Oct 17 2017 03:56 PM
You're Sandy Alderson, and you're torn.
You look over the second half of your final 12 managerial candidates and you realize there are two ways forward. Younger guys (relatively younger) may be more potential than experience, but the old guys are old. Will they have the vitality left to run your show, or be able to keep up with current trends.
The Mets assigned you only look at experienced guys to steer you away from having to live or die on a leap of faith. But it's a leap of faith any way it shakes out,
isn't it? It's just a different type of faith. And now you're looking at six guys, four of whom are collecting social security. Who among them can you see managing the Mets on opening day?
Pick TWO and LIVE with the consequences!
| Mgr | Age | Team(s) | Yrs | From | To | W | L | W-L% | Ties | G>.500 | G | Wpost | Lpost | W-L%post | BestFin | WrstFin | AvRk | Plyof App | WSwon | PennWon | ASG | Mets Connection | |
| [fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/2/21414447_manager.jpg[/fimg] | Brad Ausmus | 49 | DET | 4 | 2014 | 2017 | 313 | 331 | .486 | 0 | -18 | 644 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 6 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| [fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/3/37b017b6_davis.jpg[/fimg] | Chip Hale | 53 | ARI | 2 | 2015 | 2016 | 148 | 176 | .457 | 0 | -28 | 324 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Third base coach, 2009-2010; interviewed to be manager in 2010-2011 offseason. | |
| [fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/1/18ed0c6b_davis.jpg[/fimg] | Davey Johnson | 75 | NYM, CIN, BAL, LAD, WAS | 17 | 1984 | 2013 | 1372 | 1071 | .562 | 2 | 301 | 2445 | 25 | 26 | .490 | 1 | 5 | 1.9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Made last out of 1969 World Series for Baltimore; managed and instructed in Mets minor leagues, 1981-1983; managed Mets 1984-1990 |
| [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/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/2/2cd3542e_davis.jpg[/fimg] | Whitey Herzog | 86 | TEX, CAL, KCR, STL | 18 | 1973 | 1990 | 1281 | 1125 | .532 | 3 | 156 | 2409 | 26 | 25 | .510 | 1 | 6 | 2.6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Mentored by original Mets manager Casey Stengel; Mets third base coach, 1966; Mets minor league manager, 1967; Mets director of player development, 1967-72. |
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