Tongue Lashing for the Mets?
During the SNY postgame, while the team remained behind closed doors, Ron Darling suggested that Jerry Manuel might have given the Mets a “tongue lashing” after Tuesday night’s loss for their poor play. (It was later reported as a “family talk”)
Darling might have been right about that, but if so, how in the world does Manuel have any credibility with this club to say anything? After all, it is Manuel who conceded the next month or so to the competition, telling the world that his team was too decimated by injuries to play above .500. It was Manuel who laughed and joked after getting swept by the Yankees at home. It was Manuel who suggested to the media that his team’s best chance to win would be by hoping the other team made mistakes.
After being told by your manager how inept and incompetent you are, how could you possibly accept — or be motivated by — any type of “dress down” for poor performance by the same man?
If anything, there may be a mutiny.
I think the ownership has already given up on this year. Given the damage that the Bernie Madoff scheme had on the owners (they get Krod AND Putz before the scandal, after the scandal they get Tim Redding)I think they may see next year as a rebuilding year with Manuel at the helm.
To be any kind of contender next year they need a power hitting first basemen, a power hitting left or right fielder, and maybe another second basemen. They need at least three starters. And they need a new bullpen built around K-Rod (who knows what will happen with Putz). In this economy and with the hit the Wilpons took with Madoff, I see them trying to build their farm system back up and getting a new general manager and manager for 2011 while writing this year and 2010 off. They tried to “win now” for three years with Minaya and it just didn’t work. I think this year it’s “lose now, win later.”
For the moment, all they can do is to go out and have fun. They actually might win a game or two. They’ve got a good crop of players in the low minors. Let them develop.
One bummer is Beltran may not get the championship(s) he should have done when he signed…I feel bad for him cos he is one of the best.
Maybe…maybe we can hang around the wild card, but that never really counts as an aim this early does it? Well according to Jerry yes, but according to most teams it’s a fallback when you drop short in September.
Should be interesting to see what transpires over the next 3 months…but most likely painful too.
In 2005 Houston gets to the WS without Beltran.
Maybe Beltran is not suppose to go to the WS?
Beltran had a chance in 2004 and 2006 and failed.
Will the Mets be better without him? Could
the Mets in 2010 be like Houston in 2005 without
Carlos?
Complete lack of leadership skills from the guy who is supposed to be the leader.