I am a big fan of Mixed Martial Arts and the UFC. It is the next generation of combat sports and these guys are serious athletes. The new season the 'The Ultimate Fighter' is coming up in September, but it is the first season of the show that gives me the title for this post...
Anyways, it seems that the Mets are taking a cue from Dana White...
I am starting to think that the Mets are in a lot of trouble, more than the public problems we know about. We know their farm system is, well, depleted, and that injuries have ravaged some key players, but holy cow, we now have executives trying to start fights with 19-20 year olds? Is this how the Mets motivate players? No wonder they suck. Bernazard also went on a "profanity-laced tirade" at an assistant when he noticed that a scout was sitting in the seat that he wanted during a game. The guy is just a loose cannon who needs his boss, Omar Minaya, to step in and ask "What is going on?"
Now I have never been upper level management for anyone, never mind an MLB team, but this strikes me as behavior that is just as detrmental to a club, if not more so, than having a diva player in the clubhouse. In order to get your employees to produce at the most efficient level possible you need to make sure they realize 1. There are incentives for you to do this (advancement, more money, you don't get fired) and 2. You truly appreciate the hard work they put in. This does not mean let them walk all over you so you can be their friend, this means that you praise when you should and criticize when you have to. Of course, for the VP of player development, having two of the worst teams in AA and AAA ball speaks more about you and your job performance than the players themselves, which leads to be believe that Tony Bernazard is on his way out shortly and this was just his final hurrah.
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