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You're Sandy Alderson, and you're feeling better every day. Did I say every day? Every minute!
Because despite your disaster of a season, your division rivals just got knocked out of the playoffs. Six years they've been jacked for a championship, and six years they've gone home without so much as a pennant. They might be firing their manager.
Which reminds you. Find a manager fast. FAST! An experienced one, too! Lucky for you, you've been narrowing it down.
Which three of these bench jockeys do you call in for an interview?
| Mgr | Age | Team(s) | Yrs | From | To | W | L | W-L % | Ties | G> .500 | G | W Pst | L Pst | W-L% Pst | Best Fin | Wrst Fin | Av Rk | Plyof App | WS Won | Penn Won | ASG | Mets Conn | | [fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/e/ed9e6403_manager.jpg[/fimg] | Jim Leyland | 73 | PIT, FLA, COL, DET | 22 | 1986 | 2013 | 1769 | 1728 | .506 | 2 | 41 | 3499 | 44 | 40 | .524 | 1 | 6 | 3.0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Hired Terry Collins for his coaching stafff. | | [fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/a/aaf0e288_davis.jpg[/fimg] | Charlie Manuel | 74 | CLE, PHI | 12 | 2000 | 2013 | 1000 | 826 | .548 | 0 | 174 | 1826 | 29 | 22 | .569 | 1 | 4 | 1.7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | [fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/9/946b8db1_davis.jpg[/fimg] | Cito Gaston | 74 | TOR | 12 | 1989 | 2010 | 894 | 837 | .516 | 0 | 57 | 1731 | 18 | 16 | .529 | 1 | 5 | 2.9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | [fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/7/789d55a7_davis.jpg[/fimg] | Frank Howard | 81 | SDP, NYM | 2 | 1981 | 1983 | 93 | 133 | .412 | 0 | -40 | 226 | 0 | 0 | | 6 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mets third base coach, 1982; Mets third base coach, 1983-84, 1994-96; Mets interim manager, 1983. | | [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/4/46a871db_davis.jpg[/fimg] | Bobby Valentine | 67 | TEX, NYM, BOS | 16 | 1985 | 2012 | 1186 | 1165 | .504 | 0 | 21 | 2351 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 2 | 7 | 3.7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mets player, 1977-1978; Mets third-base coach, 1983-1985; Mets manager, 1996-2002. | | [fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/7/7809573b_manager.jpg[/fimg] | Lloyd McClendon | 59 | PIT, SEA | 7 | 2001 | 2015 | 499 | 607 | .451 | 0 | -108 | 1106 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | 6 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Originally signed by the Mets in 1980 and played in their system until being traded to Cincinnati as part of the Tom Seaver deal in December 1982. | | [fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/1/143569f6_davis.jpg[/fimg] | Juan Samuel | 57 | BAL | 1 | 2010 | 2010 | 17 | 34 | .333 | 0 | -17 | 51 | 0 | 0 | | 5 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mets player, 1989. | | [fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/5/52402596_davis.jpg[/fimg] | Mike Hargrove | 68 | CLE, BAL, SEA | 16 | 1991 | 2007 | 1188 | 1173 | .503 | 2 | 15 | 2363 | 27 | 25 | .519 | 1 | 7 | 3.1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | [fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/5/5ec76f54_davis.jpg[/fimg] | Phil Garner | 68 | MIL, DET, HOU | 15 | 1992 | 2007 | 985 | 1054 | .483 | 1 | -69 | 2040 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 2 | 7 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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