Bus Drivin' Bernazard

Updated 1:24 pm est

The Daily News is reporting that ousted former Mets player development lunatic Tony Bernazard is close to signing on as a recruiter for Scott Boras.

I can get that sometimes genius comes with a volatile personality.  In fact, from my personal experiences, it very often does.  But here is the thing: Bernazard's on-the-job player development performance has been horrible.  This is no genius, not by a long shot. So, for all of the Mets troubles - for driving Delgado away (round one), for Bus Drivin' Bernazard, for shirtless fights, for Adam Rubin Lobby Job, for all the punch-lines and PR scrambles and all the rest of the bagage that came along, the Mets got Carlos Gomez, Fernando Martinez and... Parnell?  Murphy?  Nothing.  They got nothing for their trouble.  Bernazard was a failure on every level, and I can only wonder how good he must sound in a conference room that he has even been able to get himself the opportunities that he has.

Bernazard's front office career began with the player's union, and I wonder if he developed a personal relationship with Boras in that capacity, because I cant imagine any other reason for Boras to put himself out there for this guy.