As the Mets continue to struggle to find some footing during the second half of the season, there has been increased talk about the incompetence of the manager Jerry Manuel. With these talks, the proposed solution to this problem is to fire Jerry Manuel. Is this taking things a bit too far?
Yesterday, Mike Francesa had Jerry Manuel phone in to talk about the Mets' struggles which included the ambiguous playing status of Carlos Beltran and questionable pitching. I give Manuel nothing but respect for conducting that phone interview with the most professionalism possible being in the sticky situation he's in but I think he needs to stop beating around the bush and truly find a solution for his team who was 11 games over .500 and are now scrambling to get out of 3rd place and being 8.5 games behind Atlanta.
However, there was some good news last night as Pelfrey pitched beautifully to secure a win for the Mets, 1-0 against Colorado.
Below is the podcast of the interview yesterday. You listen and decide what needs to be done about the struggling Mets.
XOXO,
Whitney
I think the issue here is Beltran's attitude. Ever since he returned to the team, everyone seems to be playing serious and tense baseball. From the way that the media has portrayed him, he seems to be a disgruntled player who doesn't want to play for the Mets anymore. I think the Mets should consider trading him for a solid number 2 or 3 starting pitcher and leave Pagan as the regular center fielder. They were playing their best baseball without him and they'll only get better if they can get a dependable starter to complement Santana in that rotation along with Pelfrey.
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