Carlos Delgado‘s days with the Mets could be numbered after the veteran first baseman had some medical setbacks recently, all but finishing his hopes of playing the final two weeks of the season.

After a 6-5 loss to the Nationals at Citi Field on Friday extended the Mets’ losing streak to six, colleague Jay Greenberg writes that the Wilpons’ vow to bring back Jerry Manuel next season shouldn’t be written in stone.

In the notes, Mike Pelfrey‘s maddening season continued in Friday’s setback.