Mets botch situation like only they can

 

 

Omar Minaya’s bid for revenge against Adam Rubin will end up costing him his own job eventually. And no matter whether you believe Minaya’s side or Rubin’s, it’s clear this is an age when lines are blurring between reporters and teams. 

That’s a legitimate discussion, but it’s all obscured by the Mets complete bungling of the situation.

The Yankees do mystique and aura. The Mets do strange and stupid.

Because they’re owned by the Wilpons. Is it any wonder that Bernie Madoff managed to con this family? With the Wilpons, he’s just one in a long line.

You can put Minaya in that group, too. For Minaya clearly showed he’s not capable of leading a major organization with the way he reacted to the stress of firing a friend. Even if everything Minaya coldly insinuated about Rubin is true, there’s no reason to bring it up.

This isn’t lying about not needing or wanting Manny Ramirez. This is directly attacking an average guy’s ability to do his job. At the very least, Minaya effectively kicked a reporter off the Mets’ beat who broke stories that embarrassed the team.

In an era where a Minneapolis Star Tribune beat writer went directly from covering the Minnesota Wild to joining the team’s front office, questions about reporters making a play for employment are legit.

But as usual, the Mets handled it all wrong. You don’t martyr yourself for Tony Bernazard, the shirtless lunatic. Unless, of course, you’re led by the Wilpons.