Trip to Israel a home run for NY Mets’ manager

January 16, 2008 at 7:47 am | In Sports |

President Bush’s visit to Israel distracted everyone from a different type of diplomacy at work. Omar Minaya, the New York Mets’ general manager, visited the Holy Land recently with a team of sports and business people to learn about life and baseball in Israel.

“I can happily report there were Mets fans in Israel,” he said. “People came up to me in the airport and said, ‘Go Mets.’ They also said, ‘Have a good year, but get more pitching.’ ”

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