It's time for complete change...

I was never the biggest Willie Randolph supporter, I thought he lacked the interpersonal skills for the managerial position and made poor tactical decisions that cost his team several crucial games.

So maybe my initial approval of Jerry Manuel was more my disapproval of Willie Randolph but in my opinion he turned around the 2008 team and all the way into July of 2009 I felt he had an injury riddled team over achieving.

But as the months have gone on, I have soured on Jerry and am even at the point where I feel the team needs a new manager. Whether it's a AA player who's way over his head or an ALL-Star gold glover/silver slugger this team has played poor fundamental baseball, which I feel is a direct reflection upon the manager.

Not only that but in Jerry's short time he has shown a propensity for ostracizing players, whether it was Ramon Castro, Ryan Church or currently Nick Evans, Manuel has said or done things to set these players up for failure.

Finally and more importantly this team has quit on the season, the Nats had more urgency and sense of pride in playing over the past three days. Jerry himself has sent a defeatist message to the fans and his team during his news conferences and that message has translated into the play on the field.

I have talked for months about how I felt Omar and his entire staff needed to be replaced, now Jerry and his staff should be in the same position. We were told that barring a complete collapse Jerry and Omar would be back, well if this isn't a complete collapse then I don't know what one is and don't want to know. This team has lost 41 of the last 59 games and is set to have it's second worst season since 1995. Only the 2003 team won less games with 66 then this team who have completely quit...

The Mets have lost 41 of their last 59 games, a woeful .305 percentage. That can't be attributed solely to a talent disadvantage. That screams, "White flag." As do Manuel's numerous public comments and team meetings urging his players not to give up, which never seemed to take. source Newsday