Category: General

Ravich: Mets Manuel On Hot Seat

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Karl Ravich of ESPN has an opinion piece up on the ESPN Baseball Tonight Clubhouse page about managers on the hot seat. He writes about Bob Melvin of the D-Backs being the first manager fired this season but Jerry Manuel and Joe Girardi being on the hot seat.

His reasoning for Manuel is that the team is now playing in Citi Field with high expectations. He also lists Omar Minaya’s comments about a lack of leadership on the team as a reason for Manuel to be concerned. Of course, the Mets problems late in games is an issue.

Personally, I don’t think that there’s a snowball’s chance in hell of Manuel being fired this season barring something shocking happening. The reason is purely financial. The Mets are still paying Willie Randolph this season. If they fired Manuel and hired someone else, they’d have three managers on the payroll. Nobody does that.

If the Mets don’t make the playoffs this season, I could see Manuel getting fired after the season. As a matter of fact, you can take that to the bank. Manuel signed a 2-year deal this off season. He wanted three years but they wouldn’t give it to him. That’s a strong sign that this is Manuel’s year to show that he can get the Mets to the playoffs.

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The Mets Report On Amazon Kindle

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You can now access The Mets Report on your Amazon Kindle. For those of you using the Kindle, go to The Mets Report Kindle page to register. This new service will allow you to get the New York Mets information from our site delivered to you daily in the convenient form that Amazon created with the Kindle.

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MLB, Komen Go Pink For Mother’s Day

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Expect to see plenty of pink bats, sweatbands, and cleats today as MLB goes pink to support the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure in the fight against breast cancer. It’s a great cause that baseball has been very publicly supporting for a few years now. For those of us that know someone that’s been affected by breast cancer, it’s an important cause to bring attention to.

Check out Mark Newman’s excellent column at MLB.com about the honorary bat girl program happening today as well. For those of you going to the game at Citi Field, make sure you give a big hand to Patricia Colella of Astoria, the Mets honorary ball girl, as someone who’s gone to bat against breast cancer in daily life.

You can also buy your own personalized pink bat or you can bid on the equipment that the players use in today’s games at MLB.com auction.

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Mets Jerry Manuel Suspended

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Manger Jerry Manuel has been suspended for one game by MLB. Sandy Alomar, Sr. will manage the team today against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The suspension is the result of bumping caps with umpire Bill Welke during an argument Thursday before Manuel was thrown out of the game. If you recall, Manuel argued and obstruction call against Jose Reyes when Shane Victorino forced contact with Reyes during a run down.

This doesn’t come as a surprise. As I wrote on Thursday, a suspension was the likely result of making contact with the umpire.

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Mets Angel Pagan Arrested In Florida

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Several media outlets are reporting today that Mets OF Angel Pagan was arrested in Florida yesterday after being stopped for speeding on I-95. The Florida state trooper ran a routine check of Pagan’s license and found out that it was suspended. Apparently, he has warrants out for him for unpaid traffic tickets from 2005 and failure to appear in court for those tickets.

Pagan has been in Florida rehabbing after having right elbow surgery during spring training. I know that Mets ownership hates to appear in the police blotter. But this certainly isn’t a terrible offense like Ambiorix Burgos. Although embarrasing, it certainly isn’t at the level of David Cone exposing himself in the bullpen or Mark Corey and Tony Torasco smoking pot near the stadium.

Former Met Alomar Settles Sex, AIDS Lawsuit

Newsday is reporting that former Mets 2B Roberto Alomar has settled a lawsuit filed by his former girlfriend. The suit was originally filed seeking $15 million because Alomar had unprotected sex with her knowing that he has AIDS.

Alomar is the son of Mets bench coach Sandy Alomar Sr. and brother of Mets catching instructor Sandy Alomar Jr. He played with the Mets in 2002 and part of 2003 before being traded to the Chicago White Sox.

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