Comments on: The Mets are giving Wally Backman a second interview for some reason

By: Wally Backman and my adventures in talk radio | HardballTalk

Wally Backman and my adventures in talk radio | HardballTalk — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:28:31 +0000

[...] didn’t know which direction he was going to take. Turns out he wanted to talk Backman. OK, I fired a missile or two in that direction yesterday, so why not? He started by listing the following managers [...]

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:01:52 +0000

A lot more credibility since Ian O’Conner left.

By: The Mets want a manager in place by the end of the month | HardballTalk

The Mets want a manager in place by the end of the month | HardballTalk — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:32:36 +0000

[...] As we mentioned this morning, the Mets will be on to their second round of managerial interviews shortly. Yesterday, Sandy Alderson said that he wants this wrapped up by the end of the month at the latest: “It would probably be helpful for us to have a manager by the end of the month,” the new Mets general manager said during a conference call yesterday. “Another sort of logical deadline is Thanksgiving. I’m not sure we’re going to make that.” Dude was a Marine. I imagine he’s pretty good at keeping a schedule. Anyway, this is also an opportunity to revisit some of my Wally Backman comments from this morning. They’re not exactly going over well in some quarters. I can see why. Suggesting that the Mets are merely humoring the fan base in interviewing Backman a rather un-Occam’s Razor-like position to take, and I’ve always prided myself on adhering as close as I can to obvious explanations that explain all of the facts rather than coming up with conspiracy theories. That doesn’t mean I’m backtracking from this morning’s comments — I just can’t shake the notion that Alderson’s consideration of Backman is strange given both men’s histories — but I’m prepared to admit that I may be completely out to lunch. Doesn’t help that Heyman as exactly the same take I do, which is rarely a good sign. Oh well, we’ll see what happens. In the meantime, enjoy this insightful list of the candidates the Mets apparently aren’t considering for some reason, and which provide further evidence that the Mets just don’t get it as an organization. Skip to Comments Tweet Older » Japanese reliever Hiroyuki Kobayashi eyeing move to MLB More HardballTalk [...]

By: Jonny 5

Jonny 5 — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:36:37 +0000

Ohhh, now you adopt religion……… You better.. LOL!!! If I were you I’d pray every night now and maybe do some charity work for good measure…

By: BC

BC — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:37:57 +0000

Please God no….

By: mattjg

mattjg — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:37:04 +0000

As a Phillies fan, I really hope the Mets hire Backman. Based on Amaro’s penchant for acquiring older players, I’m afraid if the Mets don’t hire him as manager Amaro will sign him as a utility infielder.

By: Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest » Blog Archive » Another Backman Hatchet Job

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:31:20 +0000

[...] numerous blogs that seem to have an agenda against the possibility of him managing the Mets. Today we saw more of that at NBC’s Hardball Talk with perhaps a piece that deserves more scorn than Rubin was given a week [...]

By: proudlycanadian

proudlycanadian — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:45:16 +0000

Does the Bergen Record have any credibility? I am only aware of them because of a fake story about the Blue Jays that they broke a couple of years ago.