Jerry Manuel is going to get a contract, and going to manage the Mets next season. Why, I’m not sure, though 99% of those who follow the Mets seem to think he’s some kind of a rainmaker. That said, I’ll speak for that one percent who did not drink the Kool-Aid, and who are seeing clearly.
He’s a Nice Guy
This is the reason Manuel is coming back — because he is a genuinely nice guy, and
Mets COO Jeff Wilpon believes the Mets were OVERachievers this year, if you can believe that. See this quote from ESPN:
“I think we underachieved last year and I think we overachieved this year,” said Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon. “It’s nothing against our second baseman today — look who our second baseman was, look who our left fielder was, look who was in the bullpen. No Billy Wagner, no John Maine — you can go right down the list to what happened.”
In other words, Jeff Wilpon
Congratulations to Mets BM Omar Minaya, who is a favorite to win Fortune Magazine’s coveted “Brand Manager of the Year: Sports Industry”. Some fitting quotes after game 162 from Minaya: “… the bottom line is we have to continue to put a winning product on the field … ” “… I believe we got four … Read more
On Septembr 12, 2007, the Mets were in first place, 83-62, up by 7 with 17 games to play. They finished 88-74. On September 12, 2008, the Mets were in first place, 82-63, up by 3, with 17 games to play. They finished 89-73. In both cases, the Mets finished in second place and just … Read more
Marlins 4 Mets 2 Too little, too late. Oliver Perez pitched well, but was no Johan Santana. Carlos Beltran was clutch, but was no Ryan Howard. David Wright, Carlos Delgado, Ryan Church, and Jose Reyes combined for two hits in 16 at-bats. Those two and the two by Beltran represented the complete output of the … Read more
Before yesterday’s game, we discussed the sensibility of starting Johan Santana on three days’ rest after throwing a career-high number of pitches. With Johan being in the first of a seven-year contract, and the Mets more focused on the future than 2008, it didn’t seem like a great plan. However, it worked out for today … Read more
Johan Santana threw 125 pitches three days ago, and another 117 today (Saturday). If by chance the Mets find their way into the postseason, there is a chance their first playoff game will be on October 1st. Some quick math (for me, counting IS math) tells us that October 1 is four days from today. … Read more
Mets 2 Marlins 0 Jerry Manuel allowed Johan Santana to take the ball on short rest, but with one caveat: no more than 105 pitches. So when Santana threw 104 pitches in his first eight shutout innings, Manuel had to let him out there to close it out. Thank goodness he did. Santana pitched the … Read more
