Yesterday I floated the idea that the Mets will have wind up firing Jerry Manuel for the sake of change, and I thought Bobby Valentine might be their choice because what ownership and Omar need is a distraction.
The idea of Bobby V II is going over very well:
There was no reason the 2000 team should have been so good except for Valentine…and the collapse of Rick Ankiel. He’ll handle all the prima donnasin the clubhouse b/c he knows more about baseball than any of them. We had the best bullpen in 2000 b/c Valentine managed them so well. Can’t wait to see if it happens. The minute the Chiba team let him go, I’ve been hoping for a return for Bobby V.
take the Mets to 2nd place… yeah okay, he coaxed an amazing performance out of a bunch of overachievers and got the Mets to their first World Series since 1986 against team steroids. That series was about more than just NY vs NY, Subway Vs. Subway, Torre vs Bobby, Clemens vs Piazza, Goliath vs. David… it was about Riods vs. Clean and sadly, Riods won.
Anyways, Bobby V put together a heck of a ball club in Japan, winning the big one there and I’ll welcome him back in New York. Imagine if he had the talent this Mets squad has back in 1999. The money and resources… its day and night, but fact of the matter is, Bobby V gets the best out of his players.
Yes, he can be distracting, but it’s worth it, cuz he’ll get the job done. He doesn’t always play by the rules, but thats because he’s more than just a manager… he’s a symbol. A fake mustached guardian. A watchful manager. A Dark Knight.
BOBBY V in 2010 baby!
Sparks has left a new comment on your post “Jerry Manuel Is Going To Take The Fall For The New…“:
You’re probably right. He’ll be a good distraction, and obviously there’s no shortage of fans waiting to welcome him back.
That Valentine’s first season with the Mets was the ONLY one in which the team had a winning September obviously doesn’t matter to a lot of people, nor does the fact that 1997 was also the only season under him that the Mets won the season series against the Braves. That 5-game losing streak to end 1998 and blow the wild card is apparently a distant memory, too. And oh yeah, the fact that no American team he’s managed has EVER won a division in 15 tries doesn’t seem to bother folks, either, for some reason.
People, there’s a reason Willie Randolph was passed over for more than a dozen jobs, and there’s a reason Bobby Valentine ended up finding a home in Japan.
With all the hoopla about the Mets’ preference to Latin American players, I have to wonder if some fans are just that desperate to see another white guy in the dugout.
I’ll say this. Re-hiring Valentine would be *the* quintessential Wilpon-Minaya Era move. Bread and circuses at its finest. If the fans are ignorant enough to fall for it, the state of this franchise then becomes their fault, too, for enabling it.
Thomas Ogilvie has left a new comment on your post “Jerry Manuel Is Going To Take The Fall For The New…“:
I’m sure he wouldn’t have said he was definitely leaving Chiba Lotte if he thought he didn’t have a chance of getting a job somewhere in MLB. The Metscould do with someone who’s able to manage the resources that are put at their disposal.
There is no argument that can be made for firing Manuel that doesn’t justify firing Minaya. (Whether or not you fire any of them, 5 leg injuries in a season means that the trainer should be long gone!)
You can argue back and forth about how well or poorly Manuel has managed the players he’s got, but it was Minaya who stuck him with a roster with so many holes in it. It was Minaya who could never quite build out the pitching staff. It was Minaya who left the team with a farm system void of any solid prospects — whether you believe the team would be better off with homegrown talent or trading the talent for more established players, you need good talent in your farm system, which the Mets don’t have.
I read that the Mets may make a run at getting Billy Beane. Of course, if he turned down the Red Sox, why would he want to work for the Mets?
The entire NL East made moves last week…some punted, some went for the ring. The Mets did nothing…That leads me to believe Minaya/Mets have accepted the nail in 2009 coffin. Their team MAY be good enough to compete in 2010, but look at the Phillies current roster, we are not that good…
Defending
Minaya with who is better is an awful argument. Can you keep a 100+million budget, and have a better record than the Nats? That currently is the job requirement. Where can I send my resume? The bullpen is awful WITH a world class closer. Putz going down doesnt forgive everyone else being awful. Has anyone asked why Bernazard was so incensed? Maybe Minaya let him know that no results in the minors would lead to no job. Yet Minaya gives us no results in the majors and his job is safe… The Mets could run GM with this plan.I believe we are 6 back of the
wild card behind 6 teams or so. We are not going 35-23 to close and that doesnt even guarantee a playoff spot. So we are giving a pass to a top 5 payroll with back to back chokes and a “free pass” for injuries this year.Just curious…what HAS Minaya done that merits keeping his job? He paid a lot of good players a LOT of money to stay (or move) to Flushing? The team has NO chemistry the last 3 years. The team has NO FEEL, and that is really the only job of the GM. Look at Florida, tiny payroll, whose team has more heart, if the uniforms had no names, who would you rather watch? That guy is a GM, and every 3 years the good players all move to NY or Boston or LA. He refills by having a good
minor league system, and accepting some years suck and you sell on the bad years.At worst, since it is crystal clear that management has pulled the plug on the 09 season..why not play the scrubs!! Dump Berroa and Santos, they won’t be here when people are healthy… we are just giving these guys free auditions for other teams next year. Maybe 2 of them pan out as backups or a starter or possibly a sub 5 bullpen ERA!! Maybe dying out on the
West Coast swing will let them pull the plug and get 50 games for the AAA players.Just pretend every Met was healthy…are they good enough to win? NO, this team is BUILT to make the playoffs then see what happens. How many free passes does he get…moreover what has he done that is special? And dont get me started on Manuel!
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