The always entertaining Brad Bortone of Bugs and Cranks gives us his take on Omar’s press conference yesterday. The following is a taste but make sure you head over there and read the rest, it’s well worth your time. Funny stuff.

Omar: “It was my decision. It was done based upon how I see our team for the past year or so. It was a tough decision. You have to understand, Willie was my hire. I decided to fire Willie, it was my decision. It is a tough one. I say its tough, why? Because I hired him.”

Bortone’s Translation: I didn’t want to fire the man, but the Wilpons said, “It’s either you or Willie,” and that’s when I booked the next Southwest SuperSaver to L.A.

Omar : When I talked to Willie last night, Willie had told me all along, Omar, just give me a heads up before something happens, communicate with me. Its a kid from Brooklyn communicating with a kid from Queens. I told him im going to try and make a decision on this trip. Willie said lets just get this done, the sooner the better. He gets back to the hotel, we sit down, I said Willie I made a decision, I have two choices here I can say you will be the manager for the year or you’re not the manager and I told him you’re not going to be the manager.

Bortone’s Translation: Willie, being “a kid from Brooklyn,” also chose to donkey punch me when I wasn’t looking. But as a kid from Queens, I understood his frustration.