"I like playing for Jerry," Wright said. "I'd say that [report of Manuel's style wearing on the players] is false. I think Jerry brings a nice dynamic to this team. He keeps us loose, he jokes around, but it doesn't matter who you are or what you've done, he'll get on you if you need to be gotten on.
"So I have zero problems with Jerry. I think he's done a phenomenal job with the injuries and dealing with those and getting the most out of his players."
Sheff also stuck it to Kenny Boy:
"Who said that?" Sheffield asked testily.
Told it was Rosenthal, Sheffield said, "I never knew we had a Ken Rosenthal on our team so I don't know nothing about that."
Admiration and respect for Manuel in the clubhouse is not an issue, Sheffield said.
"I think [the Mets] love playing for him," he said. "I think I can speak for everybody in here."
Manuel did not address the column in his pregame meeting with the media, but Wright said there wasn't any need for the manager to respond to speculation and anonymous gripes.
"Speaking for me, I don't think he's ever really thrown me under the bus," Wright said. "If I play bad, I expect him to say I played bad. If I played good, I expect him to say I played good."
As for the idea that the players might not like playing for Manuel, Wright laughed.
"I think all these guys really enjoy playing for him," Wright said. "Again, that's kind of me speaking on behalf on the team. But you can ask everybody individually. I've never heard any whispers about guys not liking playing for him."
Once again Kenny Boy is wrong in his reporting.
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