Forgetaboutit: Valentine Not Coming Back To Mets

Well Met fans, I hate to break this to ya, but Bobby V. is not coming back to Queens in 2010.

No, the Wilpons didn't make another public announcement endorsing GM Omar Minaya nor manager Jerry Manuel. No. Valentine has signed with another team ... ESPN.

Valentine will be an analyst on ESPN's "Baseball Tonight" show during the MLB postseason and could see a larger role with the network come 2010, according to a news wire story from Bleacher Report.com.

This should end any speculation that Valentine will return to manage in the major leagues this season, unless someone blows him away with an offer he can't refuse.