New Mets Manager Mixes Intellect With Fire

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New Mets Manager Mixes Intellect With Fire
Hot Foot found this 6/18/2008 on www.nytimes.com (flag)
Jerry Manuel’s intellectual interests and his ability to display a fiery temper set him apart from his predecessor. > (link)

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Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
Published 6/18/2008 by Robby O'Daniel at Hot Foot
... When profiling the man, the New York Times’ Ben Shpigel paints Manuel as a more eccentric calming influence, not altogether unlike Rick Peterson. He said Manuel has studied the lives of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., even going so far as having Aaron Heilman put part of King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech on his cell phone. ...

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Mets fire Willie Randolph

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The Mets have fired manager Willie Randolph, pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto, the team announced shortly after 3 a.m. on Tuesday. Bench coach Jerry Manuel has been named the team's interim manager.
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New Mets Manager Jerry Manuel Speaks

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Jerry Manuel speaks at his press conference...
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Jerry Manuel Press Conference Analysis

metsfan7578 posted 6/18/2008 from magicmets.com

I love what I am hearing from Jerry Manuel. I am all for this. He is a straight shooter. I like the fact that he already has a game plan set and ready to implement it starting tonight. Manuel has a great rapport with the media. Honestly, my favorite part was when he got on a guy in the press conference for hollering. He actually stopped answering a question and was like "What is that guy hollering
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Mets coaches shuffle

TheRopolitansDOTcom posted 6/18/2008 from theropolitans.com

Jerry Manuel just announced his plans for the coaching staff.
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Let the Manuel Era begin

TheRopolitansDOTcom posted 6/18/2008 from theropolitans.com

Good luck, Jerry Manuel.
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