Charlie Klein
The Mets organisation has offered so many 'Daily Fail' opportunities this season that it has become so difficult to choose which one about which to write. Whether it be their continual inability to field like major leaguers or the fact that a .240 hitting Daniel Murphy bats third in their lineup, the Mets continue to flounder. As if things really could not get any worse for the Metropolitans, it has now become known that their Vice President of Player Development Tony Bernazard challenged the Binghamton Mets clubhouse to a fight.
Bernazard allegedly removed his shirt and challenged Mets prospect Jose Coronado to a fight following an expletive laden tirade in which Bernazard criticized the team for doing a poor job of controlling its underage drinking. The Mets executive is also rumoured to be the man behind the firings of Willie Randolph and Rick Peterson.
Bernazard's feisty attitude appears to know no bounds. The VP reportedly had a heated argument with Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez while the team was in Atlanta. The New York Daily News also reported on Tuesday that Bernazard at a recent game at Citi Field wanted a seat behind homeplate that was being occupied by a scout from the Arizona Diamondbacks. He allegedly unleashed a profanity-laden tirade on a subordinate who suggested that he wait until the end of the half-inning to take the seat.
The pressure is certainly on Bernazard. The Mets farm system has been unable to find suitable replacements for injured stars J.J. Putz, Carlos Beltran, John Maine, Jose Reyes, and Carlos Delgado. The Mets currently have nine players on the disabled list, and that does not include their legions of fans who have been injured beyond repair this season. Met fan Keith Plokhoy, of West Milford, New Jersey, commented to me last night following the Mets losing a series to the worst team in baseball, "I regret my entire existence."
The fact that Omar Minaya was not aware of the particulars of this incident shows his inadequacy as the GM of the Mets. Minaya cannot even keep his own house in order, let alone make the correct decisions on free agents. Come on Omar, at least put your man in anger management!
There was apparently an altercation between Berno and Johan on a team bus trip. Who the fuck does this guy think he is? I've never seen a mid-level baseball exec make so much noise. I mean, as Carlin said last night, can you name another VP of player development for any other major league club? No. And that's probably how it should be.
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