Steve Phillips Fired?

[rockin500]

ESPN said he was canned. wow.

[PissedPrincess]

Yep. Jim Duquette is interim GM.

Mets fans must be happy.:cool:

[pdaj]

You're fast -- you just beat me to it. I heard the rumor about an hour ago, and there supposedly will be a 3:45 press conference to announce the firing.

The beginning of the firesale? ;)

[Nanner]

WHOA!

[awefullspellare]

i figured it was that when i heard they were having a press conference :)

[Baseball Guru]

Mets to Fire Steve Phillips


By David Lennon
STAFF CORRESPONDENT

June 12, 2003, 1:46 PM EDT


Arlington, Texas -- The Mets have scheduled a conference call for this afternoon to announce the firing of general manager Steve Phillips.

As the architect of this $120-million failure, Phillips' days were numbered. And with the Mets (28-35) currently 15 games out of first place in the National League East, owner Fred Wilpon apparently had seen enough to make the long-anticipated move.

Phillips and Bobby Valentine each signed three-year extensions on Oct. 31, 2000 and the GM lasted only slightly longer than his former manager, who was fired at the end of the 2002 season. Phillips' deal was worth $3 million over three years, and he currently earns $1.1 million in the final year of that contract.

Phillips was first appointed as the Mets' GM on July 16, 1997 when Joe McIlvaine was relieved of the position. Under Phillips' tenure, the Mets reached the postseason twice and advanced to the World Series in 2000 before falling to the Yankees in five games.

But the Mets have not had a winning season since finishing 82-80 in 2001, and the team has been in disarray since then. Last year's 75-86 record, punctuated by an off-the-field drug scandal, wound up costing Valentine his job. Phillips, to Valentine's amazement, apparently was granted one last chance, but assembled another costly flop.

The Mets may eventually hire a director of baseball operations to oversee the entire organization, but assistant GM Jim Duquette, who is currently with the club in Texas, is expected to take over for Phillips on an interim basis.

[Nymet31]

WOW




bout time though!!!

[Nanner]

I wonder what Bobby V. is thinking right now. Can't wait to watch Baseball Tonight.

:D

[Cyberlibrarian]

This Mets fan is happy!

:Party:

[Baseball Guru]

Originally posted by LeiterFan
This Mets fan is happy!

:Party:


As are most I would imagine:D

[Liter22]

He's gone! That may mean Alomar is gone. We pray to the baseball gods :hail: :hail: :hail:

[Cyberlibrarian]

I'm thinking Alomar IS gone.

I heard several interviews with Duquette today, and he mentioned a couple of things that make me believe this.

First, he talked at length about the importance of bringing in players who are not only good players and good people, but who are players who can handle NY. He pointed out that the Yankees have had problems with this over the years also, and that it is an important consideration in any transaction.

Second, he mentioned Danny Garcia a couple of times. For those who don't know who Danny is, all I need to say is that he's batting .341 for the Tides this season.

If we can dump Alomar for a couple of AA kids and perhaps even that elusive bag of balls, I'd be happy to see Danny Garcia at Shea.

[Misha77Piazza]

:hail: :hail: THANK YOU, BASEBALL GODS! :hail: :hail:


GOOD-BYE, PHILLIPS! PLEASE DO LET THE DOORKNOB HIT RIGHT IN YOUR A$$ ON YOUR WAY OUT FOR ME!





Miss you?

















NOT!



Finally, the Mets won the game tonight by 11-0 after Phillips' demise!

NOW TIME TO PARTY ON, BOILS AND GOILS! :D

[Misha77Piazza]

By the way, I'd better get in bed to catch the Baseball Tonight to see what Bobby V says. :D


One more to add for Phillips....this is for you.


:moon: :moon: :moon: :moon:

[GaryMrMets]

The Mets' general managers
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/nym/news/nym_news.jsp?ymd=20030612&content_id=371391&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyn

Jim Duquette
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/images/2003/06/12/uoY8WAO5.jpg

Steve Phillips
http://www.rndng3rd.com/mets/playrsmr/Stephi.jpg

Frank Cashen
http://www.rndng3rd.com/mets/playrsaf/FraCas.jpg

Joe McDonald
http://www.rndng3rd.com/mets/playrsmr/JoeMcD.jpg

Here is current WFAN host 10AM - 1PM co host and son of former GM Joe McDonald:

http://images.viacomlocalnetworks.com/images_346160655/xl
Jody McDonald

http://wfan.com/bios/local_bio_mcdonaldjody_html/
(Jody Mac has two things in his corner helping him relate to his audience. He’s a native New Yorker who grew up around professional sports. His dad and role model, Joseph McDonald Sr., was general manager of the New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers and is currently scouting for the Colorado Rockies in Florida.)

Bob Scheffing
http://www.rndng3rd.com/mets/playrssz/Bobsch.jpg

Johnny Murphy
http://www.rndng3rd.com/mets/playrsmr/JohMur.jpg

Bing Devine
http://www.mosportshalloffame.com/inducteeimages/bing_devine_96.jpg

George Weiss
http://www.rndng3rd.com/mets/playrssz/Geowei.jpg
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Mets General Managers

Years General Manager
1962-1966 George Weiss
1967 Bing Devine
1968-1969 Johnny Murphy
1970-1974 Bob Scheffing
1975-1979 Joe McDonald
1980-1991 Frank Cashen
1992-1993 Al Harazin
1993-1997 Joe McIlvaine
1997- 2003 Steve Phillips
2003- Jim Duquette
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Duquette prepared to guide Mets
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/nym/news/nym_news.jsp?ymd=20030612&content_id=371877&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyn

[Baseball Guru]

Cool Gary:clap2:


Thanks for that post:thumbsup:

[Rockin Robin]

:clap2: :clap2: I was ecstatic on Thursday. This news, following that other New York team being no-no'd, actually had me in a good mood for the first time in over a month. :bigsquare I think Duquette will do just fine.


As far as Alomar goes, I've been saying for weeks that he's gone by the end of June. But I got to thinking the other day. If we can't get anything decent for him, or if we're gonna have to pay his salary anyway, why not just keep him the rest of the year, then let him and Garcia platoon in September. Hopefully Robbie can teach the kid some things in the last month. Whereas Alomar has not been much of an asset, he usually has not been that much of a liability. (Usually being the operative word!) Use him to teach the kid if we can't get anybody for him.

[Metsfan316]

About time they fired him.