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By Eric Simon The Mets have had nineteen managers in their 48 year history, from Casey Stengel, who helmed the incipient mess of the early sixties, to Jerry Manuel, who gangsta-fies the current bloated injury-fest. Davey Johnson has managed the most games (1012); Mike Cubbage has managed the fewest (...

By Matthew Cerrone Mets 19–year-old SS prospect Ruben Tejada had a walk-off hit for the Surprise Rafters in the Arizona Fall League. Last week, Adam Rubin of the Daily News said Jerry Manuel watched Mejia’s first start in the Arizona Fall League, “to gauge whether he may be able to help the Mets in the bullpe...

By Matthew Cerrone In the late 80s, while he was Field Coordinator of the Expos, Jerry Manuel hired Jauss to manage in Montreal’s minor-league system, where he was eventually named the Eastern League Manager of the Year in 1994. Jauss has also spent time working for the Dodgers, Red Sox and Orioles, ranging i...

By Matthew Cerrone Last week, Adam Rubin of the Daily News said Jerry Manuel watched Mejia’s first start, “to gauge whether he may be able to help the Mets in the bullpen in early 2010.” Meanwhile, 1B Ike Davis had two doubles, and is batting .364 in 22 at bats, while 20-year-old SS Ruben Tejada is batting .412 in...

By Joe Budd Meet the Mets Around the NL East Around MLB Speaking of last night's Yankee loss, Bob Raissman destroys FOX's early crowning of the Yankees as AL champions. Oh, and Fire Jerry Manuel writes that Yankee fans shouldn't be too upset that their manager made a move based on a scouting report.

By Matthew Cerrone In a report for ESPN.com, Keith Law describes 20–year-old Mets pitcher Jenrry Mejia as, ‘The most impressive arm so far,’ that he has seen in the Arizona Fall League. Last week, Adam Rubin of the Daily News said Jerry Manuel watched Mejia pitch in the AFL, “to gauge whether he may be able to h...

By Matthew Cerrone …Jerry Manuel has been on the Mets bench during the loss to the Cardinals in the NLCS, both collapses, and the disaster that was 2009, yet the Mets are committed to him… or, i should say ‘committed,’ so long as he gets off to a good start, it seems…

By Matthew Cerrone In a recent review, Baseball America said: According to Adam Rubin of the Daily News, “Jerry Manuel traveled Tuesday from his home in Sacramento, Calif., to gauge whether Mejia may be able to help the Mets in the bullpen in early 2010.”

By Ed Ryan(mredmetsfever@yahoo.com) Manager Jerry Manuel traveled Tuesday from his home in Sacramento., Calif., to gauge whether Mejia may be able to help the Mets in the bullpen in early 2010, as well as to evaluate first-base prospect Ike Davis. GM Omar Minaya is also in attendance. Mejia projects as a No.1 or No.2 starter in the ma...

By Matthew Cerrone Earlier today, Jerry Manuel made his final appearance of the season with Mike Francesa on WFAN. To listen to the entire 20–minute interview, click here. Manuel had the following to say regarding… Job Security:  Manuel admitted to being worried this season that he might be fired, knowing N...

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By Eric Simon It was Omar's decision to bring back Jerry Manuel. Why? It was a bad year. He thinks Jerry deserves another opportunity to succeed.Jeff pointed out that the 2009 Mets lost 1400+ games and more than $51 million to players on the disabled list. The next closest team lost $27 million or so.What both...

If the Mets don't win enough games early next spring, then the talk in the clubhouse, the questions from the media, will immediately devolve into a series of discussions about the tenuous job security of Jerry Manuel and Omar Minaya.

By Joe Budd Meet the Mets Howard Megdal wants to keep Jerry Manuel, mainly because the alternatives aren't as great as we think. The Daily News catches up with 1986 shortstop Rafael Santana. Lenny Dykstra's 1986 World Series ring sold for $56,000. Around the NL East Around MLB

Citi Field might not be the sole reason for David Wright's career-low home run total this season. Jerry Manuel put the focus on Wright, wondering if the apparent lack of power was due to the new ballpark - or if it resulted from something else.

By Eric Simon The solution is obvious: the Mets need to fire Jerry Manuel and hire Bobby Valentine. Mets fans love Valentine; in a recent fake poll that nobody actually conducted and I in fact just made up, 94% of Mets fans surveyed would happily punch a baby in the face if it meant Valentine would return to...

By Matthew Cerrone The Mets said today no ticket will go up in price next season in Citi Field, and they will reduce season-ticket prices by 10 to 20 percent. In an e-mail to season-ticket holders, the team said: “Everyone at the Mets – our Ownership, GM Omar Minaya, Manager Jerry Manuel, the coaches, players,...

