Omar Minaya told Mike Francesa on his WFAN radio show recently that he will not base his decision to renew Jerry Manuel’s contract as manager of the Mets on if the Mets make the playoffs or not.

As was reported earlier this week, the Mets are close to giving Omar Minaya a four-year extension.

I’m not opposed to bringing Minaya and Manuel back, but the timing of these announcements are bad. The pressure should be put on Minaya and Manuel to get the Mets into the playoffs, regardless of the Mets intentions.

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