Omar Minaya says We Are Not Choke Artists

If you missed it, here is a recap from Omar Minanya who was a guest this morning on WFAN's, Boomer and carton show. On K-Rod - It's always great when the player you are trying to sign is enthusiastic and willing to do anything to come and play for your team. He made it very clear to me and my staff that New York was where he wanted to pitch because he loved the energy in the stands whenever he pitched here. The reason we got K-Rod is because you guys (Carton and 19,400 Mets fans) came down here and chanted that you wanted K-Rod. On J Putz - This guy is a competitor, he's a winner, and he's a team player. We will have a conversation with him and let him know how excited we are to have him on our team. In 2007, there was no better closer in baseball. On Oliver Perez - We are about to get together and start ranking who we like and what kind of offers we are going to make. We are looking at bringing back Oliver Perez because we know him, and we like him. I sat down wi...