The Daily News is debunking the report on Saturday by Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports that Mets Assistant GM John Ricco is not in the running as a potential replacement for Omar Minaya. The possibility that Omar Minaya could be reassigned or dismissed has led to speculation about potential replacements. A report on FoxSports.com Saturday said that the team has determined that assistant GM John Ricco...
Read MoreJerry Manuel has told reporters that Carlos Beltran has left knee tendinitis, and that he will not be in today’s lineup. This is his left knee and not the right knee he had surgery on last January. Also, regarding Carlos Beltran, Newsday reports that his agent Scott Boras is infuriated with how the Mets have mistreated Beltran recently and how they’ve portrayed him as the bad guy in the...
Read MoreJohan Santana’s recovery from surgery to repair the anterior capsule of his shoulder, may not go as smoothly as some have suggested. Comparisons were made to position players like Jorge Posada of the Yankees who had the same surgery and recovered just fine. But comparing a position player to a pitcher when it comes to shoulder surgery, is not a very good comparison in my opinion. An...
Read MoreJerry Manuel was a guest of Mike Francesa this evening on WFAN and he sounded a lot like someone who knew the end was near. The most interesting part of the interview came when Francesa asked Manuel to tell him what he felt went wrong this season. Manuel replied that Jason Bay’s lack of power and production really hurt the Mets this season. “He didn’t have a Jason Bay season.”...
Read MoreUpdate 4:35 PM During the press conference, Howie Rose asked Johan Santana if he believed he would be ready to pitch by April. His response was, “Who knows? Whenever I am ready and feel 100% that’s when I will return. I don’t know when that will be. It could be April or May or July, it may even be October. You never know, time will tell.” Update 4:05 PM The following is a...
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