Some background on the Wagner rant

Jack Curry of The New York Times adds a little extra insight into Wagner's rant Thursday.

First, he notes that Wagner was pretty much on his way out when one reporter asked for an interview. Soon there was a crowd. Curry adds that earlier in the clubhouse, Wagner and Wright were talking when a Mets PR person asked Wagner to do an interview Friday at Yankee Stadium.

"...he reacted angrily and noted how he, Wright, Ryan Church and John Maine are routinely the spokesmen for the team."

So Wagner was already thinking about how he and a handful of others are always having to answer for the team when things are bad, then a crowd of reporters is holding up his exit, and he looks across the room for Delgado and he's long gone.

Click, click, click... boom.

UPDATE: Metsblog.com points out that over at the Hot Foot blog, there's a profile of Ken Oberkfell, manager of the AAA New Orleans Zephyrs. I didn't realize Oberkfell, a former major leaguer of some skill, had been with the Mets for so long. He has definitely paid his dues and unlike Willie has a good deal of managing experience. He is next in line and should get the shot should the Mets part ways with Willie.