Posted on by Shannon Shark @metspolice

Get Bobby V in the dugout. Tonight.

I was emailing with a friend and he just pushed me over the edge.

Get Bobby Valentine in the dugout.  Tonight.

Get Ike Davis in the dugout as soon as the “save a year on arbitration” day passes whether it is today or tomorrow.

Here’s what I see coming:  2 more months of who cares baseball and then the Bob Melvin era.  You can’t sell any of that.   Not in this town in 2010.

I personally don’t think Bobby is as good as others do, but he sure is exciting.

Bobby will win over the Piazza generation and keep the Mets in conversations in the sports sections and on WFAN.

The Mets can’t let there be another lost summer.

I read the same denial quote from Bobby that you did.   He had to say something like that.  What’s he going to say, “Sure, fire Jerry I’d love the job!”  Look what happened to Gary Carter when he said something similar during the Willie Watch.

I don’t know if Bobby brings a ring with him or not (and his resume suggests not) but right here on April 19th if I’m the Mets and have a business model that includes turnstile and TV ratings – I’m holding a press conference asap.

10 Replies to “Get Bobby V in the dugout. Tonight.”

  1. I’m wondering if there is public outcry in Boston to bring back Grady Little.

    1. @Dirt I am suggesting Valentine the Product is what the Wilpons need. Had there been Mets Police 2001 you would have read a lot about slow starts and finishing 2nd every year.

      However, right now – I’ll take any port in a storm.

  2. FormerDirtDart: difference is Francona has won two World Series. Manuel hasn’t even gotten the team to the post season. (And yes, it _is_ his fault.)

    Bobby V’s an intelligent manager. That can’t really hurt. We don’t necessarily need someone to spin gold of crap, just someone that’s not going to put our guys in bad positions and make bad moves with the roster and lineup.

    Whatever happens, needs to happen soon. While the Phillies aren’t good enough to run away with things since 93 wins is probably their absolute ceiling, we can’t continue to give away moves with bad bunting decisions or minor league players batting cleanup.

    1. As if putting anyone else in the 4 hole would make a difference at this point? We scored 2 runs off of position players on Saturday, and batters 1-3 all 0-fered Sunday night. You could bat Charlie Brown clean-up and it wouldn’t matter.

      Valentine as manager would perk everyone up for a few weeks…right until this team got firmly entrenched in a battle for 4th place. Changing the manager of this team is like putting new rims on a ’78 Pacer.

  4. Why should I care about “irrelevancy,” “business models” and the Wilpons’ profits?

    I want to see good baseball… and I’m not sold that Bobby V is going to bring that.

    Fire Jerry, plug in Bob Melvin and promote the kids if you want to get me excited about the Mets.

  5. As a Met fan marooned in Maricopa County the last few years believe you me the last thing you should want, Mets fans, is Bob Melvin.

    Melvin would just be a case of Torborg 2.0. then again the talent on this team does the Torborg years service.

    1. Marooned in Maricopa County? You haven’t been sitting around in one of Sheriff Joe’s tents, lunching on cold bologna sandwiches, while wear pink drawers, have you?…lol

      I would be kind of ironic to see Melvin get the job, then lose it to Backman this winter.

    1. If I had to Pedal Vision my way thru Saturday’s game, I would probably still be crawling around, unable to walk.

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