The Red Sox and Phillies made surprising early-season moves to fire their managers after dreadful starts, leaving many to speculate the Mets would follow a similar blueprint. But it sounds like, as of now, there is no intention of having Carlos Mendoza follow Alex Cora and Rob Thomson out the door. “We know our record is not what we want, and we know we are capable of more,” Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns told MLB.com . “We don’t view this as a manager problem, and we don’t intend to make a change.” It's always nice for embattled leaders to get a public vote of confidence from management. There is also a very long track record showing that such a move does not mean the situation is all that much more secure. In fact, these are typically generalized as a "kiss of death" due to how many times they don't age all that well. The Mets remain confident in Mendoza's ability to navigate choppy waters that have caused them to sink all the way to the bottom of baseball.…