Report: Bernazard May Be Next Mets GM

New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya before a Mets/Devil Rays spring training game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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New York Mets VP Tony Bernazard may end up being the next Mets GM if Omar Minaya is fired after this season according to a report by Adam Rubin of the Daily News. It’s an open secret that Bernazard allegedly attempted to engineer the firings of Willie Randolph, Rick Peterson, and Tom Nieto.  He was seen having deep conversations with Jerry Manuel in the dugout while the Mets were preparing to play the Los Angeles Angels, in what turned out to be Randolph’s final game as manager.

Bernazard was a special assistant to the MLBPA prior to joining the Mets. He’s made no secret of his desire to be a Major League GM having interviewed for the Pittsburgh Pirates position when Dave Littlefield was fired.

Bernazard has been the brunt of many scathing indictments of his back-stabbing, politicking in the Mets organization. There are stories of his being the sounding board for the Latin players to complain about Randolph, his locker room interference, and his close relationship with Jeff Wilpon.

The report goes on to say that Bernazard positions himself as a proponent of building the Mets from the farm system, not free agency.  If that’s the case, Minaya better watch his back or he may end up on the unemployment line with Randolph.  It sounds like Bernazard is already beginning to draw distinctions between himself and Minaya.

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2 Responses to “Report: Bernazard May Be Next Mets GM”

  1. td - June 20th, 2008 at 11:38 am

    Phil Mushnick of the Post wrote a great article about the Met’s called “MORE OF THE LAME”. It talks about the indifferent attitude of some of the player’s.

    http://www.nypost.com/seven/06202008/sports/mets/more_of_the_lame_116328.htm?page=2

  2. Dave Doyle - June 20th, 2008 at 4:22 pm

    I saw that and a similar comment from one of the Yahoo Sports columnists. I can’t remember which one it was. His column was about the trading market and he said that the Mets need to trade for a player that cares.

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