By kranepool Wright appeared to let up as he neared home plate. “That wasnt a good play at all. He came in and apologized to the team, but at the same time you expect more from your core players than what he gave,” Mets manager Jerry Manuel said. Manuel said he spoke to Wright about the play.

Jerry Manuel said David Wright shouldn't have been so candid when the third baseman acknowledged recently that he's been flinching on high-and-tight pitches since suffering a concussion.

The Mets (65-88) have lost 16 of 22 games this month. Jerry Manuel has expressed satisfaction with the team's resolve, but he wants it to play more crisply than it did during the last home stand.

By GC Cohen raised the spectre of Brian Schneider compiling a batting average of less than .200 for the season. I suspect if Schneider reaches the final regular season game a week from Sunday hitting .199, Jerry Manuel will be mindful of the potential embarrassment….and will give the banged-up ba...

By GC …and it’ll take more than a Citi Field floorplan to sort him out. With the likelihood of a lower payroll in 2010, the Bergen Record’s Bob Klapisch suggests the coming offseason would be a good time for Fred & Jeff Wilpon “to decide if Jerry Manuel is still relevant”.

By kranepool I don’t know what’s more bizarre the way the Mets played the last three games with the same enthusiasm I had when I was force to go with my family to visit some old spinster aunt as a kid, or the fact that Jerry Manuel acts like he’s Walter Alston and is manager here for [...]

Bobby Parnell's audition for the 2010 rotation has been placed on hold until winter ball. Jerry Manuel Thursday announced that he will to return Parnell to the bullpen for the season's final two weeks.

After a visit by Jerry Manuel and trainer Ray Ramirez, Hernandez stayed in the game, but that was the end of the line. Hernandez blamed it on the humidty -- Manuel just said it was old age. Hernandez has been one of the more pleasant surprises this season and who would have expected him to be part...

With the Mets sniffing around for some offensive help, I asked Jerry Manuel yesterday how difficult it must be to have almost zero power from the leftfield and first base positions. It's not that Daniel Murphy and Fernando Martinez can't hit a home run. I've witnessed it happen -- for Martin...

 NJ With Carlos Delgago hurt, Mets manager Jerry Manuel has platooned Murphy and Fernando Tatis at first. Mets manager Jerry Manuel said he plans to play Murphy during the upcoming series against Baltimore. The Orioles will roll out right-handed pitchers. ...

 IL Star-Ledger - The Mets aren't expected to start Gary Sheffield in right field for a few days as he continues to work out in the outfield. New York manager Jerry Manuel said Sheffield is likely to start in right field on Wednesday at Citi Field against ...

New York Mets' Billy Wagner to be reevaluated next week When told of Wagner's comments, Mets manager Jerry Manuel said he was excited about the possibility of having Francisco Rodriguez, JJ Putz and Wagner in one bullpen. "That would be an excellent addition to the team," Manuel said. ...

New York Daily News By BEN SHPIGEL David Kohl/AP The Mets' David Wright was tagged out at home by Cincinnati Reds catcher Ramon Hernandez on Monday in Cincinnati. Such a situation last season would have had Jerry Manuel making seven pitching changes, Johan Santana ...

Carlos Delgado went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the Mets' 5-4 win over the Marlins on Saturday. Manager Jerry Manuel keeps on playing with his lineup, but it looks like he wants Delgado batting fourth, probably because he's usually going to have a lefty ...

by Korbid Thompson (Contributor) With players returning from the World Baseball Classic, Mets manager Jerry Manuel has a chance to finally mold the New York Mets into the image he pictured during this entire offeason. Really, the question is, ...

By rob@newyorkmetspodcast.com (Robert J. Safuto) A heartfelt attempt to get back into the swing of things as we ease our way into spring training 2009. Here are some of the discussion points. Shea Stadium has gone the way of the dinosaur. Jerry Manuel considers moving Jose Reyes to 3rd in the batting order. Who will be the fifth starter for the Me...

By Chris McCown January 21st: Jeff figured out what we could expect from Carlos Delgado. He ended up with a .871 OPS, for reference. June 18th: Willie Randolph finally got canned, Oh happy day! We held a roundtable about it. That part about Jerry Manuel maybe being more patient than Randolph with the bullpen w...

By Ed Ryan(noreply@blogger.com) Jerry Manuel told me Andy Phillips is outfield “inventory,” not a righty-hitting alternative that will chip away at Carlos Delgado’s at-bats. With Ryan Church’s return imminent, the Mets are lefty-heavy in the outfield, which means Trot Nixon may go when Church is activated. Third catc...