VIDEO: Mickey Callaway Refusing to Apologize to Tim Healey Proves Mets Simply Need to Cut Him Loose

New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway had one of his worst moments in a season full of them after Sunday's loss, as he got into a heated exchange with Newsday Mets beat reporter Tim Healey. The two of them spoke privately on Monday to bury the hatchet, and this is what Callaway had to say about it when he spoke to the media today.

You didn't feel the need to apologize to him publicly? Maybe even admit that you were wrong (especially considering all this stemmed from a misheard non-insult)?

Callaway seems like a good dude in some capacity, so I'm going to assume he did that face-to-face with Healey, but he might be perceived in a better light to the public if he apologized when speaking to the media.

Plenty of people and fans think that Callaway should be fired over this. While that's certainly an intense line in the sand, perhaps his actions, combined with this lineup card should be the end of him in New York.

The Mets begin a four-game series Monday night in Philadelphia against the Phillies, and like he's done most of the season, Callaway has Robinson Cano hitting third.

This wouldn't be controversial if we were talking about the Cano of old, but he's slashing a woeful .228/.276/.371 with four home runs and 16 RBI in 53 games this season.

He's been even worse over the last week.

The Mets don't have a big time lineup full of offensive powerhouses, but you have players performing far better than Cano. Why not put Michael Conforto in the third spot? Or move Pete Alonso down one spot and put someone else second?

There are many ways Callaway could construct his lineup, and while I understand Cano is the highest-paid player on this team, he's not performing like it and he shouldn't keeping hitting third.

Maybe GM Brodie Van Wagenen should cut bait now?