2008 New York Mets

Fighting Hellfish

no, I missed that

rhinomagic

Yes, it was terrible that the Mets released news of the firings in an email at 3.14 AM EDT. Yes, it is terrible that Omar seems to have very little in the way of a game-plan to right the ship and get the team back into the division race (they aren't THAT far behind). And yes, it seems terrible that the front office is a dysfunctional unit that will collapse underneath its own weight soon.

But I still can't wait to make my first trip to Shea on Monday. Let's Go (back to the drawing board) Mets!

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Fighting Hellfish

I have to begrudgingly admit---that was a hell of a win last night. Nice temper tantrum by Reyes teh night before....

Fighting Hellfish

so this is the guy who is now in charge of the Mets. referring to reyes temper tantrum the other night

"I told him the next time you do it I'm going to get my blade out and cut you - right out there on the field," Manuel joked yesterday afternoon. "I'm a gangster now. You act gangster on me I'm going to have to get you."

Obviously it's a joke, but still............

http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/ny-spmets195732558jun19,0,1378640.story

also, reports say Willie's feels backstabbed by manuel


Randolph had spotted Manuel having a lengthy conversation on the field at Shea Stadium last week with Mets VP of player development Tony Bernazard, a known Randolph detractor. Randolph grew concerned Manuel was serving as a mole to the front office and he confronted Manuel about the meeting. Manuel denied anything nefarious in his face-to-face with Randolph.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/06192008/sports/mets/inside_jobbed_116236.htm

Fighting Hellfish

hey Met fans, Jerry Manuel thinks are all one big pile of fertilizer. I'm guessing he's not talking about Weed N Feed

And on the Reyes/Gangster quote, how funny is it that The Drudge Report took the quote literally, and ran a story with this headline:

“New NYMets manager threatens to stab a star player.”

manuel also dropped this quote on Reyes, from the NY Post:

Manuel also invoked Bill Parcells' famous reference to Terry Glenn as "she" instead of "he" by doing the same thing to describe Reyes for his on-field fit.

"She acted up with me, and she had a day off," Manuel said of Reyes.

harrymanback

Though the record might have been worse, this has to be the lowest point of the mets season after being embarassed two games in a row at home by the worst team in baseball. Shake up shmake up ... i know what this team needs ... a good ole fashion brawl.

Maine could start it (he has plunked others in the past), and i could see batista retaliating to start the festivities.

Fighting Hellfish

looks like that home plate ump was way in the wrong last night. Beltran voiced his displeasure the right way, head down and not making the scene. No matter what he said, it ain't right for the ump to come out from behind the plate and make a scene. Then for him to bump manuel....if a manager gets a lengthy vacation for bumping an ump, then an ump should get suspended for bumping a manager. I'm curious to hear his side of things, but it looks like he was terribly wrong

harrymanback

special day as they have broken out the blue's on the road.

rhinomagic

The Amazins are at .500 and only 3.5 games out of first place in a weak National League.

I know it's been a tough half-season so far, but aren't any of us Mets fans the least bit hopeful after what they've done on the road in St. Louis and Philly?

I still believe. Let's Go Mets!

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rhinomagic

Three of four from the Phillies on the road. Yeah, the bullpen was terrible last night, but they had enough of a cushion to put the game away in the end.

2.5 games back with the Giants and Rockies coming to town before the Break.

Let's Go Mets!

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yosi1

rhinomagic wrote:

Three of four from the Phillies on the road. Yeah, the bullpen was terrible last night, but they had enough of a cushion to put the game away in the end.

2.5 games back with the Giants and Rockies coming to town before the Break.

Let's Go Mets!

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Even though we won, last night really made me hate the Mets... or at least their bullpen... or maybe just Wagner.

Also, don't know if its been discussed yet, but I think after the altercation between Keith Hernandez and Jose Reyes last week, either Keith should be fired or suspended indefinitely.

harrymanback

Why should keith be suspended? because of what he said on TV?

after reyes slammed his glove to the ground during Sunday's game against the Yankees, he said: "Well, he's got to get over that. Enough babying going on now. He's a grown man, he's been around a long enough time. Take off the kid gloves." i would have to agree.

yosi1

Maybe I read wrong, but I read that he approached Reyes personally and made some negative comments to his face, and I think that's inappropriate. Reyes is much more important right now to the Mets than Keith Hernandez.

harrymanback

It was Reyes who approached Hernandez on the charter flight ... he was irked by hearing keith's comments second hand by friends and family and confronted him about them.

Fighting Hellfish

harrymanback has it right. Hernandez did nothing wrong, and should be commended for having the balls to say what he did. Most hometeam announcers See No Evil, Speak No Evil, and hear No Evil. He was right, reyes is a baby.

rhinomagic

Didn't Manuel refer to Jose Reyes as 'she' following the tantrum? Hernandez should've decked him hard. Put some of that '86 tough love on the kid.

I recently read "The Bad Guys Won" on our trip to New York for the Mets game and PJ concerts. Being 9 or 10 years old when they won that championship, I had no idea what a bunch of scumbags and trouble-makers those guys were. I still loved watching every one of them play, but what a messed-up crew they were!

1.5 games back and a big whipping of Lincecum and the Giants. Here's to the Phillies and Marlins continued stumbles and the Mets continued successes.

Let's Go Mets!

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yosi1

rhinomagic wrote:

1.5 games back and a big whipping of Lincecum and the Giants. Here's to the Phillies and Marlins continued stumbles and the Mets continued successes.

Let's Go Mets!

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The Mets need to sweep either the Giants or Rockies (both would be nice) and take 2/3 from the other team.

Pelf is awesome.

Fighting Hellfish

okay Met fans, sit down. This one may be tough to believe. Moises Alou has injured himself. It happened last night, and he is out for the year

Bummy213

And we've won 6 straight now!!!!!! Hell yeah.

rhinomagic

Fighting Hellfish wrote:

okay Met fans, sit down. This one may be tough to believe. Moises Alou has injured himself. It happened last night, and he is out for the year

Three days ago I heard a report that the Mets definitely would NOT be in the market for a corner outfielder at the trading deadline. Seems like an absurd thought at this point, with Alou and Church both down for a long time.

Welcome back to Shea Stadium, Mr. Nady.

(6 wins in a row, but don't say it too loudly)

Let's Go Mets!

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