Omar Minaya: Chance for Redemption

One thing has been apparent to me as a Mets fan for 47 years. The most important thing on my mind and my most important priority is for the team to win. I challenge every Met fan on site to disagree with the notion that, although we care about everything that is "Mets," winning takes the prize. For better or worse, for the past couple of years, we have discussed both the good and bad moves that Omar Minaya, the Mets' general manager, has made during his tenure. Personally, I have flipped-flopped so many times I feel like a spinning dreidel. I loved the moves that sent Pedro Martinez, Carlos Delgado, Carlos Beltran, Johan Santana, and Francisco Rodriguez to the Mets. I cringed when Minaya brought Luis Castillo and the 40+ geriatrics club to the team. I felt there were deals that could have happened and questioned many those that did. Along with everyone else, including Vegas sports book directors, we all thought the Mets, with their improve...