We Made It Applesauce - Mets finish season with sweep, coaches may be fired, Dykstra's WS ring sold, sudden death tomorrow

by Joe Budd on Oct 5, 2009 8:22 AM EDT in Applesauce

Our long nightmare has mercifully ended with a few solid victories. There's always next year. April 5th against the Marlins. Man, that seems like a really long time away.

Meet the Mets

Jerry Manuel AND Omar Minaya survived the season and it looks like they will make it through the offseason as well. The same probably can't be said for the Met coaching staff, however.

Howard Megdal wants to keep Jerry Manuel, mainly because the alternatives aren't as great as we think.

Metsradamus doesn't believe yesterday's official attendance numbers.

The Daily Stache would have Amazin' Avenue working with Toby Hyde to run the Met farm system.

The Daily News catches up with 1986 shortstop Rafael Santana.

Vanity Fair joins the list of amateur coroners performing autopsies on the 2009 Mets. Circling the Bases contributes one as well.

Lenny Dykstra's 1986 World Series ring sold for $56,000.

Two pictures of note. Here's the first. And then this one, which will haunt my dreams.

Around the NL East

The Marlins are considering a managerial change, with the apparent goal of hiring Bobby Valentine.

The Nationals won their sixth straight to close out the season, helping to lead Atlanta to finish with a six game losing streak.

Jimmy Rollins scored 100 runs with an on-base percentage below .300, just the second time in MLB history that someone got so lucky.

Around MLB

Detroit and Minnesota will play Tuesday for the chance to take on the Yankees in the NLDS. Nicely done Minnesota. In a semi-related note, Miguel Cabrera will not talk about his black eye, although there are reports that it came from a domestic disturbance.

Joe Mauer pretty much sealed up his MVP award yesterday, but helped to put Zack Greinke's Cy Young in jeopardy. Mauer's MVP is such a sure thing that even Mike Silva has changed his Texeira pick.

Two general managers have been fired already: JP Ricciardi and Kevin Towers. Towers is complaining that the Padres didn't give their reasons for the termination. Does he really need anything beyond the standings and their farm system as reasons?

The Blue Jays players are lobbying for a new manager.

Beyond the Box Score lists the 30 largest Latin American signing bonuses of all time.

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The Daily Stache want Cerrone as GM

…I think we should make it clear…to fans so that there is no debate…the organization needs to be heading in one direction…

"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"

by firejerrynow on Oct 5, 2009 8:34 AM EDT reply actions

7th pick in the draft

Link

by Michkin on Oct 5, 2009 9:03 AM EDT reply actions

According to Cerrone

Warthen, Shines, HoJo stay, Alomar Sr and Aliciea go

"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"

by firejerrynow on Oct 5, 2009 9:07 AM EDT reply actions

So the least consequential folks are getting thrown overboard?

Yippee.

Link, for those who care to read it.

"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Oct 5, 2009 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions

Let the token moves begin.

by fxcarden on Oct 5, 2009 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions

If he gets rid of Manuel, which in the past he said he would do

he would actually be (gasp) an improvement.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Oct 5, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Yesterday

I was at the game yesterday, and the attendance wasn’t that bad. I would say about a third full – maybe 10,000 to 15,000 people?

Interestingly enough, I didn’t hear a single instance of people booing any Mets. Nice to see Figgy have a complete game.

And I was disappointed with the pulled-pork sandwich from Blue Smoke after reading so much hype. It was pretty dry.

by mnbv on Oct 5, 2009 9:55 AM EDT reply actions

I had the Wings

and they were incredible. Though a whole tub of that Blue Cheese sauce is enough for a heart attack right there.

by deadspy3 on Oct 5, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions

Damn nice for Figgy

I didn’t think anything could make me smile about the Mets this year, but I had to feel good for the guy. I wouldn’t mind seeing him back next year, actually, as long as he continues to cost virtually nothing.

by pologroundling on Oct 5, 2009 9:57 AM EDT reply actions

random thoughts

Just a tad bit of schadenfreude in seeing Atlanta finish behind Florida when just a week ago it looked like they might make the playoffs.

Also, I’m pulling for the Twins tonight. There’s a part of me that dreams of Carl Pavano making the start in game 5 of the ALDS at Yankee Stadium and tossing a complete-game, 2-hit shutout, ending the Yankees season.

Somehow, a chain of events unfolded that put Steve Phillips in a professional broadcast booth Sunday night so he could rip Carlos Beltran. Try to explain that in any other terms.

by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 5, 2009 10:27 AM EDT reply actions

Also pulling for the Twins

Mainly because I hope Mauer gets the MVP, and that will eliminate the “but his team didn’t make the playoffs” bs excuse.

by dcmetsfan on Oct 5, 2009 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions

Oh, one other reason . . .

Though I somehow don’t see them being lampooned as much as the Mets were in 2007 or even 2008, it is nice to see another team perform a serious choke job down the stretch. Seriously, how come the Tigers haven’t been crapped on considering they had a 6 game lead as recently as September14, and had a three game lead with four to play? That, my friends, is a pretty big choke.

by dcmetsfan on Oct 5, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions

because the Mets are the only team in baseball history to choke in September

and David Wright, Carlos Beltran, and Jose Reyes are losers. Get your facts straight

"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09

by cjmulrain on Oct 5, 2009 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions

duh

Jim Leyland is a proven winner.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Oct 5, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions

absolutely

Leaving a gassed Verlander out there to let the White Sox back in the game in the 8th was sheer managerial brilliance!

Somehow, a chain of events unfolded that put Steve Phillips in a professional broadcast booth Sunday night so he could rip Carlos Beltran. Try to explain that in any other terms.

by Greenpoint Ian on Oct 5, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions