Freddy and Paris Play The Obligatory "Failure is Unacceptable" Card

Another Mets season has come and gone and that can mean only one thing: that Met fans will get the obligatory "failure is unacceptable" email from Mets management, only to watch the same results year after year. In case you missed it, here's the text of the email which we received this morning:

Dear Mets Fans:

Thank you for your support during another extremely disappointing season. Like you, all of us at the Mets had high expectations for 2010 and we did not come close to meeting them. Since reaching the National League Championship Series in 2006, we have underperformed. The failure is unacceptable and we share your anguish.

As Ownership, we are ultimately responsible and have determined that changes are necessary to produce a winning team for the long term.

Earlier this morning, we relieved Omar Minaya of his duties as Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations & General Manager, and advised Jerry Manuel that we are declining to exercise the club's option on his contract as Manager for 2011. We appreciate all that Omar and Jerry have done for the Organization and thank them for their time and effort. Changes like these are never easy, especially when dealing with people you like and respect.

We feel a fresh perspective in the leadership of our baseball department will elevate the performance of our club. That person will work with Ownership to hire a new Manager and will be responsible for creating a winning culture.

We have a lot of work to do to regain your confidence and support. Thank you for the opportunity to do so.

By the way, we received the same type of email from 2006-2009, all the time referencing the tired "failure is unacceptable" line. Mets management must think us fans are stupid. And maybe we are for wanting to believe that maybe next year will be different. But let's face it folks, failure IS acceptable for this team, otherwise they wouldn't have allowed it to go on so long.

Said a very "connected" insider: "Regardless of what they say, the Wilpon's were hit hard by Madoff. If they really think that "failure is unacceptable", they'd graciously sell the team and let new owners run the club. It's the only way to restore any level of pride this organization once had."

Now THAT, I believe!