Charlie, change it back! New line-up fails to deliver
allthingsphillysports.blogspot.com 6/26/2008 — As I wrote about last night's win, I mentioned the "funky" line-up that Charlie Manuel used that managed 11 hits and 4 walks but only scored 4 runs and stranded 26 runners. That got me curious as to how the "normal" Phillies line-up would have fared. Turns out that if Manuel had kept things the same, the Phillies would have scored twice as many runs... Click the link for more....

Early Morning Madness: Pearl jammin\
theropolitans.com 6/26/2008 — Last night's Mets game was far from Sad. It had a better Even Flow as the Mets went Deep three times over. They were Faithfull to the balls that were Given to Fly. The Mets have a Habit of Sometimes making me Smile. Maybe Manuel and Omar Minaya will want to put the Present Tense in the Rearviewmirror and start to Do The Evolution, shaking up the team a bit.

UmpBump Alert: Brian Runge Bumps Jerry Manuel
umpbump.com 6/26/2008 — Umpbump goes both ways. Wait. Let me rephrase. Umpbumpers are givers and takers. Still sounds wrong. One more time. A collision between player/manager and umpire does not necessarily have to be instigated by the player/manager. The inverse ...

Ump apologizes to Manuel over bump, ejection
sports.espn.go.com 6/26/2008 — New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel said all he wanted from umpire Brian Runge was an apology. On Wednesday night, he got one.

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Ump's bump costs him — Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 6/26/2008
Umpire Brian Runge, who bumped Jerry Manuel during Tuesday’s fourth inning, was suspended for a game by Major League Baseball. Runge had apologized to Manuel before Wednesday’s Mets-Mariners series finale. The incident began with a ...

Umpire Brian Runge suspended by MLB for bumping Mets' Manuel — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 6/26/2008
Umpire Brian Runge was suspended for one game for bumping into Mets manager Jerry Manuel before ejecting him earlier in the week. Manuel and center fielder Carlos Beltran also were fined by Major League Baseball for arguing with Runge on Tuesday.  ...

Ump suspended for bumping Mets' Manuel (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 6/26/2008
Umpire Brian Runge was suspended for one game Thursday for bumping into New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel before ejecting him earlier in the week. Manuel and center fielder Carlos Beltran also were fined by Major League Baseball for arguing with ...

New York's Manuel, Beltran fined; Umpire Runge disciplined — Major League Baseball News 6/26/2008
Jerry Manuel and Carlos Beltran of the Mets have received undisclosed fines for their conduct during their Club's game against the Mariners on Tuesday.

Manuel knows next few series are big — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 6/27/2008
Could the Mets' final trip to this Yankee Stadium - barring an October Subway Series - jump-start their season? David Wright hopes so, as the Mets embark on a stretch with consecutive four-game series against the Yankees, St. Louis and Philadelphia.  ...