Manuel Gets Two-Year Deal

No dollars were disclosed. I guess this means Bobby V. is off the table.

9 months ago Eric Simon Comment 8 comments 0 recs |

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Just as well

I’m enjoying my stint in Japan too much to come back. No know-nothing reporters stirring shit up in the clubhouse. Plus, everyone respects a good disguise

by BobbyV_Incognito on Oct 3, 2008 7:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

nice work.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on Oct 4, 2008 7:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

How interesting that soon after a few NY sports reporters were prompted to suggest that Valentine might be a fallback, Manuel’s agent backed off requesting more years and dollars. If only Omar could have handled all of the club’s contract negotiations so skillfully (cough-Castillo-cough).

by madisonmetsfan on Oct 3, 2008 9:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hey! We got Jerry and the Bailout on the same day!

Well, one out of two ain’t bad.

P.S. That guy Balfour for the Rays? He’s a tool.

" NOT WORTH A CONTINENTAL ! "

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Oct 4, 2008 12:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

meh

after orlando cabrera’s dirt kicking bullshit i would’ve done the same thing had i struck him out. also, i’d love to have him in our bullpen, along with JP howell, dan wheeler and chad braford :-(

by gogomets on Oct 4, 2008 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well,

we had two of them. Does that count?

by BobbyV_Incognito on Oct 4, 2008 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Uh Oh!!

On his first full day as the Mets’ long-term manager, Manuel forcefully attacked the SABR-type mathematical analysis some have fixated on in recent years.

“You get so many statistical people together, they put so many stats on paper, and they say, well, if you do this and you score this many runs, you do that many times, you’ll be in the playoffs,” he said.

I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself in to trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya

by itsmetsforme on Oct 5, 2008 2:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs