Now We Know Why Billy Eppler Stepped Down as the Mets GM

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10 ай бұрын

When Billy Eppler first stepped down as the New York Mets general manager it really came out of left field. Now we understand why, as the MLB is investigating Eppler for misuse of the injured list.
Host Ryan Finkelstein talks about the Mets potential use of the "phantom IL" and what to make of this investigation. Now that we know why Eppler stepped down, how does this impact David Stearns setting up the Mets front office moving forward.
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@bobcoulon2449 10 ай бұрын

Every GM in baseball should be fired for doing the same thing

@toneriggz 10 ай бұрын

My money is on Lindor's daughter snitching on Eppler. Buck sends his regards.

@explosivediarrhea4671 10 ай бұрын

She is team buck so I don’t doubt it 😜

@ddt3831 10 ай бұрын

Maybe the investigation of the Mets only became public because Billy Eppler drew attention to it by resigning? Maybe other teams are being investigated, but MLB wasn't trying to make it public - especially while the postseason is still in progress. They never want any other news to come out that might take attention away from the postseason.

@xaviertheprettyboy 10 ай бұрын

Doubtful this has been happening for years

@deragon59 10 ай бұрын

They all do it

@JoelC724 10 ай бұрын

If we lose a draft pick over this is outrageous.

@NarrativeOfficial 10 ай бұрын

Most likely a player traded away or a minor league coach that was fired

@gaurilla 10 ай бұрын

Smh, the new era sure seems like every other era.

@splooshnoonley5620 10 ай бұрын

Wasn't there speculation that Steve Cohen called the cops on Zack Scott to get him out of being interim GM? maybe he's good at moving people out of his orbit without the finger pointing directly at himself

@anthonyriche552 10 ай бұрын

That's a good point and I wouldn't rule that out. I believe Cohen's hiring of Stearns was a sign that he lost faith in Eppler's expertise and leadership.

@ghmonroe9872 10 ай бұрын

I am a bit disturbed at your use of terms like 'ratted' and 'tattled'. How about we, in America, begin playing by the rules? This idea that turning in someone who breaks the rules is bad. It's something we ought to grow out of by 4th or 5th grade. Based on the numbers, the Houston Astros have managed to follow the rules of using the IL, and unlike the Mets, THEY are in the playoffs. I find it shameful and disgusting that we seem to view 'beating the rules' as a routine part of competition. You should try endorsing the idea of playing by the rules. As far as who turned Eppler in, I applaud them, and my guesses are ... 1. Pete Alonso 2. Francisco Lindor They have both shown the highest degree of loyalty to Buck Showalter. Think about it ... Eppler, Showalter, Vogelbach story comes out MLB is investigating Eppler Alonso hire Boras Alonso to Cubs story crops up.

@explosivediarrhea4671 10 ай бұрын

Yea ratted and tatted are dumb words to use no real man should use that word

@alandesgrange9703 10 ай бұрын

Using the cheating Astros, is not a great example.

@CautionHighWavesAhead- 10 ай бұрын

There wouldn't be just 2 political parties and Wall Street and the banks would be honest if America "played by the rules." I'm more for changing the rules based on needs and practicality instead of back-breaking though. Too many people want rules, rules, and more rules, but it's regular people that end up being held to follow all these rules except the powerful. People are control-freak psychopaths and can think of nothing else.

@CautionHighWavesAhead- 10 ай бұрын

I think when it's something minor then it's OK to shame someone by saying "snitched, tattled, or ratted." But what constitutes something being "minor" is up to interpretation and people in America love to exaggerate like their lovely mass media.

@ronnirich5831 10 ай бұрын

I have a feeling Scherzer might have hinted too. He’s a part of player Association and scherzer is known to let’s call it “speak honestly” instead of snitching haha

@Landis_Grant 10 ай бұрын

The truth will be suppressed.

@libra3655 10 ай бұрын

I think it was either Max, or Pete. Max is obviously a whistle blower of sorts, but Pete was the most outspoken on the recent moves.

@joselopezmoya9786 10 ай бұрын

Besides being a poor GM, EPPLER had turned into " TRICKY BILLY THE KID EPPLER".

@jeffwilly7681 7 ай бұрын

He got Senga but that still doesn’t let him off the hook for releasing Wheeler, releasing Syndegard and a year too early, releasing scherzer a year too late, releasing degrom a year too late BUT he did get Senga

@__Peter 10 ай бұрын

It was definitely the Vogelbach news lol buck snitched

@jltweb 10 ай бұрын

Marte?

@emigrator08 10 ай бұрын

Whenever you are about to get screwed by your employer, let them know you'll be bringing the ship down with you.

@RapidCycling07 10 ай бұрын

It was so obvious that this was happening. Very convenient way to get your old guys like Scherzer extra time off after an outing. The timing of some of these supposed injuries was incredible since it allowed certain hyped up players to be called up.

@alandesgrange9703 10 ай бұрын

The culprit will end up being some small minion player or office worker.

@davidmartinstowe6842 10 ай бұрын

The flying squirrel did it!

@mcncheese69 10 ай бұрын

Buck did it

@nroman387 10 ай бұрын

Should of been fired for making buck start Vogelbach

@arcadeperfectreviews2653 10 ай бұрын

This is so stupid. Are they also going to investigate EVERY SINGLE TEAM. Everyone does this. It wasn't even abused by Eppler

@explosivediarrhea4671 10 ай бұрын

This is just the start this investigation into the Mets and eppler more info will come out

@benjaminwatlers1848 10 ай бұрын

How could you know it wasn't abused? We don't even know what they are investigating 100%. It was good enough for Eppler to resign, which would lead you to believe that at some point the Mets may face sanctions. When Coppolella the general manager of the Braves got in trouble we were told everyone was doing that but it took it to the extreme.

@arcadeperfectreviews2653 10 ай бұрын

@benjaminwatlers1848 because they were 17th on the list.

@TimFrith24 10 ай бұрын

Maybe the Mets will hire former Red Sox and Cubs executive Theo Epstein to replace Billy Eppler as GM. Theo is currently an MLB consultant.

@jeffwilly7681 7 ай бұрын

Question is what Theo did to end up a consultant, and isn’t Eppler probably doing the job from his office but not under the title

@michaelgulotta8157 10 ай бұрын

Sounds like this came from the front office over the clubhouse since they wouldn’t get dfa and still got paid on this phantom IL. Wait… who got dfa

@brianbarrett7508 10 ай бұрын

Whatever the reason the Mets are the only team busted. It doesn’t matter nor is it important if someone ratted or not. It just shows that the Mets can’t take care of their own business. Simple.

@anticensorshipsociety1063 9 ай бұрын

Mets will met.

@jeffwilly7681 7 ай бұрын

Not getting Ohtani is punishment enough

@ricanrolla85 10 ай бұрын

God hates the Mets

@explosivediarrhea4671 10 ай бұрын

Billy Eppler’s exit needs to be the end of #Mets front-office chaos, one that has involved 2 owners, four GMs and four managers in a five-year span. This organization is one of the most dysfunctional organizations in mlb. Cohen Mets = wilpon Mets

@izzyfc19 6 ай бұрын

As of today MLB has suspended Billy Eppler for all of 2024 including this year's World Series Mets won't face any further discipline from the league office

@MD-er7lm 10 ай бұрын

Still think mlb doesn't like Cohen and his spending and are using anything they can to penalize the mets, embarass the mets, make an example of the mets

@Chiroman527 10 ай бұрын

Isn't that what The Mets did with a Vogelbach "Vacation"? I believe the Phatom IL is used by all others too. This IL use probably stemmed from COVID rules of the past 2.5 years. Somebody tipped off MLB....could it be Max S.? He was shocked by his trade - where is Max with Texas, Arm troubles again. It seems now the trade was a wise one! Same with Verlander. He is pitching well, but he iwll be 41 next year. I hope the New GM learns NOT signing these old Timers for 4 years!. I'm squeamish about getting Soto who wants a BIg Contract (but he is younger than I realized at 24). Get Aronado for 3rd Base - Keep Pete happy, sign at least two Starters (Get Bassit back), need for at least 3 or 3 Relievers. Hopefully Sugar comes back strong !! Otto is OK, but getting old.

