Apparently, Jerry Manuel and quite possibly even Omar Minaya are starting to act as irrational as most Mets fans are after last night's loss. Jerry had this to say to reporters last night about the possibility of Beltran being activated for the Atlanta series on Friday:
"If there are no setbacks, I would expect that discussion to take place later in the week," the manager said. "It's not just having that bat on the bench against the Braves, it's the threat of having that bat come off the bench." - via NYPost
This, to me, is a completely irrational notion. Send down Carter, call up Val Pascucci or Nick Evans. Both are right handed, both have tons of pop. Neither of them are long term solutions, but would be just fine coming off the bench for three games. Or, here's a fantastic idea, if you activate Beltran, let him start. If you do, that puts Pagan or Franceour on the bench. Both would hit right handed off Wagner, too. Just plain old stupid to activate Beltran to come off the bench. If that's the case, let him finish his rehab and come back the first game after the All-Star break. Geez, we hit a little rough patch and everyone starts getting all crazy. We'll be fine everyone, just relax. That goes for you, too, Jerry.
