Clem wrote earlier that Buck Showalter is indeed stepping down as Mets Manager after yesterday’s games.
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So who gets the job now?
David Stearns will now be in charge and Buck leaving allows him to pick his own guy.
This is a Mets team that is one of the biggest underachievers in modern baseball history.
They came in with such lofty expectations following a 101 win season and almost lost 90 games.
The 2023 Mets are the Rocky V of baseball teams.
With that being said, it’s kinda crazy he hasn’t gotten a job since.
He’s only 55 and won 90 games in his last season with the Cards.
He’s never had a losing season as a MLB manager and has a .559 career winning percentage.
I love analytics more than most but this guy is a proven winner who deserves another shot.
You think Cardinals fans wouldn’t want him back instead of the lousy Oli Marmol?
I’m not saying he didn’t cheat because he sure.
However it’s not right that he was the only player who got any blame.
Rob Manfred wanted to bury the story so he pinned it all on the guy that was retired.
Despite all of that, I’d be shocked if the Mets hired him.
Cohen has said the Mets manager job isn’t one you learn on the job.
Beltran hasn’t managed at any level.
Ideally, he’d go be a bench coach for a team like the Royals for a couple seasons.
Frank Fleming
His passion in unquestionable and he did meet Cohen this year.
Could that be a precursor for a job interview?
Some may argue his intensity could rub some players the wrong way but this clubhouse needs an overhaul.
Players seemed far too comfortable under Buck Showalter.
You think Tommy Pham would be calling players lazy if The Tank was at the helm?
But I’m also guessing they would have fired him by now.
We had our own East Coast version of that.
I don’t believe either are going to be considered for the Mets managerial job.
I can’t imagine he’d be a fit with the Mets.
He’s another person who had a hard time motivating a big league clubhouse.
The Giants didn’t even wait until the end of the season to let him go.
I would be pretty shocked if anyone hired him this season.
I just don’t think the timing is right for him here.
Don Mattingly
Donnie Baseball is currently the Blue Jays bench coach.
Mattingly does have experience managing both the Dodgers and the Marlins.
However, both teams had much more success after he left than when he was there.
The Dodgers won a World Series and the Marlins are already in the playoffs under Skip Schumacher.
He’s 80 years old.
But I’m not joking that he should be in the Hall of Fame.
He won everywhere he went (except the Dodgers).
He brought the Mets, Reds, Orioles and Nationals to the playoffs.
He had a career winning percentage of .562 which would equate to a 91-71 record.
But he was a very important manager for many years.
He almost got the Mets job when they hired Buck two years ago.
I could see another team (Guardians?
Rockies if they fire Bud Black?)
Maybe the Astros see him as an heir apparent to Dusty Baker?
Craig Counsell
What are we doing here?
He obviously worked with Stearns in Milwaukee and his contract is up at the end of the year.
Counsell is right there with Brandon Hyde as the best managers in baseball.
This would be a huge coup for the Mets.
Why do I love him so much?
This is his fifth playoff appearance with the Brewers.
He’s a master at using a starting rotation and bullpen.
The Brewers have the best ERA in the National League.
He would be the perfect manager for this team.
John Rich sits next to me at the office and is a good guy.
I’d shoot him in the face if it guaranteed Craig Counsell would be manager of the Mets.
Hopefully it does not come to that.
