With the very slow start to the year, the blaming finger is already pointing towards Jerry Manuel.
Met fans seam to think that Manuel is on thin ice, if the club doesn’t turn things around he may be shown the door.
Last year Jerry Manuel was blamed for making a few very questionable calls. And this year, it seams like part of the club doesn’t have his back.
So how long should the Mets give Jerry?
I think the Mets should give him at least until the end of May, maybe he can get a shot to turn things around with Carlos Beltran in the lineup.
Lets face it, the Mets are not a great team. And if you want to beat the Phillies. Marlins and Braves for the NL East you need to have a good team.
You can’t blame Jerry Manuel for the lack of talent the Mets had to open the year. Even with Jose Reyes the Mets have a lot of holes in there team.
In the lineup the Mets have a very weak center fielder with Beltran out and first base has been really ugly to watch in the lineup as Mike Jacobs was hitting .208 before the Mets sent him away.
Now, if you give Jerry Manuel until the end of May, you may see him with a lot more talent as Ike Davis is coming up to the bigs smoking hot from AAA and spring training and Carlos Beltran may be back in a few weeks.
I am not trying to take all the blame off Jerry Manuel, if he does not have many friends on the roster then he is to blame. But we need to remember, this is baseball- not football or basketball. The manager does not make that much of a difference.
So lets give Jerry Manuel a little air, and not blame him for the Mets not playing 100%.
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Hey Mike, nice post. And hey, on Saturday he outmanaged Tony La Russa, whose decisions all backfired. BTW, I don’t think Beltran is coming back in May. He hasn’t started baseball activities yet, so the best we’re looking at is probably June.
Thanks for the comment, I do not think he outmanaged Tony La Russa on Saturday , It seams to me that the Cardinals did not need that game as much as the Mets did, and that is why he put position players on the mound while the Mets put in Big-Pelf. Lets hope Beltran comes back soon, right now the Mets really need him