Manuel’s Musing

“Right now, where we are, we have a lot to overcome.”

-Jerry Manuel, again, on injuries

Commiseration Chat: Come and complain

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Manuel’s Musing

“What happens is that when you are in the situation we are in, every team we play, because (we're) deficient of talent, every team we play is going to be in the game.”

-Jerry Manuel on the rest of the playing field

Another day, another loss

Daniel Murphy worked a walk in the sixth inning of tonight’s game.  It was the Mets first walk since the third inning on Sunday night against the Braves.

I really have nothing else to say that hasn’t already been said.  Mike Pelfrey was very good but the bats are just dead.

And yet, Omar Minaya says the Mets are going to be buyers, not sellers.  Ugh.  Where’s the Advil?

Game Chat: NYM @ WAS [Game 94]

Mike Pelfrey (7-5, 5.07 ERA) vs. Craig Stammen (2-5, 4.46 ERA)

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No Julio Lugo for the Mets

MLB (yes, Major League Baseball) just Tweeted that the Red Sox have traded Julio Lugo to the St. Louis Cardinals for Chris Duncan and a player to be named later.

Um…yay?

The Mets had been interested in Lugo and even had him working out at their baseball complex in the Dominican Republic after he was designated for assignment by the Red Sox.

Tony Bernazard is out of his mind

Earlier today, I linked to Adam Rubin’s story about Tony Bernazard challenging the Binghamton Mets to a shirtless brawl.  Now, we have a report from Bart Hubbuch that the minor leagues aren’t the only ones to see the rougher side of Tony B.

From Hubbuch:

Mets reliever Frankie Rodriguez confirmed this afternoon that he exchanged words on the team bus last week in Atlanta with Bernazard, the club's embattled vice president of player development.

"Yeah [it happened], but I'm not going to talk about that," Rodriguez told The Post before tonight's game here with the Nationals. "Not going to get into it."

Another player, who asked to remain anonymous, told The Post today: "That guy [Bernazard] is crazy. No one like[s] him."

Hey, Wilpons?  Are you reading this?

Please, for the love of all that is holy, do not fire Omar Minaya for any reason as long as Bernazard is around.

Lineup for Game 94

I found Internet!  Yee-haw!

That’s a sad bottom of the order.

1. Angel Pagan – CF
2. Luis Castillo – 2B
3. Daniel Murphy – 1B
4. David Wright – 3B
5. Jeff Francoeur – RF
6. Cory Sullivan – LF
7. Angel Berroa – SS
8. Brian Schneider – C
9. Mike Pelfrey – RHP

Game Chat will be up at 7 p.m.

Do Re Mets Fa So Long Season

 And that’s what I think about that.

I will be on vacation with my family until Sunday.  How a place cannot have Internet access is beyond me.  I will try to stay as up to date as possible, but pardon me if things are a bit sparse or a bit brief around the blog for the next few days.

Unfortunately, unless I magically acquire Internet, Game Chats will be suspended until Monday.

Thanks for understanding.

Tony Bernazard fights Double-A Binghamton players, without his shirt

This is one for the ages.

A source tells the Daily News that Mets VP Tony Bernazard attempted to fight players from the Double-A Binghamton Mets, and removed his shirt in the process.

It’s so weird I can’t even process this, so I’ll leave it to Adam Rubin to fill you in.

Bernazard particularly went after middle infield prospect Jose Coronado, using a slang term associated with a woman's anatomy, a source indicated. The confrontation happened about 10 days before the All-Star break, according to insiders.
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GM Omar Minaya acknowledged Bernazard spoke to the B-Mets in a "stern voice," but said he had no knowledge of the scope being portrayed.

"I know he did have a team meeting with them," Minaya told the Daily News. "It was not a 'you-guys-have-been-great meeting.' I know he spoke to them in a stern voice. But as far as what he was wearing, what kind of shoes he was wearing, I don't know anything about that."

Um…what?

Rubin goes on to note that Bernazard recently verbally attacked his deputy during a recent game at Citi Field.

For the whole story, head over to the Daily News.  Prepare to shake your head in disbelief and mutter things to yourself about Bernazard and the Mets.