Jerry Manuel Deserves To Stay

55-38. Sounds pretty good right about now, doesn't it?  No, it's not the Mets' record at the All-Star Break this season.  But it certainly could have been if not for all the injuries. It was the Mets' record in 2008 after they fired Willie Randolph on June 17 of that year and replaced him with Jerry Manuel. And keep in mind, that was with the terrible bullpen the Mets had to put out there in the late innings for much of the second half.  I understand the theory of rating your manager on what the team's record is.  The Mets are 56-64, 13.5 games behind the Phillies.  That doesn't look good.  If the team had Reyes, Delgado, Beltran, and Wright playing everyday, there would be a strong point that Manuel should be long gone.  At that rate, a team's just being mismanaged. But this team is 56-64 with Anderson Hernandez as the starting shortstop.  This team is 56-64 with .250 hitter Daniel Murphy as the cleanup hitter. The...