Jon Heyman of SI.com is reporting that Jerry Manuel will return to manage the Mets in 2009 and that both sides will be working on a new contract in the next few days. The Mets have decided to bring back Jerry Manuel as manager despite the disappointing end to their season, SI.com has learned. Manuel is expected to be approached to hammer out a new contract in the next day or two. The Mets again...
Read MoreSomehow, I found these lyrics to be very fitting today. We’ve got to hold on to what weve got.It doesnt make a difference if we make it or not.Weve got each other and thats a lot,For love – we’ll give it a shot.Oh, We’re half way there,Oh, Oh, Livin’ on a prayer.Take my hand and we’ll make it I swear.Oh, Oh, Living on a prayer.We’ve got to hold on ready...
Read MoreI bet professional sportswriters dream for days like today. The last regular season game at Shea Stadium will be one played with fire and brimstone as the Mets are on the line for the postseason. Win and then we see what the Brewers do, lose and then we have to pray. There are so many things going on, so many emotions and they will all be heading to Flushing tomorrow. Will it be the last game at...
Read MoreAre you nervous? Well, you should be… But at the same time you should be excited as well. This afternoon, as the Mets close out Shea Stadium with pomp and circumstance, Oliver Perez will take the mound and depending on which Oliver Perez shows up, the Mets may or may not play baseball again beyond today. Here’s something creepy to think about that was brought to my attention by one...
Read MoreThe Milwaukee Brewers have just lost to the Chicago Cubs and are now tied with the New York Mets for the National League Wild Card! Just when you thought we were out… they dragged us back in… What a thrill ride this is shaping up to be… The Mets will now send Oliver Perez to the mound on three days rest and hope that he can deliver much in the same way that Johan Santana did...
Read MoreWhat a season this has been… It has taken 161 games just to get to this point, and it will take just one more game to figure out if this season was a disappointment or a huge success. After yesterday’s heroic performance by Johan Santana, we now turn to “Big Game” Ollie in one of the biggest starts of his young career. ...
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