San Diego Padres hire former Mets GM, Omar Minaya

by Dex on Dec 2, 2011 8:43 AM PST

"Who? That guy right there? Yeah. He's 26. He said he's how old? ¡Dios mío! No way! I got pubic hair younger than that guy."

On the day we lose Heath Bell, we gain Omar Minaya. It's the Circle of Life as a Padres Fan.

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Jon Heyman#padres have hired omar minaya. Great scouting acumen, great guy, latin america expert.
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You'll remember Omar Minaya as the former GM of the Mets and the Expos. Minaya had the wonderful job of running the Expos while they were owned by 29 other baseball owners looking to dismantle the team and move it to Washington, DC. Given no budget and instructions to burn the sh_t to the ground, he still managed to take the Expos to second place and cobble together two winning seasons over three years. He also spent time as the Mets GM, notably signing Pedro Martinez and Carlos Beltran. His previous stint with the Mets had him assisting Steve Phillips, who likes to pretend that he's a GM for TV.

No definite word yet on what Minaya's job will be for the Padres, though, being an expert on scouting and Latin America, I full expect him to save the Padres billions of dollars by correctly being able to tell the difference between a 25 year old Dominican and a 12 year old Dominican.

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I dunno

As long as he’s not the GM how much harm can he do?

I am the Walrus

by yleviticus on Dec 2, 2011 8:47 AM PST reply actions 2 recs

I think he's a good add

I just can’t shake the feeling that one of his more prominent previous jobs was trying to keep a sinking ship afloat.

by Dex on Dec 2, 2011 8:58 AM PST up reply actions

Can't do much worse

than what he did in NY

Don't hate the game, hate the nerds!

by thenerdhater on Dec 2, 2011 9:16 AM PST up reply actions

that's the spirit

On the other hand, you have different fingers.

by Hormel on Dec 2, 2011 12:48 PM PST up reply actions

I like this.

Good, solid front office hire.

by Drama on Dec 2, 2011 8:56 AM PST reply actions

Agreed.

Fire Bud Black.
Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser. -- Vince Lombardi

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Dec 2, 2011 10:47 PM PST up reply actions

Good hire, as long as he is only advising . . .

In his two stints as GM he made some solid moves and at least one historically bad trade (and I’m not talking about when he sent Heath Bell to the Padres for Ben Johnson and Jon Adkins)

by NLWestBaseball on Dec 2, 2011 9:36 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

Well, at least we don't have to worry

that he will trade away Heath Bell for a bag of rocks

On the very next play Venable soiled the sheets again

by strummer on Dec 2, 2011 10:03 AM PST reply actions

wait... are we trying to sign 12 year old Dominicans or 25 year old Dominicans?

Because I may just solved our whole “Dominican problem”…

by Zen Blade on Dec 2, 2011 11:15 AM PST reply actions

is that the fat chick from borat?

She lost weight

Oh internet, what a wicked web you weave.

by Mad_Villain on Dec 2, 2011 3:19 PM PST via mobile reply actions 3 recs

I like this. This is funny.

Ehhhh, I don't deserve a signature...

by sdchicken on Dec 2, 2011 10:36 PM PST up reply actions

holy crap!

I swear…we could hire a bag of dog crap as our clean up hitter and you guys would be “OK” with it and feel like its “a solid move”.

It used to actually bother me. But I think I get it now… Positive thinking is good for the heart and anything good for the heart helps add years to your life. That means that gaslampball is going add years to my life (which will offset what being a padres fan has done to me), not to mention that you guys would be pretty great to have around when things go wrong… I mean imagine what you guys would say if the sky started falling: stuff like.. its cool, this might actually strengthen our atmosphere or stuff like that.

So thanks guys. Omar minaya sucks. But yeah, you guys don’t. In fact, you all are great, and I could use more of you around…. Man I should have made a fanpost out.of this somehow.

"Well, he ought to go home and find somebody else to bang." Jerry Coleman

by cubbuster on Dec 2, 2011 4:08 PM PST via mobile reply actions 1 recs

Dude

Omar Minaya in the front office isn’t all that upsetting. What’s the worst he could do? Convince the Padres to trade the farm system for some over the hill Latino ballplayers? At least it’d be something to see at the big league level.

by Dex on Dec 2, 2011 4:17 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs

Decker and Wieland for Papas Fritas

Can’t wait.

Why ask a failed romance to come watch your successful one? You know, that's like inviting the Seattle Mariners to a World Series game. It's just weird for everyone.

by Friar Fever on Dec 2, 2011 4:43 PM PST up reply actions

New poster here....IMO, Omar Minaya is bad news buuuut...

As long as he’s not making GM decisions then, maybe he can contribute?

Also, I would note that those second-place Expos were mostly already put together once he arrived.

"The Transplant" (So. Cal boy stuck in NYC)

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Dec 2, 2011 4:37 PM PST reply actions

Welcome!

And maybe they were put together, but they were a loser before he got there so I think we can give him some credit for it.

by Dex on Dec 2, 2011 4:45 PM PST up reply actions

Thanks!

Yeah, maybe. He sure made a mess of the Mets though!

As for me, I was born in Orange County and grew up a Halo fan. Still am but I’ve always had a secret crush on the Pads. Friends and family live down there and plus, they’re in the NL so I can mostly keep both loves separate without much conflict.

Live in Brooklyn, currently. Definitely gonna see the Friars when they come to CitiField. Seems like you all got a good sense of humor and a sound knowledge of baseball here on Gaslamp. Glad to be on-board…

"The Transplant" (So. Cal boy stuck in NYC)

by BryanHarvey'sMoustache on Dec 2, 2011 9:11 PM PST up reply actions

another padres fan in brooklyn?

by iheartyourfart on Dec 2, 2011 9:30 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Welcome as well

I like your style already – you’ll do well hear, and soon you’ll have a glb crush as well. Might be worth checking out the glb wiki if someone offers to mow your lawn though (or for any other glb memes)…

queen of the rec fairies
although it broke our hearts it did not break our will the herd

by Aussie fan on Dec 3, 2011 2:12 AM PST up reply actions

Welcome!!

No pants. No problem.

jbox likes it when the D hangs low.

by jodes0405 on Dec 2, 2011 10:48 PM PST up reply actions

getting an ex-GM as an assistant/scout

is like signing the A’s cleanup hitter as a bench guy. sure the A’s lineup sucks, but at this level the head of any organization got there because they have something to offer. when you put them in a limited role you get to benefit from their strengths (i.e. scouting) while minimizing the chances their weaknesses get exposed (trying to design a team head to toe).

by iheartyourfart on Dec 2, 2011 6:46 PM PST reply actions 5 recs