Bill Madden of the Daily News writes today regarding Mets assistant general manager Tony Bernazard.

Meanwhile, Bernazard, the unofficial godfather to the Mets’ Latin players, has been a constant undermining presence in the Mets clubhouse even though he is supposed to be Minaya’s assistant.

If Randolph had a problem with the Latin players like Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado and Jose Reyes - it was only because they felt they could go to Bernazard with their problems.

Even worse, clubhouse sources have said Bernazard would relay to the Latin players critical comments Randolph made about them in private meetings of the Met high command.

Marty Noble spoke regarding Bernazard on XM Radio.

Tony Bernazard told many people internally last year that he wanted a new manager and wanted it to be Manny Acta. Word obviously got around to Noble and many others. Since Bernazard has continued his role there, ownership approves.

Bernazard has been raked over the coals by much of the New York media for ‘gloating’ over Willie Randolph’s dismissal. Many feel like Bernazard and Willie were at odds through most of Randolph’s reign and Omar would not confirm or deny the stormy relationship when the subject came up on his interview on WFAN yesterday.

If Bernazard was an undermining factor while Willie was here, can he be trusted to not be an undermining factor going forward as well?