Quote: Manuel on Pelfrey, Wright and Leadership
After yesterday’s 1-0 win over the Brewers, Jerry Manuel was asked about Mike Pelfrey‘s outing, to which he said:
“…that was huge for us…he economized his pitches…when the starting pitching goes out there, works fast, throws strikes, pretty much keeps the ball on the ground, he keeps everybody involved and thats what the big fella did today – he kept everybody involved and that’s a big effort for us. We needed to have that type of effort against another quality starter…that was big for us…”
In response David Wright‘s tough day at the plate and being a leader, Manuel said:
“…David shows up ready to play…unfortunately he didn’t have a good day…that guy was a very good pitcher and he is still a part of the leadership…he’ll be ok.”
…i don’t understand why the question of leadership always comes up when the Mets struggle – in my mind, the team lacking leadership is not the main issue right now; its the fact that they are missing 40% of their starting rotation and three core players, among others…and as far as Wright’s leadership abilities are concerned I think that anyone questioning him should remember what he did in the dugout to Pelfrey in Baltimore last month…
