Oct 22 2017 10:24 PM
Re: Who will manage the Mets? (split from Terry Hot Seat)
MFS62 wrote:
Why are you so in favor of it? Later |
I didn't think I'd get a Toni Basil joke past anybody here.
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Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?)
| bmfc1 Oct 22 2017 05:43 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 22 2017 07:53 PM |
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| Benjamin Grimm Oct 22 2017 05:53 PM Re: Who will manage the Mets? (split from Terry Hot Seat) |
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Who's the leader of the club
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| Frayed Knot Oct 22 2017 06:35 PM Re: Who will manage the Mets? (split from Terry Hot Seat) |
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Well count me as surprised, but then again I had no concept of Mickey Callaway until this past week.
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| Benjamin Grimm Oct 22 2017 06:53 PM Re: Who will manage the Mets? (split from Terry Hot Seat) |
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Get to know Mickey Callaway:
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| G-Fafif Oct 22 2017 06:58 PM Re: Who will manage the Mets? (split from Terry Hot Seat) |
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All the way with Callaway!
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| MFS62 Oct 22 2017 07:00 PM Re: Who will manage the Mets? (split from Terry Hot Seat) Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 22 2017 07:16 PM |
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Joe Schultz.
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| Benjamin Grimm Oct 22 2017 07:02 PM Re: Who will manage the Mets? (split from Terry Hot Seat) |
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In that second YouTube video that I posted above, he reveals that he was named after Mickey Mantle and his brother was named after Casey Stengel.
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| HahnSolo Oct 22 2017 07:18 PM Re: Who will manage the Mets? (split from Terry Hot Seat) |
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A hire so fine it blows my mind.
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| MFS62 Oct 22 2017 07:35 PM Re: Who will manage the Mets? (split from Terry Hot Seat) |
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Why are you so in favor of it? Later
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| Valadius Oct 22 2017 07:46 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I... don't know who this is. All I know is it's not Joe McEwing.
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| Edgy MD Oct 22 2017 07:50 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Callaway has never appeared against the Mets, and in fact, seems have never appeared against any National League team, with the loan exception of his MLB debut, in which he faced Montreal on an interleague road trip.
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| 41Forever Oct 22 2017 07:55 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I'd say that if our strength is starting pitching, and our main beef with the previous manager was his misuse of bullpen arms, a successful pitching coach could be a good guy.
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| Edgy MD Oct 22 2017 08:49 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Mickey becomes only the third former pitcher to become a Mets manager, and the first who started as much as he relieved.
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| 41Forever Oct 22 2017 08:52 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Looking at that list, not many Mets managers who became ex-Mets managers did additional managing. Torre, Davey and Bobby V -- and I think that's it.
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| Edgy MD Oct 22 2017 09:06 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Westrum would go on to manage the Giants in the mid-seventies. And Torborg had a few seasons with the Marlins, 2002-2003.
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| 41Forever Oct 22 2017 09:35 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Oh man, how could I forget Yogi's infamous "Yogi's Back" cover of SI. Good calls.
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| Ashie62 Oct 22 2017 09:38 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I'd think Mickey learned alot from Francona.
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| Benjamin Grimm Oct 22 2017 09:53 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Even though I had never heard of this guy, like, three days ago, I'm pleased with this hire. The buzz is that he's smart, and that's a trait that I want. I like that he's young. And he also seems personally likeable.
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| HahnSolo Oct 22 2017 10:24 PM Re: Who will manage the Mets? (split from Terry Hot Seat) |
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I didn't think I'd get a Toni Basil joke past anybody here.
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| Edgy MD Oct 22 2017 10:26 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I like that he knows what it's like to win 22 in a row.
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| Gwreck Oct 22 2017 11:37 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Former pitchers as managers seems like a rare occurrence. Currently, there's Bud Black; and Bryan Price with the Reds...and I think that's it. (John Farrell was a pitcher too).
