I'm not really sure why the Wilpon's decided to keep Omar Minaya, is it really his contract extension which equates to little more then what Alex Cora would make in a season or do they want a figure head who could easily become a sacrificial lamb if things go bad.It makes sense from Omar prospective to return, he has nothing to lose since his reputation is at an all time low, returning regardless of the situation affords him the opportunity to restore some of his credibility. But it certainly looks like the contingency plan is in place a while I wouldn't call it a purposeful set-up for failure there definitely appears to be a short leash.The first indicator that things were going south for Omar was the report by Peter Gammons that Jeff (Wilpon) was the GM.Then there was the report that Omar had contacted two recently fired GM's ( Towers/ Ricciardi) to see if they were interested in an Asst. GM's position. While the idea was credited to Omar, it's an awful cav...
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