Omar Minaya and Jeff Wilpon are on WFAN right now.
Two times already, they have said that “the Mets will have one of the highest payrolls in baseball.”
Um…why?
Can’t you have a winning team without spending so much money? Making the right signings, for the right price or fostering the minor leagues to produce quality players who are under your control.
Enough with the “big payroll” talk and tell me you’re going to give the fans a “winning team.”
-Jerry Manuel, jokingly, on himself (via David Lennon)
Jon Heyman just tweeted something of note…
Mets planning to bring back feisty '86 hero Wally Backman in minor-league coaching role. they could use a little spunk.
It’s about time this guy got another shot.
There is an opening with Double-A Binghamton, as manager Mako Oliveras was fired last week.
Backman’s brash attitude might not sit well with some people, but he’s the kind of guy that will light a fire under a player or team and push them to perform. He has a very polarizing persona, so some people hate him and some people love him.
I’m interested to see how Mets fans react to this. I know a few people will like to see Backman back with the Mets. On the flip side, I also know a lot of people just flat-out don’t like him.
Also, if Jerry Manuel gets off to a rough start in 2010, I wouldn’t be surprised if he wasn’t considered as a replacement.
Another note on coaches, according to a source, the Mets and Edgardo Alfonzo have been talking about a possible coaching position, likely with the Gulf Coast League team. Just a rumor right now, but that would be nice to see.
The Mets have announced that bench coach Sandy Alomar Sr. and first base coach Luis Alicea will not return for the 2010 season.
Alomar Sr. will be offered another position with the Mets.
Third base coach Razor Shines and catching instructor Sandy Alomar Jr. will stay on staff, but their roles are yet to be determined.
According to Jon Heyman, it was Jerry Manuel’s choice not to fire Shines.
That means Manuel, pitching coach Dan Warthen, hitting coach Howard Johnson and bullpen coach Randy Niemann will be the only coaches sticking in the same roles.
Is this the start to the Mets off-season that you expected?
The 2009 Mets season has mercifully come to an end. It will not be missed. Unfortunately, it will be remembered.
Mercifully, this season is nearly over…
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The lineup was posted at noon. Strange.
Here’s the lineup for the last game of the 2009 season…
*Game Chat will be up at 1 p.m.*
Well, you’re in luck.
Head over to The NY Times Bats Blog to see a rundown of the top-(bottom?)10 lowlights of the Mets season.
Also, just to add insult to injury (literally), you’ll have to scroll through the highlights of the New York Yankees season to read the Mets ones.
Sounds about right.
According to his new employer, sources say Bobby Valentine is in talks with the Florida Marlins as a possible managerial candidate.
Valentine just signed a contract with ESPN to join the network as a analyst, but supposedly has a clause in his contract that would allow him to leave the job to manage a team.
Though the Marlins haven’t made any firings, Fredi Gonzalez is on the hot seat in terms of his job as manager of the team. Other teams that will be looking for managers are Cleveland and Washington.
And if some fans had their way, so would the Mets.
-Jerry Manuel on if he had any idea why the umpires delayed the meaningless game for 2 1/2 hours