The Mets decided to get rid of GM Omar Minaya and manager Jerry Manuel this morning which was no surprise. The thing is, while these two were part of the problem, they are hardly the only ones to blame for what has been one disastrous season after another.
It's easy to blame ownership and management when a team is not performing well. Blame, however, also needs to be placed on the players. There needs to be some sense of responsibility taken by players for bonehead moves made on and off the field.
If you are lucky enough to make it to the Major League level, it is assumed that you have some idea how to play the game. I assume Jerry didn't just grab nine guys off the street and throw them on the field (although that's what it looked like at times this season).
I am not going to sit here and act like the game is easy, because I know it is not. To get to this level, however, and drop pop flies because you don't use two hands, or to throw to a wrong base, is all unacceptable at this level. These are things you learn in Little League.
This team does not need another big-name player. We've gotten a few of those over the past few years and let's just say it hasn't worked out so well. Instead, give me a team of 25 guys I've never heard of.
Twenty-five guys who will win as a team and lose as a team; 25 guys who bust it all 162 games, through success, slumps, or injuries. Heck, here's a crazy request, give me 25 guys who will bust it out of the box and around every base. Give me 25 crazy kids like Chris Carter.
It's the little things that lead to success in my opinion.
It might not be pretty all the time, but at least there would always be hustle. I'd take that any day over a few big-name guys who pick and choose when to hustle, or decide that since it's their walk year that it must be time to show a little hustle.
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