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| G-Fafif Oct 22 2017 11:50 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I'm stoked that the choice was Callaway. I would have been stoked had it been any of the other finalists. To go stokeless would be needlessly cynical considering most of the others hadn't proven they couldn't manage at the major league level and the one guy who had some experience hadn't definitively disqualified himself from another chance.
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| batmagadanleadoff Oct 23 2017 12:10 AM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/an ... -baseball/
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| Benjamin Grimm Oct 23 2017 12:44 AM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Geez... 42 years old. He's the first Mets manager to be younger than me, and he's younger than me by twelve years! Also the first Mets manager who is younger than the franchise itself.
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| metirish Oct 23 2017 01:32 AM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Like many others never heard of him until recently
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| TheOldMole Oct 23 2017 02:38 AM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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| Frayed Knot Oct 23 2017 02:43 AM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 23 2017 08:09 AM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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He and Yo might have a lot to talk about?
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| Mex17 Oct 23 2017 12:30 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Do you think that there will be a presser today or do MLB rules prevent that until after the World Series?
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| Mex17 Oct 23 2017 12:40 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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The guy ascended quickly as a coach after deciding to retire as a player, didn't he?
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| metirish Oct 23 2017 01:11 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Looking forward to seeing is he can handle NYC.....ugh, fucking Beat writers are so into themselves..
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| Edgy MD Oct 23 2017 01:20 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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They'll probably make an announcement today, I think. These things are frequently done between rounds of the playoffs.
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| Centerfield Oct 23 2017 01:23 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Never heard of the guy, but I like the stuff I'm reading. Smart, young, personable. Willing to listen to analytics. Not full of himself.
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| Frayed Knot Oct 23 2017 01:24 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I've always been under the impression that the NYC angle is overblown when it comes to players and, yeah, a lot of the times it's brought up it's for the purpose of pumping up the ego of those saying it (fans as well as writers). But the field manager needs to be the spokesman for the team on a daily basis and going from a pitching coach in Cleveland to the big chair in New York is a YUGE difference. It's not the only part of the job but it's big part of it and how he handles it over the long haul will go a long way towards how he'll be viewed overall.
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| sharpie Oct 23 2017 01:28 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I believe I was the only one who voted for him in the manager poll. Mickey's my man.
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| Benjamin Grimm Oct 23 2017 01:31 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I voted for Cora, but I'm quite pleased with Mickey. I hope he doubles Terry's tenure and manages the Mets for 14 years. Or more.
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| Mets Willets Point Oct 23 2017 02:55 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Wow, also younger than me.
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| TheOldMole Oct 23 2017 03:02 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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STFU, all of you. Terry is younger than me.
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| Benjamin Grimm Oct 23 2017 03:05 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Well, we're still Young Moles. Or Youngish Moles.
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| Vic Sage Oct 23 2017 03:25 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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This. Plus Callaway gets bonus points for not being Manny Acta.
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| TheOldMole Oct 23 2017 03:27 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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| Frayed Knot Oct 23 2017 03:37 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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And supposedly Acta was the favorite of Jeff's so maybe this can be seen as a sign that he's not running as roughshod over things as some of the worst fears suspect.
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| Edgy MD Oct 23 2017 03:51 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I suppose he could still be a candidate for bench coach/consigliere.
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| Mex17 Oct 23 2017 04:27 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Set your watches for 4:00.
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| Mets Willets Point Oct 23 2017 04:33 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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The ballpark DJ needs to play this when he visits the mound.
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| Ceetar Oct 23 2017 06:33 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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#36 should you be interested.
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| d'Kong76 Oct 23 2017 06:37 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Kooz!
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| Edgy MD Oct 23 2017 08:11 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Dude killing it in the press conference. Lots of thanks!
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| Edgy MD Oct 23 2017 08:13 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Telling stories of Casey Stengle, his brother's namesake.
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| Edgy MD Oct 23 2017 08:15 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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He had a "great, great" phone call with David Wright. He's going to be incredible, incredible. We'll be tired of winning.
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| Edgy MD Oct 23 2017 08:19 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Steve Gelbs: "Sandy, you mentioned two rounds of interviews. Why did you bag that after meeting Mickey?" (paraphrase)
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| Edgy MD Oct 23 2017 08:21 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Lewin: "When did you think about managing."
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| Edgy MD Oct 23 2017 08:22 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Bruce Beck: "Balance being liked and respected?"
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| Benjamin Grimm Oct 23 2017 08:23 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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If he wants to sound like Terry, he'll use the word "energy" a lot.
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| Edgy MD Oct 23 2017 08:24 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Daily News: (couldn't hear) first thing you'll do.
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| Benjamin Grimm Oct 23 2017 08:26 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I wonder... how often does a rookie manager get a three-year contract? It seems like it would be a pretty rare thing.
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| Edgy MD Oct 23 2017 08:27 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Ackert: "Pitching coach? How will that be handled?"
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| batmagadanleadoff Oct 23 2017 08:43 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Boy does everyone know how to talk, talk, talk and talk without saying a single thing of substance.
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| Frayed Knot Oct 23 2017 08:48 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Well I don't think specifics such as, "We've decided we're going to bat Cespedes cleanup", is the type of thing that typically gets announced at these things.
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| batmagadanleadoff Oct 23 2017 08:52 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Me neither.
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| Benjamin Grimm Oct 23 2017 08:54 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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| Centerfield Oct 23 2017 09:54 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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This is clearly my imagination but Jeff definitely looks like someone who didn't get his guy.
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| Edgy MD Oct 23 2017 10:15 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Interesting that Sandy is the only one who shaved for the occasion.
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| d'Kong76 Oct 23 2017 10:38 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Sol was there, Fred was napping off his 3-hour lunch with Mickey.
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| Frayed Knot Oct 23 2017 11:38 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I thought I caught a brief glimpse of Fred - and if he's staying more in the background these days then that's a good thing too.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 23 2017 11:47 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I felt like he came off great. The columnists at this hour when TC got hired were speculating on how soon it would be before the players all turned on him.
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| MFS62 Oct 24 2017 01:18 AM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Thanks, Mole. :) Later
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| seawolf17 Oct 24 2017 01:33 AM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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"For example... wins. As a pitching coach, I tell my guys, wins are crap. It's about feelings now. We're going to lead the league in feelings."
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| d'Kong76 Oct 24 2017 02:03 AM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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After hitting rock bottom, thought today's event was refreshingly optimistic.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 24 2017 05:39 AM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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When does Jeff EVER look like someone who got his guy? He's got Resting Fart Face.
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| G-Fafif Oct 24 2017 07:09 AM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Who wouldn't be excited after hiring a new Mets manager?
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| Frayed Knot Oct 26 2017 12:29 AM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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| Ceetar Oct 26 2017 01:45 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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was it Wally's personal PR guy? cause that's all I saw.
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| Centerfield Oct 31 2017 02:46 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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It seems like Calloway's signature move is to focus on the curveball. I guess that has a direct impact on guys like Matz and Lugo. Matz, who we hope is now healthy, might be a great candidate for Calloway's tutelage. Has good off-speed stuff. Maybe he can take the next step into Trevor Bauer.
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| Benjamin Grimm Nov 13 2017 04:14 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Mickey is scheduled to be on set today for the season premiere of Mets Hot Stove on SNY.
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| Benjamin Grimm Nov 14 2017 02:04 AM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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It was pretty interesting. Catch it if you can.
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| Edgy MD Nov 14 2017 03:45 AM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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He was interesting, but that interviewer talked over him through the whole thing, often answering his own questions.
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| Benjamin Grimm Nov 14 2017 03:58 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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John Harper was one of the panel who interviewed Mickey on last night's Mets Hot Stove (along with Gary Apple, Jim Duquette, and Anthony DiComo).
