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hotfootblog.com - 6/19/2008
Jerry To Reyes : You Wanna See Gangsta?
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I told him you know next time you do that i’m gonna get my blade out and cut him. Right out there on the field. I say hey, I’m a gangsta now, you wanna get gangsta on me, I’m gonna have to get you now, you do that again, I’m gonna get you, right out there on the field. ” - Mets Manager Jerry Manuel ....
Jerry To Reyes : You Wanna See Gangsta?

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A Change Has Kind of Come
Faith and Fear in Flushing — ... Manuel didn't pull Perez after the usual inning from hell. Ollie and the Mets survived the Angels' four-run fifth. Maybe it was the DH being in effect, but Perez coming back for a 1-2-3 sixth felt more solid than hardwood flooring. Giving your starter some rope and showing your starter some faith is the way you can manage the game when you're not scared for your job. You make the starter pitch and you don't run through relievers like Skittles. Damn, it feels good to be a gangsta. The Angels, though it was hard to notice amid the Sturm und Drung that ...

Mets Likely Bringing Jerry Manuel Back in 2009
FanHouse — Filed under: Mets, MLB TransactionsThough the Mets became the first team in major league history to fail to make the playoffs despite holding a 3 1/2-game lead in the standings in September, they appear to have no problem with the people running the team. Less than a week after GM Omar Minaya moved toward a four-year contract extension, sources in New York are indicating that interim manager Jerry Manuel will have that tag lifted and return to the Mets dugout next year. From the New York Post: A formal announcement is expected by GM Omar Minaya no later than Tuesday. "Jerry did a very ...

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