Breaking news out of (toilet) Flushing tonight. On the heels of a modest 4 game win streak, the NY Mets dropped 3 straight to SF, with the final game of the series, suffering a humiliating 15-5 thrashing. Owner Justin Ryan has halted authority of his general manager, who is on double, triple, super duper probation, and fired the manager, hitting instructor, pitching coach, and bullpen coach.Even more bizarre, Ryan has installed himself as acting team manager. "I've never actually stepped between the white lines, other than to shake Al Leiter's hand, who at this point is a nothing in the Yankees organization, because remember, this is 1988; but I've played enough fantasy baseball and video games to get the job done".
Many of the players seemed to have stopped playing for the manager. Reserve 1B Lee Mazilli: "The guys just feel deflated. Heck, I can do a better job managing...and if that doesn't work out, I can be a broadcaster. This '88 Mets team has a helluva future broadcast team....Keith (Hernandez), Ron (Darling), myself...one day, we won't need to pretend to stay awake during a ballgame."
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