Mets manager Jerry Manuel compared Shea Stadium fans to cow manure yesterday for booing Aaron Heilman so much. Asked about how Heilman was holding up under the pressure of the boos, Manuel said:

"It's very, very fertile ground for growth in Shea Stadium. "It's fertile ground for a team's growth and development. Sometimes, fertile ground has fertilizer."

This of course made the front page of the NY Post.

I applaud Manuel for speaking his mind and calling a spade a spade. Someone has to. Manuel also told Reyes that if he has another on the field temper tantrum like Reyes did on Tuesday, that Manuel would knife him in the back right there on the field."I told him the next time he does that, I'm going to get my blade out and cut him right on the field," Manuel said. "I'm a gangster." He even referred to Reyes as a "She" just like Jets/Giants great coach Bill Parcells: "She acted up with me, and she had a day off."

New York loved it when Bill Parcells did the straight talk like when he would tell a reporter that it was a "stupid question." Maybe the Mets need a little bit of Parcells at this time. We'll see how Manuel is greeted at Shea Stadium tonight.

Posted by Steve in New York

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Monday, June 23, 2008 8:45:26 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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