Pavia names Bobby Valentine as Stamford public safety director...

[madinmaryland]

Seriously. I didn't know where else to post this...

STAMFORD -- Mayor Michael Pavia announced Thursday morning that he has appointed former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine to his cabinet as the city's director of public health and safety.

Valentine, a lifelong Stamford resident, will begin immediately in his new role and will earn $10,000 annually, a salary that he said he plans to give back to the community.

"I'm going to give this my best effort," Valentine said during a press conference with Pavia at Government Center Thursday. "The thought of trying to do good in a very public way is a very exciting challenge in my life."

Pavia cited Valentine's management and leadership skills as a local business owner and international baseball manager as his reasons for selecting him to head Stamford's public safety department. He also pointed to Valentine's work over the past six months as chairman of the mayor's task force to reorganize the city's fire department as an indication that the job was a good fit.

Read more: http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/default/article/Pavia-names-Bobby-Valentine-as-Stamford-public-954664.php#ixzz1AwTXGt1l

If I would put it in GD, it would have gotten dumped into the Connecticut forum and disappear.

I guess it beats trying to manage the NY Mets!

[davidinalameda]

1. I thought it said Stanford

I always misread Stamford

[madinmaryland]

2. I lived quite near to Stamford, CT for years, so that is what I think of first

before "Stanford"

[RagAss]

3. How sad.