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| Ceetar Nov 14 2017 04:20 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Love the data and science approach. makes me happy. I assume he'll also consult with Eiland on that stuff. But it's not contradicting Carig (and didn't Alderson confirm that?) who suggested that deGrom and Thor wouldn't be as subject to the third time through thing? Presumably this very much matters on which pitchers the Mets have and how they're doing (and the score) but the third time through penalty is a real thing and if he's using data and analysis I'd be surprised if he's not quick to go to a reliever for Wheeler or Montero if it comes to that.
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| Benjamin Grimm Nov 14 2017 04:24 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Yes, I agree that the third-time through thing should be more applicable to some pitchers than to others. But if Montero is cruising, let him test the third round of the lineup, but perhaps keep him on a short leash. And if deGrom is having a bad day, then maybe you do pull him after about 20 batters.
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| Edgy MD Nov 14 2017 04:39 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Really, it's mainly Harvey who blew up the third time through the lineup. But it's not like we weren't holding our breath up until that point. So if they want to see if they at least make him a successful five-inning pitcher, fine. Making that a norm for all starters is another order, though. And we're starting to look at the four- or four-plus-inning start become more normalized.
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| Ceetar Nov 14 2017 04:42 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Statistically there seems to be no such thing as momentum/cruising. A pitcher's career line is more predictive of how he'll pitch in the 6th inning than the 5 innings that preceded it. So if Montero has a 2-hit 1-BB shutout going into the 6th of a 1-run game, you still lift him for a good reliever.
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| G-Fafif Nov 14 2017 04:58 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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The phrase our new manager uses repeatedly that I find curious, and I haven't heard any of his interviewers ask him to expand on it, is how the players will know they're "cared for". What does that mean exactly? Is that something that's been missing across baseball? Is that something that's been a Met problem? An extension of the general ideal of communication being key? He always pairs it with how the players will be asked to do more than ever before and be held accountable, perhaps so we know he's not a pushover.
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| Ceetar Nov 14 2017 05:05 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I think cared for is like the urine thing. "Oh good, you're hydrated. I hope you're eating healthy too!"
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| Edgy MD Nov 14 2017 05:12 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I think a list of each manager and GM's fallback phrases is fun to compile. His "Know wha' I mean?" or his "We battled."
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| Benjamin Grimm Nov 14 2017 05:43 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I think he actually said that he would "love" them, that he would love each and every player. That he would love Matt Harvey. He would love Juan Lagares. He would love Hansel Robles. He would love Mark Reynolds. (I don't recall Dallas Green ever saying anything like that.) And yes, he also said that he would hold them accountable. It sounded like he was talking about a paternal love, rather than a puppy love. (I guess if the Mets wanted that they would have hired Donny Osmond.) So it would sometimes be the kind of tough love that parents need to exercise at times. "You know I love you, Hansel Robles, but you need to clean up your room, and you need to throw strikes."
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 14 2017 06:32 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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"...But not the kind of strikes that wind up on table 14 of the Acela Club"
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| G-Fafif Nov 14 2017 07:26 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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This was from the Post story from the introductory press conference:
Right now, nothing he says is wrong. A clean slate is a wondrous thing.
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| cooby Nov 14 2017 07:34 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Excited already!
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| Nymr83 Nov 16 2017 01:28 AM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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He'll love them so much that there will be a restraining order!
until the first time MLB tries to confiscate and drug test it, then there will be no more testing.
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| 41Forever Nov 16 2017 01:53 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I finally was able to listen to the Meet the Mets podcast from MetsBlog where the three hosts were talking about Callaway. One of them, I think it was Steve Hofstetter, said, "And he'll be wearing No. 36" and rattled off some older Mets like Dean Florence, finishing with something like, "And I don't think the Mets have ever had someone really good wearing that number before."
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| Vic Sage Nov 16 2017 03:17 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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how do you present yourself to the public as having some expertise on the Mets (and if you're blogging about them, you're presenting yourself as an authority on them), and NOT know #36? Do they not know #41, too? #internetdeathofjournalism #opinionslikea_holes
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| Ceetar Nov 16 2017 03:19 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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because numbers aren't really important?
