Mets Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter, who is currently managing the independent Orange County(CA) Flyers, made some controversial comments on the Mike and Murray show on Sirius Satellite Radio today.

Carter was asked about the Mets struggles this year and if he had any interest in managing the Mets to which he responded...

Boy, I'll tell you what. I would love that, guys. When I saw that on ESPN today ... I got on the phone and I called (Mets VP of media relations) Jay Horwitz and I asked Jay, 'Should I try to call Mr. Wilpon?' If there is this going on I just want them to know of my availability. I'm only a phone call away, because my contract allows me to leave the ballclub. I could be in New York tomorrow, if necessary, because if there's anything at the major league level I can leave this job.

Is this guy kidding me?

First of all, all he had to say to give a proper response to this ridiculous question was something to the effect of "Look, Willie is still the Manager of the Mets, he's done a great job the last few seasons, and his guys have just hit a little stumbling block, losing some tough games... blah blah blah..." Instead he took the opportunity to make a complete asshole of himself by talking about how much he would love to take over.

Second, is Carter trying to lose his job managing this independent team as well? his public response to the proposition of him managing the Mets was that he immediately called up the Mets to let them know he was available and could "leave this job"? seriously, does this guy have any brains at all? Don't count on Carter managing the Mets anytime soon.

NOTE: By the way on one of our three rotating banners (the 1986 banner), you can actually see a picture of Gary Carter, although he's kinda faded out.
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Mets.com announced today that the Mets have released their 2008 Spring Training Schedule.

The Mets begin their exhibition season on Feb. 26, against the University of Michigan, the alma mater of owner Fred Wilpon. Their first home game against a big league team is on Leap Year Day, Feb. 29, against the Cardinals. Their first big league exhibition game is on Feb. 27 against the Tigers in Lakeland.

The World Series champion Red Sox visit Port St. Lucie on March 10 and the Mets play the Sox the following day in Ft. Myers. The Mets face the Cardinals and Orioles five times each, the Marlins four times, the Dodgers, Nationals, Indians and Braves three times each and the Astros and Red Sox twice each. They have split squad games scheduled for March 8 and 16.

Tickets for Spring Training games go on sale at Tradition Field on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 10 a.m. Tickets and information can be obtained by calling 772-871-2115 or online at Mets.com or Traditionfield.com.


Feb. 26 University of Michigan Port St. Lucie 12 p.m.
Feb. 27 Detroit Tigers Lakeland 1:05 p.m.
Feb. 28 St. Louis Cardinals Jupiter 1:05 p.m.
Feb. 29 St. Louis Cardinals Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
March 1 Los Angeles Dodgers Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
March 2 Los Angeles Dodgers Vero Beach 1:05 p.m.
March 3 Atlanta Braves Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
March 4 Florida Marlins Jupiter 1:05 p.m.
March 5 Los Angeles Dodgers Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
March 6 Washington Nationals Viera 1:05 p.m.
March 7 Cleveland Indians Winter Haven 1:05 p.m.
March 8 (SS) Florida Marlins Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
(SS) Baltimore Orioles Fort Lauderdale 1:05 p.m.
March 9 Houston Astros Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
March 10 Boston Red Sox Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
March 11 Boston Red Sox Ft. Myers 1:05 p.m.
March 12 Baltimore Orioles Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
March 13 St. Louis Cardinals Jupiter 1:05 p.m.
March 14 Florida Marlins Jupiter 1:05 p.m.
March 15 St. Louis Cardinals Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
March 16 (SS) Detroit Tigers Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
(SS) Houston Astros Kissimmee 1:05 p.m.
March 17 Washington Nationals Viera 1:05 p.m.
March 18 Off day
March 19 Cleveland Indians Port St. Lucie 7:10 p.m.
March 20 Baltimore Orioles Port St. Lucie 7:10 p.m.
March 21 Washington Nationals Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
March 22 Cleveland Indians Winter Haven 1:05 p.m.
March 23 St. Louis Cardinals Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
March 24 Baltimore Orioles Fort Lauderdale 1:05 p.m.
March 25 Atlanta Braves Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
March 26 Florida Marlins Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m.
March 27 Atlanta Braves Orlando 1:05 p.m.
March 28 Baltimore Orioles Fort Lauderdale 1:05 p.m.

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