What really burns about Omar Minaya's outburst?

What really burns about this matter is how Minaya went after Adam Rubin. He is a journalist, a very good one, who has done nothing but cover this team with poise for the last six years. Rubin is knowledgeable and thorough in my dealings with him and a man who takes pride in every word he writes. To call him out and disparage his work and integrity with no real basis is inexcusable!

How is Rubin supposed to work with the Mets now? Think about how BIG this is: Minaya's careless words have now potentially taken away the livelihood of this young man. Could the Daily News change his position? Sure but why?... because someone falsely accused him of something that is no crime? Now Rubin's life is turned upside down, all because Minaya spoke out of turn. And what about the beat writers that remain? If they have some intriguing information to share with the public, they must feel pressure to keep it under wraps, worried, they too will get called out, shunned or delicately handled by the Mets? It's hard enough to do any semblance of "journalism" when you have sales breathing down your neck and deals with companies that make it difficult to criticize because they might pay some of the bill.

Rubin did his job. Subsequently, he was not wrong. Tony Bernazard was fired after all due to his reports, and it might have been a blessing considering the HR file Bernazard ALREADY had with the Mets Human Resources Dept. I was told last night that Omar was "emotional" (Tony was a good friend) and it was a "hard day". Seriously, grow up! I have a five year old that I advise every day to control her emotions, breath and think before speaking. Minaya is an adult; he is a role model; he is a father. As a mother, my most important responsibility in life is to lead by example. I can't fly off the handle when something happens. My daughter sees that and gets the impression, she too can react this way. We all have our moments but on live TV at a press conference on the firing of a senior staffer...that's why there's an office to yell and scream before walking out in front of cameras.

Ultimately though and I am being sincere, I hope Omar figures out what led to such an emotional outburst. If it's too much, then get out, really...life is too precious to have to stress out to the point you lose your cool. Be defined by WHAT you do NOT by what position you might have or how important you might be. I know Adam will build off this incident and heck, maybe find himself a killer job in the process.

Here is Adam Rubin in his own words: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2009/07/28/2009-07-28_undressing_mets.html