A COUPLE MORE QUICKIES

***OMAR MINAYA???***
It has been reported that Omar, possibly the Mets worst GM since Steve Phillips, is sitting down with current GM, Sandy Alderson, about a possible job. Minaya told ESPNNewYork.com that he has multiple offers on the table. Sure, there's Burger King, McDonald's, Wendy's,...

***THE RUSSELL MARTIN SAGA***
This one still has me baffled. I keep waiting for some shocking pronouncement from Brian Cashman that will reveal some great plan. Vod is 100% correct: there is no plan, just a "process." What a roller coaster ride Jesus Montero has been on. First, he's mentioned in a number of possible trades, then he's named the starting catcher, now...who knows. Maybe Brian (I almost wrote "Brain") has had second thoughts about Montero's defensive ability, and thinks more time in Triple-A is needed. Maybe he's going to be part of some big trade Cashman is working on. Either way, Mr. Martin, he of the bad hip and bad knee, is now the starter. Wallace Mathews of ESPNNEWYORK, said it best: "Is the Jesus Montero Era still before us? Or has it ended before it even had a chance to begin? Jesus, we hardly knew ye!"

***FOR THOSE OF YOU PLANNING VACATIONS TO THEME PARKS***
"Ukraine announced plans to open Chernobyl, their nuclear disaster site, to tourists. They say it’s just like Disneyland, except the 6-foot mouse is real." (Conan O'Brien)

***FROM BRAD DICKSON***
"In college basketball, Ohio State defeated IUPUI — a grouping of letters I had not seen since my last trip to the optometrist."

"Six Iowa hunters, who are all going to be OK, were wounded last weekend. Six? It can only mean Iowa’s early campaign season has kicked off and Dick Cheney is in town. Here’s the most embarrassing thing — only four deer were shot."

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