Losing a baseball game is tough, but nothing compared to what Doug Flynn had to deal with earlier this year as he battled thyroid cancer. The 1980 Gold Glove winner, who has spent the last 12 years working for Central Bank in Lexington, Ky., somehow took the fight in stride ...
A peaceful feeling eluded those who did not agree with Bob Ojeda bringing the Jerry Manuel factor into the Francisco Rodriguez assault story. They can rest assured Ojeda's feelings are genuine ...
NorthJersey.com – Bob Klapisch wants Wally Backman to replace Jerry Manuel… immediately. Mets Gazette – Torre, Melvin or Backman? I’m always amazed how many Mets fans think Joe Torre is a competent manager. The Yankees don’t miss him and his mismanagement of his bullpen and rotation is positively Manuel-esque. The Daily Stache – Kevin Kearns [ ... ] ...
Francisco Rodriguez did not evoke visions of Neil Allen Saturday night. He was simply Francisco Rodriguez, the closer we hoped we’d be getting when he was signed in December 2008. Ever since trying his hardest to blow the final game in San Francisco, that’s pretty much been the K-Rod we’ve received ... The Mets’ 1-0 gem included [ ... ] ...
The following short rant was too long for Twitter so I’ve transplanted it here: Omar Minaya said yesterday that Jerry Manuel and Howard Johnson are safe… for now. So today everyone and their grandmother is siding with or against Minaya’s opinion. A lot of people were surprised by this but I’m not. I mean, what [ ... ] ...
With the start of the second half of the season resulting in a 2-9 record the talk of manager Jerry Manuel’s job being in jeopardy have been resurrected. There’s also been talk of hitting coach Howard Johnson being on the hot seat. If winning and losing is the criteria with which you hire and fire [ ... ] ...
For all the criticism Steve Phillips receives, I believe he has done a nice job with Mike Francesa on WFAN. Was his trade proposal of Stephen Strasburg for Roy Oswalt dopey? Sure, but he was giving his opinion and it aligned with his thought on the value of a farm system. Yesterday, he had [ ... ] ...
Bergen Record – Bob Klapisch says the Mets are “too cheap and too gutless” to stand up to Oliver Perez, who he calls a “weasel.”OnTheBlack – Kerel Cooper answers the age-old question, “Can the Mets please eat the contract of [insert name of overpaid outfield veteran here].” Today’s topic: George Foster Vince Coleman Bobby Bonilla [ ... ] ...