Tony Bernazard Fired by the New York Mets
July 27, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Baseball
Last week, it was revealed that New York Mets executive Tony Bernazard unleashed a tirade aimed at a minor league team. Today, Tony Bernazard’s reign of terror came to an end when Mets general manager Omar Minaya fired him.
Bernazard’s tirade aimed at the minor league team in which he reportedly took off his shirt was only one of the items that apparently led to his exit. His other incidents include a verbal confrontation with closer Francisco Rodriguez, a tirade due to the fact that a seat he wanted was being used by a scout and rumors that he was the …read more
Castro Gone, MLB Happy
February 20, 2008 by Jodie Lynn Boduch
Filed under Baseball, Sports Rumors
With Fidel Castro stepping out of the already-fading picture in Cuba, fingers are crossed for political change, socioeconomic improvements, and American access to the world’s best cigars. But what about baseball?
According to USA Today, the MLB is bit-chomping like Pacman (the game, not the NFL troublemaker) for free access to signing Cuban talent. Guess how many MLB players in the 2007 season are Cuban-born? A whopping 8—all defectors. Omar Minaya, GM of the New York Mets, said he hopes “there will be a day that players will be allowed to play here without defecting.”
There’s no love loss between Fidel and MLB players with …read more




