Unflappable Personality Sure Is On the Moneyball

The Record, Bergen County, NJ › November 01, 2010

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NEW YORK - In one of his many previous baseball jobs, Sandy Alderson crafted an A's roster that would appear in three straight World Series championships. So it's probably not a surprise that as he introduced himself to his newest baseball job, the general manager of the flailing Mets, he mistakenly harkened back to his personal glory days.

"I want to say that I view the position of general manager of the Oakland -- of the, excuse me, New York Mets -- as really the best job available in baseball," Alderson flubbed during opening remarks at a Friday afternoon news conference at Citi Field.

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Unflappable Personality Sure Is On the Moneyball

With barely a ripple, save for the small current of uncomfortable laughter that swept through the Caesars Club, Alderson glided over his mistake and continued with his vision for a franchise he described as "iconic" and "in a great city, a city th...

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