Jerry Manuel's Top 20 Mistakes of 2010

We're 5 weeks into the season, and Mets manager Jerry Manuel has already made 20 enormous mistakes that make you shake your head in wonder.

Credit to Mets Refugees for compiling these...I truthfully don't know whether to laugh or cry.

For each mistake, Jerry gets another pin, and at this rate, he will look like a porcupine by 1 June.

1. Refuses to set a lineup based on OBP, Slg, OPS to maximize production
2. Double-switched his best hitter, David Wright, in extra-innings so that his emergency catcher and pinch hitter, Fernando Tatis, would remain available in the off-chance Rod Barajas got hurt
3. Insistence on starting GMJ to "get him going" with pitiful results
4. Assigning a permanent batting slot for the 2nd baseman(batting 2nd) 
5. Frank Catalanatto hitting cleanup
6. Changing pitchers for L/R matchups before the pinch-hitters are announced into the game-- twice in one inning (see: the St. Louis Grand Slam loss)
7. Batting GMJ leadoff
8. Batting Tatis ahead of Frenchy Sunday night
9. Using Feliciano on Sunday night down 10 which led to him being 4 days in a row and perhaps indirectly to Cabreras HR
10. Warming up Feliciano on Friday night with an 8-1 lead in the 9th
11. Warming up his closer 10 times in an extra inning game
12. Jacobs hitting cleanup
13. Telling Francessa that Takahashi couldn't come in to the Sunday night Phillies massacre earlier b/c he was taking a dump
14. Not using a Mejia in extra innings against a lineup with only one good LHB
15. Fernando Nieve: Every. Effing. Day
16. Putting in Mejia against a lefty then pulling him after a walk and bringing in Pedro against a righty
17. Taking Jose Reyes Out of the Leadoff Spot
18. Jerry's refusal to move Bay out of the cleanup spot
19. Having Castillo bunt against a position player pitching
20. Said Pelfrey couldn't start 3 days after getting the save because his arm may be tired out...then goes on to start him