The rumors have been circulating. Jerry Manuel is on the hot seat. As well he should be, but it should not stop there.

Sure, Manuel isn’t the greatest manager. He can’t get his offense hot, he continuously tinkers with his batting order, and his bullpen is as taxed as ever. What else can be wrong?

You can change the manager, but it’s not going to solve anything. The problem lies within the front office.

Omar Minaya took over in the end of 2004, hired his manager Willie Randolph, and survived another managerial change when the team switched to Manuel, and now with Manuel on thin ice, is Omar really going to get another opportunity to switch managers? How many chances is this guy going to receive?

While it’s not over yet, the Mets appear destined to miss October baseball for the fourth consecutive season. Since 2005, when Omar’s tenure started, the Mets have made it to the postseason just once. How can any fan support this? How can any fan constantly make excuses for Omar? If the Mets do not make the post season this year, they will have only made it once in the past ten years.

I’m sure Omar is a nice guy and terrific person (though Adam Rubin would say otherwise), but it is absolutely time for the Mets to move on and make a change in the direction this team is heading.

Applaud Omar for building a team that got the Mets to within one base hit from the World Series in 2006. Applaud him for bringing in essentially the best pitcher in baseball in Johan Santana.

Give me a glimmer of hope in the future. Please move on.