I don't intend to go on for too long in this particular post, but I'm just wondering, why did Jeff Wilpon say Jerry Manuel is "his guy," and why is Manuel's managerial job so secure? I understand that injuries have decimated the Mets' roster in 2009, but does that mean it should be impossible for the team to perform well? Does that mean Manuel automatically gets a pass for his personal performance?
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Injuries are those lightning strikes that can alter the destiny of a team: you know they're going to hit, but you hope it's not you. Soriano was one of those strikes, the product of a too-close fastball and his too-slow reaction time. Albert's injured calf, on the other hand, had been bothering him for a week or so, and it had also sidelined him at the end of last season. The Cardinals couldn't afford to sit him very much, and so he played through it, eventually breaking down.
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In the days following the excavation of the "cursed" Ortiz jersey from the fresh concrete at "Yankee Stadium--The Sequel" we've seen Jorge Posada go on the DL for the first time in his long career, and ARod join him for the first time since donning pinstripes.
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