Wow..if you thought that Tony-gate was over, it just became a bigger story.
Omar and Adam Rubin from the Daily News went at it – Omar basically accused Rubin of trying to get Tony fired because Adam really wants a front office job.
You’ll get better news recaps of the press conference elsewhere than I can do right now (dayjob) – but wow, it’s WFAN time.
Yet another Mets mess.
I’m sure every reporter in the place is huntung down Rubin right now.
This isn’t even close to over….and Omar didn’t look good today. The initial internet buzz is that Omar looked really bad.
I like Omar…but he just put a Paul Bunyan size foot in his mouth.
This man is a joke. He doesn't know how to speak publicly and continues to embarass the organization and all Met fans. Hire someone with at least 2nd grade level of literacy and stop trying to BS people who are generally 10 times smarter than you, Omar.
You know the saying, "Give him just enough rope to hang himself?" Apparently, Minaya carries around his own spool.
Even if Minaya felt that about Rubin, why bother bringing it up? The ostensible point of this presser was to put the Bernazard episode behind the Mets. Insted, Minaya goes out there and creates an even bigger story. A VP with a bad temper pales to a major league GM picking a feud with a reporter.
In one stroke, Minaya has made himself look foolish, made himself look petty, and made himself even more of a media target. Like all professionals, the reporters are going to look after their own. This moron took what should have been a quiet little announcement and turned it into a full-blown sh!tstorm.
If Minaya is still the GM by the end of August, the Wilpons will have proven beyond any shadow of a doubt that they truly have no shame.
What is the big deal? Guy criticized a reporter and now they want his head. I knew the media had a lot of power in this town, but this is just incredible; and foolish. C'mon, now! This would be nothing if the Mets were winning–bottom line, especially in New York.