@lukedeakin7124 10 ай бұрын

Max wasn't surprised at his trade, he was surprised at a different trade and then asked what the plan was going forward. He was, apparently told that they didn't fully plan to compete, so he let himself be traded. Also there's no way the Mets are getting Bassit or Arenado unless they want to break down their farm system.

@ricanrolla85 10 ай бұрын

I think Pham did, he has that snitch face

@explosivediarrhea4671 10 ай бұрын

It’s probably Pete. A report came out Alonso was going to break cohens door to his office and curse him out once he heard Buck wasn’t returning

@ricanrolla85 10 ай бұрын

@@explosivediarrhea4671Nah Pete is from Tampa, we don’t snitch in Tampa.

@explosivediarrhea4671 10 ай бұрын

@@ricanrolla85 Pete is done with the Mets and wants out it’s likely pete

@optimus2g 10 ай бұрын

@@explosivediarrhea4671 Break Cohen's door and curse him out? Where did you get that from? Pete is too much of a beta to do that anyway.

@addictedtoJB 10 ай бұрын

My theory is that a GM saw how well he was doing with Japanese players and decided that they would throw a wrench in the Mets's plan to get Yamamoto and other Asian arms.

@paulfreire7477 10 ай бұрын

pro sports can be a dirty business!

@JoelC724 10 ай бұрын

How would another GM know internally what's going on with the Mets?

@addictedtoJB 10 ай бұрын

@@JoelC724 the same way we do - rumors. He led Ohtani to the frozen land known as Anaheim. He has also brought us a star in Senga. With huge rumors circulating that the Mets are in on Yamamoto and, possibly, other Asian top arms this puts a wrench in the communication process we have with overseas players (in Asia, not other parts of the world). I understand he isn't a phenomenal scout but proper etiquette and a show for the love of a culture goes a long way.

@benjaminwatlers1848 10 ай бұрын

@@JoelC724 I agree with you had to be someone within the Mets,

@anticensorshipsociety1063 9 ай бұрын

Mets are getting Yamamoto, the Red Sox are getting Yamamoto, the Dodgers are getting Yamamoto and the Yankees are as well. Be interesting to see who finally lands him.

@luisdiego22002 10 ай бұрын

Why does this sound like an anti-Cohen conspiracy? Even NYC radio talks about the end of the Cohen-Met fan end of the honeymoon.

@carlosgrott2496 10 ай бұрын

this dude basically led the angels into this position

@explosivediarrhea4671 10 ай бұрын

The honeymoon is over for Cohen Mets have been a utter embarrassment under him let’s keep it real

@benjaminwatlers1848 10 ай бұрын

I think people around baseball are realizing that because of Cohen rules are going be changed as to not affect the game as much. I think we will see a change in how much money a team can pay on a contract when trading a player; that's a unfair advantage. What Cohen and Mets are paying in 2024 for traded players is going be more payroll than some teams.

@luisdiego22002 10 ай бұрын

@@benjaminwatlers1848 Not saying I disagree or that it may or may not be the case but, what I am saying is that it’s not the best of approaches. If the MLB, players or other teams feel there is an unfair advantage maybe they should address the problem rationally and legally in a direct and more transparent fashion instead of playing so many of these feeble games.

@duanecoble6586 10 ай бұрын

That phantom story is BS,he sucked and Stearns new it!Sorry he didn't use it for vogelbach he might of kept his job! Ha

@imagine9265 10 ай бұрын

I knew phantom IL existed for a long time. Back Growing up in the 70s I don't remember any player going IL They were real men not over paid Prima Donna's ,!

@McLovin-xq8gt 10 ай бұрын

Day 765 of begging for ohtani soto video

@theschracken1235 10 ай бұрын

Because want him gone and the mets not to compete

@JoelC724 10 ай бұрын

Buck ratted.

@petercullen2196 10 ай бұрын

If Billy Eppler is exonerated by MLB what is the chance that he is rehired by the Mets in the same position. If Guillorme is found to be the rat, he should be released immediately and blackballed by all MLB teams.

@polmattpressurewashing4444 10 ай бұрын

I call you bubble head. I get dizzy watching you. The way you move your head is like bubble heads. Not trying to be rude, just a comment to help you improve yourself.

@davidmartinstowe6842 10 ай бұрын

Loser bro! You a baby! Crying to your Mommy!