Monday, August 16th Installment of What’s Up Jerry?

In the post-game press conference Met manager Jerry Manuel states that the Mets haven’t been playing badly, they’re just not hitting. Is he kidding? What is the worst part of this debacle is that the players haven’t focused in a long time and tried to elevate their play high enough to win. If it’s just a lack of hitting why did they commit more errors on the field then runs scored against the hated division rival Phillies playing at home? Committing errors, not hitting, getting caught stealing, is not playing well. I really wish things were different but scoring 2 runs in three games is a complete joke. Starting pitching was good and the offense, at home no less, was non-existent. The only bright spot of this series happened Sunday night when Angel Pagan threw out the Phillies starting pitcher from right field before he got to first base. That’s a real schoolyard softball play and it was awesome, reminiscent of the play by Brooklyn Dodger right fielder Carl Furillo (Reading Rifle) who had a cannon of an arm. The Mets have committed more errors than runs in this series against the Phillies! The Mets are 4-6 in their 10 games, 1 game under .500, 10 games behind the NL East Division leading Braves and 8 games behind in the Wild Card. I really feel bad for the season’s ticket holders who’ve already paid a lot of money for their tickets or the families that will go and spend a fortune to see guys play so poorly. To actually hear Jerry Manuel say they’re playing well and just not hitting is an insult to all Met fans.