Link Roundup
NY Sports Dog is putting Jerry Manuel on notice. Interesting timing, right before the first West Coast road trip …
Matt Pignataro thinks Jose Reyes should be benched
Bob Klapisch says the Mets are playing with fool’s gold
It’s Mets For Me details “My Night with Darryl Strawberry“. A quick review of Darryl’s book is an added bonus.
And I’m in Mr Pignataro’s boat: bench Reyes, even if it’s for just one game. If his baserunning blunders aren’t grounds enough, at least give him a game off to rest. Didn’t Jerry say something about giving his ‘core’ players sporadic days off? My memory isn’t as good as it used to be.
Reyes is definitely at fault, but is he the only one? Is he or is he not following in the footsteps of the Mets “leaders” — the ones who are occasionally caught jogging, losing focus, making dumb baserunning mistakes, and not sliding?