WFAN: Eddie Coleman: Enough Is Enough

Weeeee! This contains more seepage than Eddie C’s favorite stool at McGurgitate’s Inn!

Jerry Manuel had seen enough. He had just watched his rag-tag crew of survivors lose their fifth straight game while falling down, kicking the ball around and ultimately not executing at the plate, in the field or on the mound. So he closed the clubhouse doors for a good 30 minutes after the Mets’ 39th loss which put them two games under .500 - and spoke. From the heart. And hopefully reached the hearts of his players, who need to play with a little more heart right now.

Manuel would not reveal much, but he did state the key - “It was to tell them that we have enough. We have enough in here to do what we need to get done. Let’s get it done.” Manuel believes if his team plays the game consistently, competing in the right way, executing the little things - it gives them a chance to win. Manuel went on to say - “I just don’t want us to feel sorry for ourselves. That’s the bottom line. It’s hard not to because of the losses. That’s what we’re based on - wins and losses. You have to check that negativity at the door. Sometimes that seeps in and you have to address it. Because when that seeps in, individualism seeps in, and we can ill afford that as a group the way we are designed right now.” Manuel wanted his team to understand this - “We just need to make sure that we’re all on board with what we’re trying to accomplish, and don’t get separated from that. Period.”

...All players will take the team bus on Wednesday morning and travel to Miller Park en masse to show togetherness and hopefully turn over a new leaf moving forward. All for one - and all aboard.