I Love You, Jack

by Jeff on Jul 22, 2009 11:47 AM PDT in Regular News Comment 68 comments

Mets vice president of player development Tony Bernazard will interview for the vacant Seattle Mariners GM position sometime this week, according to the Seattle Times.

Other candidates for the Seattle gig are Arizona Diamondbacks assistant GM Peter Woodfork; Jerry Dipoto, Diamondbacks director of player personnel; Kim Ng, Los Angeles Dodgers assistant GM and Tony LaCava, the assistant GM for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Today:

Tony Bernazard, a New York Mets executive, recently challenged one of club's minor league teams to a fight during a postgame clubhouse tirade, the New York Daily News reported, citing multiple sources with ties to the team.

Bernazard, the team's vice president for player development, pulled off his shirt and challenged the Double-A Binghamton Mets in the tirade, about 10 days before the All-Star break. He in particular targeted middle infield prospect Jose Coronado, according to the report.
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The Daily News reported on Tuesday that at a recent game at Citi Field, Bernazard, who wanted a seat behind home plate that was occupied by an Arizona Diamondbacks scout, unleashed a profanity-laced tirade against a subordinate who suggested he wait until the half-inning was over to take the seat.

As you reflect on what happened to this organization during and after last year's GM interview process, always remember what didn't.

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search “Bernazard” and “randolph” and “fired”

by msb on Jul 22, 2009 11:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

You are wonderful.

by royalcurve on Jul 22, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That is stunning

Like an episode of COPS.

~I'm on the DA~

by section331 on Jul 22, 2009 11:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Why, what do you do when subordinates ask you to wait for something?

by waldo rojas on Jul 22, 2009 11:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I would have loved it if he kicked Armstrong's ass during his interview.

by Sec 108 on Jul 22, 2009 11:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

A shirtless, swinging Bernazard

should be the upper right left picture at Amazin Avenue.

by Shawk on Jul 22, 2009 12:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

that's upper right left, y'all.

dumbass.

by Shawk on Jul 22, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

To be a fly on the wall during that interview.

Armstrong: “Say a player to getting out of line, how would you handle the situation and help straighten the player out?”

Bernazard: “Is that even a question?! I’d kick his ass!”

by Mariner Melee on Jul 22, 2009 12:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

When I first read the Headline I thought Yaay, Z got us a shortstop, but no.

Racer X. You have to love those amarillo hops.

by InSpokane on Jul 22, 2009 12:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Me too

I was expecting a trade :(

[DELETED ZOMG NO POLITICS]

by bluemax on Jul 22, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

'Regular News' was a giveaway that it wasn't a trade.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Jul 22, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He took off his shirt first! I love this guy

by Kermit. on Jul 22, 2009 12:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Don't wanna get blood on the Armani shirts

by Sec 108 on Jul 22, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Especially after you call Jose Coronado a pussy.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Jul 22, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or any professional athlete, for that matter.

Unless you’re Dana White. He can get away with that.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Jul 22, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've always gotten a kick out of 'take my shirt off to fight' guy.

Typically whenever a group of 3 or more of them gathers in an outdoor setting the shirts also come off irregardless of weather or other circumstances. There must be some male bonding/camaraderie going on that the rest of us will never understand. At least that’s what I hope it is.
Mets = comedy

"If I'm in a slump, I ask myself for advice." -Ichiro

by Big Jared on Jul 22, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I usually take my shirt off to clear the room these days.

by Sec 108 on Jul 22, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

rowr?

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 22, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

More like the stragglers won't leave the party so I strip to my boxers and Voila!

Emoty house.

by Sec 108 on Jul 22, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I usually just start vomiting on guests if I want them to leave

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 22, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

To the vomitorium!

by Sec 108 on Jul 22, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Vomi-arium

You got slurved!

Hehehe Mark Reynolds is so awesome.

by Slurvey on Jul 22, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

South Park reference?

by Pessimistic Optimist on Jul 22, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just because you don't like my cooking is no reason to rename my kitchen

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 22, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

John Keister used to do a routine about getting party guests to leave that involved playing Bobby Goldsboro in rotation.

Nothing like “Watching Scotty grow” to clear a room.

by msb on Jul 22, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Emoty house?

People start emoting at the temple that is your body?
“I cannot have him, so I cut myself!”
“Life is futile and meaningless if I cannot have that.”

by marc w on Jul 22, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

And there's an awesome Smiths-driven soundtrack playing in the background

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 22, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Joy Division

And Sec 108’s like the reincarnated Ian Curtis, all spastic dancing in his skivvies.
There are tears.

by marc w on Jul 22, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now I know the theme for the Halloween party we're throwing this year

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 22, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I will be A Certain Ratio!

by royalcurve on Jul 22, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

.

by msb on Jul 22, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He wrote and performed one of my favorite jokes ever

which he talks about here. Still trying to find video of it.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Jul 22, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I loved emo phillips....

by marc w on Jul 22, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I am so glad you were the one to pounce on that typo.

by Sec 108 on Jul 22, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can't tell if you're being serious or not.

by marc w on Jul 22, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

My money is on serious? Because you were funny about it instead of a dickhole?

You’re on fire, especially with the poetry

by Kermit. on Jul 22, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Serious 100%. Kermit would have said something half as funny

and it would have 20 recs by now.

by Sec 108 on Jul 23, 2009 7:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's funny

I had a roommate who once, when a party was running too late and he wanted people to leave, stripped buck naked and sat on the couch (legs crossed) watching TV on mute. There were a lot of people, and mostly they were trashed so no one a big to do about it but everyone was gone within an hour (everyone being about 60 people).

De Gutibus non disputandum est

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jul 22, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs