Rolaids Antacid Tablets presents: Find Us a Manager (Grp. G)

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Rolaids Antacid Tablets presents: Find Us a Manager (Grp. G)

Walt Weiss 1 votes

Matt Williams 1 votes

Manny Acta 4 votes

Don Cooper 0 votes

Ken Macha 4 votes

Dave Miley 1 votes

Don Wakamatsu 4 votes

Carlos Tosca 1 votes

Luis Pujols 1 votes

Tony Perez 2 votes

Tom Lasorda 0 votes

Tom Trebelhorn 1 votes

Joe Morgan 2 votes

John Hart 0 votes

Jim Frey 2 votes

Bill Virdon 3 votes

Norm Sherry 2 votes

Edgy MD
Oct 06 2017 05:41 PM

Heading to the Korean place for lunch, you begin filling your tray, and your eyes catch a see-through version of your reflection in the sneeze guard. This tells you two things. One: You are still Sandy Alderson. Two: You haven't been as transparent in your search process as you could be.

Mets insiders! That's all you've called! Well, isn't it the same old Mets insiders that have gotten us in this predicament?!

You get back to your office, wondering briefly why we have such faith in the scales at these luncheon-by-the-pound places. Does the Department of Consumer Protection check on that sort of thing periodically? And aren't some of these dishes a little watered down? "I don't want to pay for water weight," you think. "That's like signing K-Rod all over again."

But transparency! Transparency was the thought on your mind. Involve interested outsiders!

So you call Greg Prince. He picks up on the first ring, God bless him. He's in the middle of writing 8,000 words on Ray Ramirez, so he can appreciate where you are right now — you know, existentially."

"Greg," you say, "I need a manager."

"I can appreciate where you are," he responds.

"The Wilpons say I need a guy with MLB experience."

"The Wilpons and the KATZ," he corrects you.

"The Wilpons and the Katz," you agree. "HEY! How do you know who ... ?"

"I have sources. I can't name names," he retorts. "So we're looking for a manager?" he sums up.

"With experience," you remind him.

"Everyone whose ever been hired has been fired, Sandy." Greg doesn't play around.

"Yeah, I know," you admit. "Do you have the names that we're already bandying around?"

"I have sources," he repeats

"Good. Can you have them by ... Holy shit, they're right here on my desk." They weren't there before you went to get your lunch. You're so stunned that you get soy sauce all over the list. Total Oscar Madison move.

"I've been thinking, Sandy," Greg says, dead serious-like. "I think about the Mets."

"I know you do, Greg ...." you mumble, your thoughts starting to drift away from the conversation and back toward the task before you.

You stare at his list. The now-brownish list, dangerously high in sodium content. Which four guys get called in for an interview?

Mgr Age Team(s) Yrs From To W L W-L% Ties G > .500 G W Post L Post W-L% Post Best Fin Wrst Fin Av Rk Plyof App WS won Penn Won ASG Mets Connection
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/2/2500208c_manager.jpg[/fimg] Walt Weiss 54 COL 4 2013 2016 283 365 .437 0 -82 648 0 0 3 5 4.3 0 0 0 0
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/4/4985b709_manager.jpg[/fimg] Matt Williams 52 WAS 2 2014 2015 179 145 .552 0 34 324 1 3 .250 1 2 1.5 1 0 0 0 Originally drafted by the Mets in 1983, but didn't sign.
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/7/7f7f269f_manager.jpg[/fimg] Manny Acta 49 WAS, CLE 6 2007 2012 372 518 .418 0 -146 890 0 0 2 5 4.1 0 0 0 0 Third base coach, infield coach 2005-2006.
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/e/ecd1956b_davis.jpg[/fimg] Don Cooper 62 CHW 1 2011 2011 1 1 .500 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 3.0 0 0 0 0 New York native, Queens-reared.
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/e/ee398aa0_davis.jpg[/fimg] Ken Macha 67 OAK, MIL 6 2003 2010 525 447 .540 0 78 972 5 7 .417 1 3 2.0 2 0 0 0
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/9/9bcd3c96_manager.jpg[/fimg] Dave Miley 55 CIN 3 2003 2005 125 164 .433 0 -39 289 0 0 4 6 4.7 0 0 0 0
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/1/183be2f2_davis.jpg[/fimg] Don Wakamatsu 55 SEA 2 2009 2010 127 147 .464 0 -20 274 0 0 3 4 3.4 0 0 0 0
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/8/8bb5c5b7_manager.jpg[/fimg] Carlos Tosca 64 TOR 3 2002 2004 191 191 .500 0 0 382 0 0 3 5 3.6 0 0 0 0
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/a/a3356252_davis.jpg[/fimg] Luis Pujols 62 DET 1 2002 2002 55 100 .355 0 -45 155 0 0 5 5 5.0 0 0 0 0
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/1/1c4baf33_davis.jpg[/fimg] Tony Perez 75 CIN, FLA 2 1993 2001 74 84 .468 0 -10 158 0 0 4 5 4.3 0 0 0 0
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/c/cee2ca65_davis.jpg[/fimg] Tom Lasorda 90 LAD 21 1976 1996 1599 1439 .526 2 160 3040 31 30 .508 1 6 2.5 7 2 4 4 Played for Brooklyn once upon a time; mentored future Mets manager Bobby Valentine.
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/c/cea9aa47_manager.jpg[/fimg] Tom Trebelhorn 70 MIL, CHC 7 1986 1994 471 461 .505 0 10 932 0 0 3 6 4.3 0 0 0 0
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/7/7fa1e87d_davis.jpg[/fimg] Joe Morgan 87 BOS 4 1988 1991 301 262 .535 0 39 563 0 8 .000 1 3 2.2 2 0 0 0
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/a/aa537ee8_manager.jpg[/fimg] John Hart 69 CLE 1 1989 1989 8 11 .421 0 -3 19 0 0 6 6 6.0 0 0 0 0
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/1/1245e7ca_manager.jpg[/fimg] Jim Frey 86 KCR, CHC 5 1980 1986 323 287 .530 1 36 611 7 7 .500 1 5 2.5 2 0 1 1 Mets hitting coach, 1982-1983. Consistently praised by Darryl Strawberry for his mentoring work.
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/0/0a3985c3_davis.jpg[/fimg] Bill Virdon 86 PIT, NYY, HOU, MON 13 1972 1984 995 921 .519 2 74 1918 6 9 .400 1 6 2.9 3 0 0 0 Mets minor leaguer for five games, 1966; managed Yankees during their one year at Shea in 1975.
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/d/da3e74f9_davis.jpg[/fimg] Norm Sherry 86 CAL 2 1976 1977 76 71 .517 0 5 147 0 0 4 5 4.6 0 0 0 0 Born in New York; former minor league Brooklyn Dodger; Mets player, 1963.

Frayed Knot
Oct 06 2017 06:16 PM
Re: Rolaids Antacid Tablets presents: Find Us a Manager (Grp

One vote cast for the [crossout:8rhchcra]man[/crossout:8rhchcra] men named 'NOT Matt Williams'

G-Fafif
Oct 06 2017 10:06 PM
Re: Rolaids Antacid Tablets presents: Find Us a Manager (Grp

Can't reveal the contents of my imaginary conversations with Met higher-ups, but I can suggest Bill Virdon knew the way to Flushing once upon a time and still very well might.

MFS62
Oct 07 2017 01:09 AM
Re: Rolaids Antacid Tablets presents: Find Us a Manager (Grp

Frayed Knot wrote:
One vote cast for the [crossout]man[/crossout] men named 'NOT Matt Williams'

Yes, yes, a thousand times this.(Or one for each of the other candidiates, whichever comes first)
I voted for Bill "Quail" Virdon, just because he was on the Pirate teams I liked after my team deserted Brooklyn and before the Mets were born. And his 1960 team beat the MFYs in the World Series, too.

Later

d'Kong76
Oct 07 2017 01:11 AM
Re: Rolaids Antacid Tablets presents: Find Us a Manager (Grp

How many letters are there in this managerial alphabet?

seawolf17
Oct 07 2017 01:26 AM
Re: Rolaids Antacid Tablets presents: Find Us a Manager (Grp

I was positive Bill Virdon was dead. Apparently not.

Mets Willets Point
Oct 07 2017 02:02 AM
Re: Rolaids Antacid Tablets presents: Find Us a Manager (Grp

I had no idea that world was populated with so many geriatric former MLB managers.

Edgy MD
Oct 07 2017 02:28 AM
Re: Rolaids Antacid Tablets presents: Find Us a Manager (Grp

They practically have their own country.

Edgy MD
Oct 07 2017 02:33 AM
Re: Rolaids Antacid Tablets presents: Find Us a Manager (Grp

d'Kong76 wrote:
How many letters are there in this managerial alphabet?

Ten. It's like Hawaiian.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
Oct 09 2017 05:56 PM
Re: Rolaids Antacid Tablets presents: Find Us a Manager (Grp

Brownish, yes, but loaded with umami.

Frey, Virdon, Sherry, Morgan. I REALLY am curious now about whether we can kill a guy just with lack of fundies.

d'Kong76
Oct 09 2017 06:12 PM
Re: Rolaids Antacid Tablets presents: Find Us a Manager (Grp

Took Acta, someone will need to break up that 4-way tie I created.

Centerfield
Oct 09 2017 06:50 PM
Re: Rolaids Antacid Tablets presents: Find Us a Manager (Grp

Frayed Knot wrote:
One vote cast for the [crossout]man[/crossout] men named 'NOT Matt Williams'

Me too. I find I can more easily come up with a list of names that I don't want to be the Mets manager, rather than actual candidates themselves.

Edgy MD
Oct 09 2017 06:56 PM
Re: Rolaids Antacid Tablets presents: Find Us a Manager (Grp

Matt Williams has done the Mets as much service as you can ask by damaging the Nationals. I feel the same way about Fredi Gonzalez, who has negatively impacted two division rivals, but other folks are fingering him in for an interview, so what do I know?