Note: The One-Year Thing
In a report for the Daily News, Filip Bondy says Omar Minaya and Jerry Manuel are ‘on the hot seat,’ writing:
“Jeff Wilpon yesterday called this ‘a one-year thing,’ meaning a one-season commitment to these two guys.”
…actually, that is not at all what 
he said, as SNY’s Ted Berg and i were sitting right there and talked about it following the press conference… instead, and MLB.com’s Marty Noble even asked jeff to clarify his comments in a follow-up question, jeff said, ‘one-year thing,’ in regards to how 2009 played out, i.e., the injuries…
In response to Noble’s follow-up, asking him to clarify the definition of ‘one-year thing,’ Wilpon said:
“We obviously didn’t perform this year, and I hope the non-performance is a one-year situation. We don’t plan to not perform next year. As I said, it was unacceptable. The one-year thing is 2009.”
…that said, i actually think bondy is correct in his thesis, in that omar and jerry may be ‘singing for their supper,’ to to speak, not because of any one quote, but because it is typically how the Mets behave, especially when considering manuel is without a contract for after this season… and, the rumor among baseball people has long been, where jerry goes, omar will follow…
For a full transcript of Wilpon’s responses, go to MLB.com.
