Hey look – Yahoo is paying attention!
Quoting Alderson here – “There does need to be more diversity across the industry. We need more diversity at the Mets.”
That leads to the second most powerful moment, when Alderson named his inner circle: Scott, Tommy Tanous, Bryn Alderson, Ian Levin, Joe Lefkowitz, Ben Zauzmer. All highly capable people who the Mets are lucky to have. And all white men.
We’re not saying this to cast aspersions. The writer of this article is a 40-year-old white man. There are simply not enough people either in the game or covering it with background and perspectives different from ours.
Think of it this way: It took a woman to ask the most pertinent question of Alderson, after several men didn’t think to.
As far as front offices, it remains largely a boys club — a white boys club at that — in both makeup and mentality. While Alderson asked multiple people about Porter during the search process, the rave reviews that came back were formed by the same basic worldview. (via yahoo)
Nice job Yahoo.
The last time I looked at the Mets.com site they didn’t have pictures of all their top executives, but I’d be curious how diverse the upper echelon is.
And then there’s the media that covers the Mets. A sea of white dudes.
But, as with most things, Mets fans don’t care. As long as the Mets win, they win and that’s that.
