Wright returns, homers twice as Mets rip Mariners

Three Idiots on Sports found this 6/26/2008 on www.newsday.com [flag]

If every Mets player responds to a day off as well as David Wright did Wednesday night, Jerry Manuel will start looking like the genius that so many people like to paint him as. [link]

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Thursday Reading - Tall Boys and Sex Tapes
Published 6/26/2008 by Russianator (noreply@blogger.com) at Three Idiots on Sports
... to worry about. In baseball news, Shawn Chacon decided it would be a good idea to choke GM Ed Wade. While Phillie fans felt like doing this for years, Chacon decided to actually go through with it and commit the ultimate CLM (career limiting move). There's no truth to the rumor that the real reason he was upset was because he couldn't afford Latrell Sprewell's repossessed yacht. Joba pitched well as the Yankees defeated the Pirates and the mets actually won as well. We'll leave you this morning with news that is only for those with the ...

Stars and Stripes caps: A cool idea with poor execution

Big League Stew posted 6/26/2008 from sports.yahoo.com

The MLB has committed two big snafus in rolling out their latest holiday gimmick ... which was an otherwise cool idea.

Gardening With The New York Mets

Tirico Suave posted 6/26/2008 from www.tiricosuave.com

Jerry Manuel, who is kind of like a hipster version of Ozzie Guillen, has a lot of fun playing with metaphors. Most recently, he referred the Mets’ fan base as fertilizer. To keep Manuel’s aesthetic vibe going, I decided to craft a piece about, well, flowers. Jerry calls the fans fertilizer, so I call Aaron Heilman a pussy willow. Fair enough, right?

Reader comment: Longest ever?

TheRopolitansDOTcom posted 6/26/2008 from theropolitans.com

This will definitely be an important series. Not really even because of the hype, but because they need these games while the Phillies and Marlins aren't playing well.

Early Morning Madness: Pearl jammin\

TheRopolitansDOTcom posted 6/26/2008 from theropolitans.com

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.

The Official Site of Major League Baseball: Official Info: New York's Manuel, Beltran fined; Umpire Runge disciplined

FanHouse found this 6/26/2008 on mlb.mlb.com

Manager Jerry Manuel and outfielder Carlos Beltran of the New York Mets have received undisclosed fines for their conduct during the bottom of the fourth inning of their Club's game against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday at Shea Stadium. Manuel was ...

Mets 8, Mariners 2: Extra Work Pays Off for Manuel and Mets
The Mets rebounded from two losses to the worst team in baseball, the Seattle Mariners, with a pair of home runs by David Wright. >

Wright homers twice in Mets' win over Mariners
If every Mets player responds to a day off as well as David Wright did last night, Jerry Manuel will look like the genius that so many people like to paint him as.

Ump suspended for bumping Mets' Manuel (AP)
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 ...

Umpire Brian Runge suspended by MLB for one game
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.

New York's Manuel, Beltran fined; Umpire Runge disciplined
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.