Flushing Circus

The Mets finally got it right on Monday afternoon, announcing that they had fired Tony Bernazard. Then, they managed to screw it up.

This is how I interpreted Omar's comments:

Tony was a good friend of ours and we had to make a decision. The negative press gave us no choice. The fans were ripping us apart and asking for this guy's head. I feel so bad I had to do this to my good friend Tony. But you know what? We're not going to take this quietly. It was Adam Rubin- Adam, who lobbied for Tony's job. Adam- your stories gave us no choice but to do what we had to do. You wanted a man's job and you know what, you're not going to get it you son of a bitch! You still want to cover our team? We'll make your life a living hell.

Mission accomplished? Yet to be determined. I can tell you I will be reading the Daily News the rest of the season, so if anything, Omar did the paper a favor.

7 1/2 With 76 to Play

Hey, if 7 1/2 with 17 to play can be overcome, 76 games left is plenty of time. That's where the Mets are at after another loss, the first in the Jeff Francoeur era. What's next, Ryan Church getting a game winning hit in one of the next two games?

We got the "state of the injured" address from Omar yesterday. While it's encouraging to see Jose on the field, he's still a few weeks away and by then it could be too late. He's the one we need the most. Alex Cora has hit an absolute wall and is just about an automatic out in the bottom of that lineup.

How about that bullpen? Bobby Parnell cannot get anybody out. The batting average against is in the .300's and rising. It's not supposed to go that way. I'm not going to go crazy on Pat Misch- he actually did a nice job and the only hard hit ball he gave up was an out. Remember this fella, who was on the roster earlier this season? Here's what one Dallas news columnist had to say about him:

O'Day has been one of the best stories of the season for the Rangers, pitching 28 innings (20 H, 7 BB, 28 K, 3 HR) in a legitimate setup role, rather than as a specialist. He hasn't dominated left-handed hitters, but he's collected enough big outs against them to succeed for full inning stints late in games.

Sounds like someone we can use right now.

Oliver Perez, was, eh. Not great, not bad. Not worth the money, though. It was nice to see him get out of that first and third one out spot.

As long as we're 7 1/2 with 17 to play we have a shot.