Eppler Resigns

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Eppler Resigns

Post by Gwreck » Thu Oct 05, 2023 4:25 pm

“I wanted David to have a clean slate and that meant me stepping down. I hope for nothing but the best for the entire Mets organization.”
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Post by kcmets » Thu Oct 05, 2023 4:26 pm

Phwam!
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Post by Johnny Lunchbucket » Thu Oct 05, 2023 4:26 pm

This is a gut reno
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Post by A Boy Named Seo » Thu Oct 05, 2023 4:38 pm

He probably resigned like Buck did. I think Eppler was pretty decent, for sure better than I thought he'd be. But makes sense STOINS is going with all his own people.
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Post by Edgy MD » Thu Oct 05, 2023 4:45 pm

smg58 wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:54 pm Like Eppler, Showalter had plusses and minuses and you can't credit him for last season while giving him a pass on this year. The Mets have done quite a bit worse in the recent past, but they can also do better and hopefully they will.

Remind me to copy and paste this post sometime later in the week when it's Eppler's turn.
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Post by A Boy Named Seo » Thu Oct 05, 2023 4:46 pm

Edgy MD wrote: Thu Oct 05, 2023 4:45 pm
smg58 wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 3:54 pm Like Eppler, Showalter had plusses and minuses and you can't credit him for last season while giving him a pass on this year. The Mets have done quite a bit worse in the recent past, but they can also do better and hopefully they will.

Remind me to copy and paste this post sometime later in the week when it's Eppler's turn.
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Re: Eppler Resigns

Post by Benjamin Grimm » Thu Oct 05, 2023 4:53 pm

I haven't really been clear on what a GM does when he works under a POBO. Maybe Eppler wasn't either, or he found out and decided it wasn't for him.
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Post by ashie62 » Thu Oct 05, 2023 4:54 pm

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Post by metirish » Thu Oct 05, 2023 5:01 pm

Billy did the right thing
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Post by Frayed Knot » Thu Oct 05, 2023 5:29 pm

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Thu Oct 05, 2023 4:53 pm I haven't really been clear on what a GM does when he works under a POBO. Maybe Eppler wasn't either, or he found out and decided it wasn't for him.
Mostly handles the details of contract negotiations, arbitration, liaisons with other GMs on trades, etc., while POBO directs the overall direction of the club and organization.
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Post by MFS62 » Thu Oct 05, 2023 7:03 pm

He was given a lot of money to spend on the finest ride, and he did.
He bought a Mercedes-Benz.
And then he put bald tires on it.
Roster construction wasn't his strong point.

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Post by Fman99 » Thu Oct 05, 2023 7:07 pm

Way less surprising than the Buck shit canning
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Post by Frayed Knot » Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:05 pm

Did he put bald tires on it prior to the 101 win season or just the 75 ?
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Post by ashie62 » Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:13 pm

There has been some talk about Buck and Eppler disagreeing about Vogelbach's playing time

Eppler may have pushed Buck to play Vogelbach more than Buck may have liked
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Post by TransMonk » Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:17 pm

Twitter scuttle is saying Eppler is being investigated by MLB for improper IL usage.

https://nypost.com/2023/10/05/billy-epp ... stigation/
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Re: Eppler Resigns

Post by Gwreck » Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:55 pm

Tommy Hunter and his back spasms were mighty suspicious.
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Re: Eppler Resigns

Post by ashie62 » Thu Oct 05, 2023 9:22 pm

Why are the Mets so often caught up in the fugly
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Post by G-Fafif » Thu Oct 05, 2023 9:37 pm

Someday maybe the Mets will be investigated for being awesome, and hopefully not for Astro reasons.
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Re: Eppler Resigns

Post by Bob Alpacadaca » Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:44 pm

If he was doing that for some kind of competitive advantage, I don’t think it worked.
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Post by Edgy MD » Thu Oct 05, 2023 11:18 pm

ashie62 wrote: Thu Oct 05, 2023 8:13 pm There has been some talk about Buck and Eppler disagreeing about Vogelbach's playing time

Eppler may have pushed Buck to play Vogelbach more than Buck may have liked
Is there a source you can share?
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Post by Johnny Lunchbucket » Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:13 am

Gotta believe Puna's Met source is Buck
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Re: Eppler Resigns

Post by Marshmallowmilkshake » Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:35 am

Say the phantom IL thing is true, and Martino is confirming that's the case. Wouldn't that be more of a slap-on-the-wrist kind of thing instead of clear-out-your-office offense?
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Re: Eppler Resigns

Post by metirish » Fri Oct 06, 2023 8:17 am

A report in The Athletic says multiple execs on other teams said that is not a resignation thing, so what is going on?
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Re: Eppler Resigns

Post by Gwreck » Fri Oct 06, 2023 8:27 am

Simplest explanation is that when you’re the #1 guy, you don’t want to be demoted to #2?
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