Quote of the Day: Jerry on Batting Bay in the Two-Hole
Or I could go, if Reyes is starting, I could go… I might… I could go, Reyes-Bay, uh, 1-2… Yeah I could do that, I could do that.
–Jerry Manuel with WFAN’s Joe Beningo and Evan Roberts (7/15/10)
But you know who I wanted the Mets to hire when they fired Art Howe? Frank Robinson. By far, the best manager I’ve seen in my lifetime and he was managing the EXPOS when I saw him. Hell, I’d STILL take Robinson, even though he’s gotta be pushing 80 by now. The guy was great and if Jack McKeon could manage into his 70s, Robinson could manage in his 80s.
What do you think about that? Idiot…
Of course I think Pagan would be an even better choice to bat second, but it’s possible Jerry thinks Bay would benefit from having Wright batting behind him for protection. Who knows? It’s not a terrible move, and Jerry as well as anyone we might think of to replace Jerry have all made worse moves than that.
As to Kevin’s charge, Wally probably would be my first choice to manage, but I was perfectly happy with Randolph and think he shouldn’t have been let go. I think Randolph did a much better job than Jerry on the tactical part of managing, particularly bullpen management. Both of them could be better at pushing dogging players to perform (which is where I think Wally would be an improvement).
I think in today’s game charges of racism in baseball just get stupid, because the numbers are all up there and you can’t argue with them.