The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round...

Bay Ridge Dave · 07-01-2009, 12:08 PM

All the gangstas on the bus - or else! (On the Mets beat) - Newsday.com

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As part of Jerry Manuel's post game message to stomp out "individualism," the manager demanded that all of the Mets ride the 11 a.m. CDT bus from the team's hotel to Miller Park for Wednesday's matinee against the Brewers. No cabs, limos or mopeds.

It was unusual order delivered during the closed-door, 28-minute meeting. Barely anyone takes the bus, except for maybe the broadcast crew and support staff. Players usually like to get to the ballpark early -- even for day games. Symbolism aside, it's a bit extreme, but the Mets are in a tough spot at two games below .500.They also have lost five in a row and finished June at 9-18, their worst month since September of 2003, when they went 7-19 under Art Howe.

"That’s what we’re based on, the wins and losses," Manuel said. "So when you lose as many as we have, in a row, in tough month, you have to check that negativity at the door. Sometimesthat seeps in and then you have to address it.

"The whole key to that is that when that seeps in, individualism seeps in, and we can ill afford that as a group. How we are designed now, we can ill afford individual things to seep in. Period. I’ve been in it long enough to know some of the things that go along with that.That keeps you staying down that particular road and I’m trying to get us off of that road."

David Wright described the the loss, in which they blew a 2-0 lead, "A little bad luck mixed with bad execution." That's for sure. But Wright agreed with Manuel's assessment.

"When things aren’t going right, people look for reasons why," Wright said. "When you win, there's no problems, there's smiles on everyone’s faces. When you lose, you try to pinpoint different things. We have to prohibit the individualism Jerry was talking about and go pick each other up. We have to try to have each other’s back, because it’s unrealistic to think we’re going to go out there and play perfect baseball every day."

Along with the team being in complete disarray, it was unfortunate that Fernando Martinez hit his first career home run on the same night his face-plant in centerfield led to a four-run inning for the Mets.

In a nice gesture --pity maybe? -- Brewers rightfielder Corey Hart called out to the fans in the bleachers to retrieve the ball and they threw it back to him. Hart then threw it in so Martinez would have the memento for his trophy case.

F-Mart did not save the chunk of grass he kicked up with his fourth-inning stumble, however. The rookie picked up the huge slab of turf and actually replaced the divot.

Sports Doctor · 07-01-2009, 12:22 PM

Nice gesture by Hart

Green Must Go · 07-01-2009, 01:16 PM

Will all the Met invalids be riding the bus as well?

Led, the Revenge · 07-01-2009, 01:22 PM

Does this mean he'll actually call everyone on mistakes rather than just ranting about wanting to strangle Church or mock Murphy's defense to the press? Will he, I don't know, stop excusing poor fundamentals?

Or will he just resort to weird symbolic stuff like you'd expect to see in those ridiculous 'team building' exercises in the 'wilderness' you see yuppies go on?

SI Metman · 07-01-2009, 03:33 PM

Were Jerry and Omar on a separate short bus?

Green Must Go · 07-01-2009, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Led, the Revenge

Or will he just resort to weird symbolic stuff like you'd expect to see in those ridiculous 'team building' exercises in the 'wilderness' you see yuppies go on?

I'd love to see Castillo fall off the zip line into an alligator pit.

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