tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post8966416610231991380..comments2023-10-29T08:25:50.241-04:00Comments on The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus: What Have You Learned? Jerry ManuelMetstradamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18023215480704948183noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-82444802658523831042009-10-15T11:12:25.803-04:002009-10-15T11:12:25.803-04:00i love your blog!i love your blog!BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725684140578762859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-12605664348957334422009-10-14T15:45:01.067-04:002009-10-14T15:45:01.067-04:00We are stuck with him. Because the brainfreeze, I ...We are stuck with him. Because the brainfreeze, I mean, braintrust, of this organization feel like they can't go back on their commitment to him. But if LaRussa becomes available they would be crazy not to pursue him.<br /><br />Manuel has no clue about this team. Personally I think his success in Chicago was a fluke. He is full of baloney and it shows every time he opens his mouth. The players can't believe him, I know we the fans don't.Hazeleyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611279322370728940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-5973007921626347792009-10-14T14:22:05.884-04:002009-10-14T14:22:05.884-04:00I wish I could find a link, but I distinctly recal...I wish I could find a link, but I distinctly recall Manuel saying that Murphy was the type of player that does best when playing everyday, while he was platooning him. <br /><br />Another thing. Because it was a platoon, Murphy didn't get a lot of AB against Lefties, despite having good splits in his limited AB prior to that. After he spend those 4-6 weeks platooning and not seeing left-handed pitching, was it really any surprise that he started struggling against it?<br /><br />I believe Manuel made a similar playing time mistake with Castillo in 2008 as he returned from his injury.Ceetarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11667811940029102506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-22498145037170030902009-10-14T14:16:03.707-04:002009-10-14T14:16:03.707-04:00"...and that Murphy, who seemed to have a spo..."...and that Murphy, who seemed to have a spot on the bench way too often in favor of Fernando Tatis, led the 2009 Mets in games played with 155..."<br /><br />This is more of Manuel's smoke and mirrors. Murphy started in 124 games and spend some time in the field in 128. So ~30 of those 155 games he played in were merely pinch hitting appearences. The stats also can't show that when he was putting a streak together and getting hot he'd sit for a couple games. Fire Jerry.MetsLv31noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-38397872340237523242009-10-14T12:28:00.088-04:002009-10-14T12:28:00.088-04:00The guy is a flat out disaster. Valentine, and al...The guy is a flat out disaster. Valentine, and all managers have issues, but they all look like God compared to what we have.<br /><br />Don't fall into the games played trap with Murphy. Manuel often used him as a pinch hitter (And way too often against a lefty when that was why he sat him in the first place. Meanwhile, Tatis made _every_ start against Left-handed pitching. EVERY SINGLE ONE) Murphy got 3.27 AB per game, compared to Francoeur's, who was actually an everyday player, 3.77.<br /><br />I'm of the belief that this use of Murphy is why he struggled, and why we're not sure on him for next year. He's a guy that pushes himself too hard, and when you only give him one AB, or he knows he could sit at any moment for Tatis, he presses even harder. This is where Manuel fails as a leader. Nevermind having Murphy take infield practice at first base while he's still trying to learn left field. <br /><br />Or this: Wise or not, the Mets went into 2009 committed to Murphy being a regular part of the team. Then Manuel started platooning Murphy in LF with Sheffield and Tatis and whoever, when what he needed was repetition to learn. Then he decided to put him at 1B. At this time, Delgado was supposedly coming back in mid-august. Whether or not that was realistic or not, Manuel was approaching the Murphy situation in a way that would've had him learning LF in September if Delgado came back. (More likely he was hoping Sheffield and Tatis would play LF and Murphy would sit) Why? Sure, Murphy looked like a disaster at times in early May, but what would've happened if Murphy was hitting .320 with 22 HR come September first, and Delgado showed up and started hitting?Ceetarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11667811940029102506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-73557413224939866492009-10-14T12:03:34.165-04:002009-10-14T12:03:34.165-04:00My problem with Manuel lies in the Mets repeated p...My problem with Manuel lies in the Mets repeated poor execution of fundamentals. Either Jerry didn't care enough to do anything about it, the team simply stopped listening to him, or a combination of the above.mikeyradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821576788116042337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-58328044380704995592009-10-14T11:42:20.711-04:002009-10-14T11:42:20.711-04:00He needs to get over his stupid defensiveness abou...He needs to get over his stupid defensiveness about "statistical numbers" long enough to understand that bunting every goddamn inning is really hurting our chances (in the statistical number sense) of getting runs across.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780470344631285200noreply@blogger.com