Adam Rubin of the Daily News has some great quotes from Brian Schneider who appears to have excepted his fate, that he will not return next year to this team. Schneider never lived up to his reputation as a stellar defensive catcher and while we all expected him to be a weak hitter, no one could have seen him hitting under .200. I do believe most of his struggles can be attributed to nagging injuries that he's played through. "I won't be back," Schneider told the Daily News, accepting that the Mets don't plan to re-sign him. "I'm okay with that. I'll easily get a job next year. I'm not worried about it. I'll get a job and just move on. Guys do that. I'm not going to retire. No way." source Daily News Schneider has been a class act, he could have easily slid down to the end of the dugout and waited for the season to end but instead he has been proactive with Josh Thole and Mike Pelfrey. While I agree with the Mets that it's time to move on, I think it's a mistake with this pitching s...
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