Omar and Willie strike again

Once again in their infinite wisdom, Omar and Willie have discarded a perfectly good young player in favor of an old worn out has been names Tatis. I hope he can at least hit his weight.

If you haven't heard by now Willie and Omar had something against Ruben Gotay. This has been talked about by others in the media, and their treatment of him is baffling. In one breath they praise him, and the next they kick him to the curb. And to make matters even worse, the Braves picked Gotay off the Waiver wire. So now there are 3 former Mets players [Lo Duca, Milledge, Gotay] on 2 different division rivals with points to prove. Why do I have a feeling that Gotay will be playing for the Braves next week when the Mets come to town? I bet he's got a huge axe to grind on Willie's forehead. The way Willie and Omar treated him caused Gotay to actually cry after finding out he hasn't wanted. How can a young guy who led the team in pinch hits not have a place on the team?

Regardless of what Guinness says, Gotay wasn't a defensive liability. He always worked hard and was a good bat off the bench. He would never have been as good as Castillo or Reyes, but he wouldn't be any worse than Easley backing up the infield positions. Remember, both his knees are good, and he doesn't bounce throws to 1st base like Reyes. Even the guys on all the SNY shows were wondering what this was all about. It's just another example of Omar and Willie putting their personal feelings before the teams needs.

The 1st and most glaring example of this is their handling of the 5th spot in the rotation. How is Pelfrey ever going to succeed and gain confidence when his bosses have no confidence in him? As soon as Hernandez came to camp hurt, and was unable to pitch, he should not have been even considered for the rotation. Why does an old, broken down, over the hill, has been get a free ticket to the rotation? But then again, Omar and Willie were thinking of getting Livan in NY instead of Santana. As soon as Hernandez had to change his delivery, they should have named Pelfrey the starter. If you remember, when there was nothing said about the 5th spot, and El Duque wasn't throwing, Mike was mowing the batters down like crazy. As soon as Omar started running his mouth saying Duque was a starter, Mike started pitching worse. How many times can someone have their heart stomped on by management before they start quiting on the team? How long before they start wondering if they would get out of the minors quicker with another team? How long before they start hoping for a trade to a team that actually wants them to pitch? Want examples? Bell, Bannister, Ring, Linsicum, Owens, ect.

Now we can add Gotay to the list of P.O.'d ex-players who will come back to bite the Mets. Just wait and see what happens this year. Somehow I doubt it will be pretty.