Gothamist: Fired Mets Scout: The Atkins Diet Made Me Crazy and Racist!: "When Mets General Manager Jim Duquette met with Singer, Singer tried to excuse his behavior by saying his 'low-carbohydrate diet' combined with alcohol caused him a chemical imbalance. A Mets source says, ''That didn't wash with Jim and it sure as hell won't wash with [Mets owner] Fred [Wilpon]. Plain and simple, there's no excuse for that kind of behavior, and there's no saving this guy.' The irony is that Singer supposedly has 'ties to the Pacific Rim' - which we take to mean, is good at scouting Japanese players."