An Open Letter to Nick Sakiewicz
From: Michael Mejido (mmejido@gti.net)
To: Nicholas Sakiewicz (NSakiewicz@mlsnet.com)
Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 10:16 PM
Subject: An Open Letter to Nick Sakiewicz
Dear Nicholas,
We've had our differences in the past. I've called you a fat drunken bastard. You threatened a lawsuit. It's safe to say you don't like me much. However, I believe it is now time to put all that separates us aside and discuss something important - your future.
You see, we all know you're a wonderful GM. A top notch GM. A gem of a GM. I mean, who wins two consecutive Executive of the Year awards? A great GM, that's who.
You came to us, arms open wide with generousity and empathy. You came to us, with love in your heart and a gleam in your eye. You came to us, and turned our piece of poo on the sidewalk team into a bright shining jewel - a jewel to be very proud of. You did this out of the goodness of your heart. And we will always be grateful to you.
But it's almost too much to have you with us. To have you with this organization, it's a true blessing. It's almost a luxury, you know? Sometimes I think maybe we're being greedy to ask you to stay for another year. Sometimes I think it greedy of us to hog you all to ourselves. Sometimes I think you should go elsewhere and spread your seed of goodness and talent to those teams less fortunate than we.
There's another team that plays in Giants Stadium - the same stadium were we play, as a matter of fact! This team is not a soccer team. No, in fact it is not a soccer team at all, Nick. It is a football team. An american football team. This team is called the New York Jets.
The New York Jets. A team in disarray. Their head coach, Al Groh, resigned to become coach of a college football team! The club missed the football playoffs! Their quarterback is Vinny Testaverde! And if this all weren't bad enough, Nick, their Director of Football operations, Bill Parcells, also recently resigned. Oh, what a sad fate befalls this franchise if they are not saved!
But who will save them? It will take a great man, no doubt. A man able to turn a sad sack franchise around in just one year! A man able to boldly mold humanity into a triumphant army of sport!
A man like you, Nick. A man like you.
No really. I think you'd be great as the new Jets GM. Please go. Go now. As soon as possible. There's no time to lose.
As a way of showing my appreciation towards you, I'd like to start a campaign to help you in your quest to leave the MetroStars for good and move on to the Jets. I will call this campaign the "Good Executives Tend to Organize Unorganized Teams" program. You see, you have come to an unorganized team like the MetroStars and have totally turned it around singlehandedly. But your job is now done! It is time for you to move on and help another unorganized team like the Jets.
I thank you for your time with your club! You will never be forgotten. But now is the time for short goodbyes. We the fans will try to hold back the tears, Nick, we will. Alas, you're like the wind, Nick, and we understand that. Spread your wings and fly! Fly fly away, Nick, to the Jets, and revitalize that franchise. Do that voodoo that you do so well. And don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
Your friend,
Michael Mejido
The
"Good Executives Tend to Organize Unorganized Teams"
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To all generous fans of the MetroStars:
If you would like to help convince Nick to move on to to Jets, please write him at the following address: NSakiewicz@mlsnet.com
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