Blogs like Metstradamus and Mets Merized Online linked to a report from the New York Daily News‘ Adam Rubin that is absolutely hilarious. When asked about Triple-A slugger Valentino Pascucci, Rubin said Mets manager Jerry Manuel has no idea who he is.

Pascucci is batting .293 with 16 homers and 42 RBI in 62 games with the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs this season. He’s hitting .373 against lefties and .263 against righties. He hit .284 with 34 HR and 98 RBI in 132 games in the Pacific Coast League last season. Statistically, the man can mash.

While Omar Minaya is really in charge of these things, it’s still funny that fans could know more about a minor league player than Manuel. This is, no doubt, bad news for SNY’s Ted Berg, who has expressed his adoration for Pascucci nearly per column in his “Flushing Fussing” feature on SNY.tv. He wrote a very interesting, in-depth piece on him back on June 1. I’m sure Manuel’s comments will come up in a later article.