Quote: Manuel on Sanchez being Released
Yesterday, the Mets released RHP Duaner Sanchez.
In the New York Post, Bart Hubbuch writes, “Jerry Manuel obviously wasn’t happy with Omar Minaya’s abrupt decision to release Sanchez just hours before Sanchez was scheduled to pitch here.”
Manuel, on Sanchez, and whether the decision was ‘cut and dry,’ said yesterday:
“No, I would say not. For me, you’re always optimistic, when you have a guy. But, at the same time, everybody kind of sat down and discussed different issues and I guess you have to be realistic. Like yesterday, I felt good about him… We felt that Duaner had not made the progress we wanted to see. That’s the bottom line. It’s strictly performance… I wouldn’t say it was vigorous or a long meeting. I think from Omar’s point of view, I’m sure it was discussed quite a lot.”
When asked if he agreed with the decision, he paused, and said, while looking towards the ground, ‘Uhh, sure.’
…yes, manuel looked annoyed… and, so what… i mean, Omar Minaya is the boss, and he made a decision, and like it or not, jerry has to move on and work with what he has towards the goals that have been set for him… last i checked, this happens every day in offices all over America, and yet we all keep doing our job… he’ll get over it, just like every one else… also, i’m glad he was optimistic about duaner… he should be optimistic and want to keep all of his players… i think that’s a good message for his players, to know they all have his support like that…
To watch all of Manuel’s comments on Sanchez, click here.
