Jerry Manuel Might Be Insane
MLB Rumors at MLBnewsonline.com —
New York Mets interim manager Jerry Manuel wasted no time showing his players who's boss. One batter into his first game, he was forced to remove Jose Reyes because of a tight hamstring. When Reyes tried to stay in the game, Manuel did what any rational human being would do -- threaten to stab Reyes: ...
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YFSF —
... "I told him next time he does that I'm going to get my blade out and cut him. I'm a gangster. You go gangster on me, I'm going to have to get you. You do that again, I'm going to cut you right on the field," quipped Manuel, who reinserted Reyes at shortstop and the leadoff spot for last night's series finale against the Angels. (Daily News, June 19th) ...
JERRY MANUEL IS ALL GANGSTA
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... Shortstop Jose Reyes felt tightness in his hamstring on Tuesday night, causing Manuel to pull him from the game. Reyes disagreed, even throwing his helmet in the process. Reyes later apologized to Manuel, a possible result of the threat of physical violence. ...
Jerry Manuel Is Not to Be Trifled With
The Sporting Blog —
[image] Mets interim manager Jerry Manuel is already drunk on authority. Last night was his second game filling the void left when the team fired Willie Randolph in the middle of the night, and Jerry felt it prudent to lay down the law. Jose Reyes appeared to injure his hamstring running to first, so Manuel opted to play it safe and remove him from the game. Reyes subsequently threw a fit and tossed his helmet. After the game, Manuel made it clear that he ain t nuttin to [mess] wif (emphasis mine): "I told him next time he does that I'm going to get my blade out and cut ...
Quotable: Mets New Manager Is a Gangster
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
... Oh the Mets. Just when we're starting to feel just a little down about our Phils, they do something to liven our spirits. Check out this quote from interim manager Jerry Manuel: ...
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Big League Stew —
... and calm baseball lifer. Yet in his new role, it appears he's trying to reform the way people see him. After telling reporters at his introductory press conference that he wanted his players to be "gangstas on the field and ladies on the bus," he had this to say about Jose Reyes' brief temper tantrum after getting pulled from the game to protect his hamstring. (I think someone's been watching too many movies and television shows lately.) From the New York Daily News: “I told him the next time he does that, ...
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Well that didn't take long. During his second night on the job, Jerry Manuel got into it with Mets shortstop Jose Reyes over getting pulled from the game due to injury. Afterward, South Side Jerry made it clear he ain't gonna be anyone's bitch like Willie Randolph. Said Manuel: "I told him next time he does that I'm going to get my blade out and cut him. I'm a gangster. You go gangster on me, I'm going to have to get you. I would do anything to have seen the look on Omar Minaya's face when he read that; you get destroyed in the media ...
Jerry Manuel Will Cut His Players and Nobody Seems To Mind
The Big Lead —
... night in time to see Jose Reyes storming off the field and into the clubhouse. I figured he’d been tossed by the umpire for something. (Smiling too much, perhaps?
Turned out that Reyes was yanked by Jerry Manuel because his hamstring had started to tighten up. Jose, in turn, resisted. Manuel literally had to push Reyes towards the dugout. This resulted in Reyes throwing a fit and his helmet.
Here’s what Mannuel had to say about it after the game (Via New York Daily News): ...
Ya'll Know Who...Keepin' it Gangsta (Jerry Manuel)
RealClearSports - Blog —
... Reyes felt some tightness in his left hamstring and, conceivably wanting to protect one of the faces of his new team, Manuel wanted to have Reyes sit-out the rest of the game. The shortstop disagreed with that opinion. That's when Manuel got gangsta on him. ...
Jerry Manuel pitches in to help David Wright’s hitting
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Jerry Manuel pitches in to help David Wright’s hitting No, Jerry Manuel wasn’t glad he had to make a point about his authority as manager one batter into his first game at the helm. Manuel met resistance from a helmet-tossing Jose Reyes on Tuesday night, when the shortstop’s left hamstring tightened and he didn’t want to leave the game. Reyes eventually headed for the showers, and shortly afterward apologized to Manuel for the well-intentioned insubordination. “I told him next time he does that I’m going to get my blade out and cut him. I’m a gangster. You go gangster on me, ...
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BOSTON IRISH —
... The quote above was Mets manager Jerry Manuel regarding Jose Reyes' objection to being removed from a game as told to the N.Y. Daily News ...
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Baseball Prospectus —
... always going to remove him as a precaution and begin the normal process of stretching and other modalities that have worked to keep him on the field and off of the DL over the past couple of years. Missing an inning here or there, even a game every now and again, should just be the cost of doing business if you have Reyes. The stiffness wasn't a problem once Reyes got back into the lineup, as his 26 th steal shows, so it isn't slowing him down much. Now all he has to do is keep his new manager from stabbing him . ...
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Purple Row —
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Jerry Manuel is a funny guy. After Jose Reyes had a tantrum in Tuesday''s game, Manuel eventually talked with Reyes:
"I told him next time he does that I'm going to get my blade out and cut him. I'm a gangster. You go gangster on me, I'm going to have to get you. You do that again, I'm going to cut you ...
Are We Being Too Hard on Frenchy?
Sabernomics —
... practice plate discipline, and he has a career OBP of .390. Wright’s slumps are equal to Frenchy’s peaks, but Terry Pendleton just keeps telling Frenchy to “stay aggressive.” ...
Mets win 9-in-a-row to end the first half.
Clubhouse Cancer —
... Shit, if they dare lose their gangsta’ manager Jerry Manuel will slice them up. They’re fucking afraid to lose. John Wooden used to do that, too. He’d cut you just as soon as look at yo’ loser punk ass. ‘When they lose…I’ll pop a cap in one of 'em, simple as that.’ ...
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the east coast bias —
... ” I keep think that’s a typo, but no. This from the coach who said, about Reyes’ demonstration of frustration this year, ...
Girardi, Manuel handle their players differently
River Avenue Blues —
... . You’ll also remember that Manuel grew particularly frustrated with Jose Reyes last year, saying “next time he [throws a tantrum] I’m going to get my blade out and cut him.” That came after the first at bat during Manuel’s first game as Mets’ manager. ...
