buck Stops with Omar
The new general manager is being promised "full autonomy" by Wilpon. We'll see if the owner keeps his word when, as some baseball people are now suggesting, Minaya chooses Rangers' hitting instructor Rudy Jaramillo as the Mets' new manager.
Duquette...See the full content of this document
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