Bobby Valentine Would Love to be a Met Again

As the Mets continue contract talks with manager Jerry Manuel, former manager Bobby Valentine told ESPN 1050 he'd be open to coaching the Mets again. In an e-mail, Valentine, who is coaching the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan, wrote, "I love it here, but I am an American and love great challenges. I was a in a Met uniform in the '70s, '80s, '90s, 2000, and would love to be there in the next decade." Valentine's name had been mentioned earlier this year when Willie Randolph was in the hot set.

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By Jen Chung in News on October 3, 2008 3:13 PM

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Rfive

What the Mets need is to play another sport. Baseball is not for them.

HUGO_MEGO

Kevin Walsh had to figure out a way to bring George Bush into the thread. Congrats Kevin, now go smoke your bowl.

Kevin Walsh

By the way Bobby V may be the only person fired by both Fred Wilpon and George W. Bush.

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Kevin Walsh

It appears that Jerry Manuel and the Mets have reached an agreement on a 2 year extension.

What the Mets need is what they got with Keith in 1983: a veteran player who has won before and knows what it takes. That, and another starter, 3 guys for the pen, a left fielder, and a second baseman.

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Art Stewel

At least he never reprehensibly classified a player's stellar performance (on more than one occasion!) as 'Gangsta', unlike that stupid idiot brand-diluting Jerry Manuel.

Toby von Meistersinger

The Mets are still paying Willie Randolph somewhere like $2 million. Must be nice getting money like that after getting fired.