I never thought I’d pine for the days when Omar Minaya was general manager of the New York Mets, but so it goes with ironic reversals and the folly of absolute conviction. Lest we forget, the first few years of Minaya’s tenure were a lot of fun, though there’s a lot about the latter years that no one misses: bad contracts, willy-nilly roster management, the general atmosphere of a circus sideshow driven forth by ridiculous, unthinking behavior.
Thus, when the Sterling crew installed Sandy Alderson as Minaya’s replacement, it felt like a restoration of sanity. I remember reading articles with the phrase, “the adults are finally in charge,” and hearing and speaking versions of the same from and with other Mets fans.