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| Benjamin Grimm Nov 16 2017 03:20 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Well, they're not really, but someone who doesn't think they're important shouldn't talk about them like they're an expert.
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| Vic Sage Nov 16 2017 03:26 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Then why do they get retired? Why are they on the HOF plaques? enshrined in museums? Why are they painted on a team's scoreboard or OF wall? Why are they so iconic, they can be used as the title of a movie? A player's number can become an iconic symbol of the game and take on mythic proportions. 42 anybody? anybody? Buehler?
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| Edgy MD Nov 16 2017 03:28 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Numbers identify a player. They are part of the brand that signifies him. For many players, they are as intimately as much a part of the story as the guy's name.
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| 41Forever Nov 16 2017 03:39 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Blasphemy. :)
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| Ceetar Nov 16 2017 03:41 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Leiter was... 22?
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| G-Fafif Nov 16 2017 03:57 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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It's fine to not care about who wore 36 if numbers don't count for you. Those who don't know the one outstanding Met to wear 36, however, probably shouldn't bring up who previously wore 36 on a podcast in the first place. Callaway is such a blank slate to date that I guess there's only so much to bring up.
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| Ceetar Nov 16 2017 04:01 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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well yeah, agreed on that. also maybe look it up first?
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| G-Fafif Nov 16 2017 04:42 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Preparation rocks!
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| seawolf17 Nov 16 2017 04:43 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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"Because we don't really have money to replace windows."
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| batmagadanleadoff Nov 16 2017 05:22 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I figuratively if not literally, pop a blood vessel whenever I hear talk of Gary Carter deserving to have his Mets # retired, because whatever Carter did for the Mets, Koosman did 10 times over. 20 times over! But for every time I hear someone advocating for retiring Kooz's #, I probably hear it 100 times for Carter.
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| cooby Nov 16 2017 05:25 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I'm with you. Jerry was terrific too!
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 16 2017 05:50 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Preaching to the choir here but numbers needn't be retired to remembered, if you're the kind of fan that remembers those kind of things. And I agree they aren't in and of themselves important which speaks to the whole conceit of knowing them and celebrating them: It's how the mind of a fan works. For many guys the number is *all* people remember of them like me with Roy Staiger. I knew he was an infielder, and I knew wore No. 2. Did he bat right, left or both? No clue. So the number for me became an avenue to greater understanding.
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| G-Fafif Nov 16 2017 06:19 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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If Callaway is somewhat successful (winning records, limited embarrassment on his watch), he automatically becomes the second-most significant 36 in franchise history. The gap from Koosman to whichever 36 you'd currently rank behind him -- Tracy Stallard, Ed Lynch, Greg McMichael -- has to be the largest within the realm of widely circulated Met numbers. I've enjoyed every time a 36 has been issued to an inevitable journeyman that the tendency among announcers and fans (who care about such things) is to instinctively remember and mention/tweet Jerry Koosman's name. In its own way, it's as valuable to his legacy as 36 being up in the rafters.
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| d'Kong76 Nov 16 2017 06:28 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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#36 is retired in my mind. #8? No, and not #17 either.
I better remember his acting career. He was great in Jaws.
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| Benjamin Grimm Nov 16 2017 06:47 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I know. As soon as I saw that Mickey was getting number 36, the first thought that came to my mind was "Jerry Koosman".
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 16 2017 08:15 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I think Marty Noble said 36 was always given to a "nice guys" He is a big fan of Kooz and Ed Lynch.
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| cooby Nov 16 2017 09:21 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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I must remember to explore this website
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| bmfc1 Jan 31 2018 03:50 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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Per this article, https://nypost.com/2018/01/30/mets-bein ... -attitude/
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| Benjamin Grimm Jan 31 2018 03:54 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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If we weren't so terrible at doing book clubs here, this one would be an interesting choice.
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| bmfc1 Jan 31 2018 04:07 PM Re: Callaway Seeds (split from Who will manage the Mets?) |
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For $1.66, I'm in.
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