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Mets hire Mendoza

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Post by metirish » Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:04 pm

We have a new manager, what do we know about him?
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Post by G-Fafif » Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:08 pm

Not the Carlos Mendoza who played for the 1997 Mets.
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Post by Edgy MD » Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:12 pm

I realize that having a president of baseball operations makes having a general manager something less than it's usual necessary element in day-to-day operations, but it still feels kind of freaky to hire a manager while the gm chair is still vacant.
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Post by metirish » Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:12 pm

What's the line on him??
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Post by Johnny Lunchbucket » Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:18 pm

Yankee coach for last several years, been getting manager interviews for last two years.

I'm personally glad we didn;t hire Counsell who's such a wisconnsin guy he'd only be here for the $$

Personally I think we'd be just as well off with Buck.
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Post by kcmets » Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:19 pm

bmfc1 wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:10 pm Briefly a Met: https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... ca01.shtml
Benjamin Grimm wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:13 pm Actually, it's this guy: https://www.baseball-reference.com/regi ... ndoz001car
G-Fafif wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:08 pm Not the Carlos Mendoza who played for the 1997 Mets.
One of these posters is right! I'm sure of that....
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Post by Frayed Knot » Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:40 pm

metirish wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:12 pm What's the line on him??
I see what you did there.
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Post by MFS62 » Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:42 pm

From the same place we got Showalter (after a few stops)and Randolph.
Because of that winning tradition I guess.

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Re: Mets hire Mendoza

Post by Gwreck » Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:45 pm

Counsell to the Cubs.
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Post by Frayed Knot » Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:46 pm

So did the Mets choose Mendoza over Counsell or did Counsell tell them 'No thanks' first and Mendoza was the first alternate?

My guess is the latter over the former even if no one will ever say so publicly.
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Post by Benjamin Grimm » Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:49 pm

I guess Counsell needed to stay in proximity to Lake Michigan.

I'm looking forward to hearing what the Mets say impressed them about Mendoza, even though it will probably be the usual platitudes.

I really have no opinion on this, so I won't pretend to be happy or disappointed or angry or anything like that. All I can say is that I hope he succeeds.
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Post by Gwreck » Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:50 pm

Counsell lives full time in Wisconsin so not leaving the area makes sense.

It’s odd that Counsell and Mendoza would be the two finalists given their very different resumes. Mendoza has a similar resume/experience to Luis Rojas.
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Post by Edgy MD » Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:51 pm

We don't have an official announcement on the Mendoza hiring yet that I've seen.

If the reports are true, he'd join Ozzie Guillen, Al Pedrique, and the late Chico Carrasquel (among others) in the growing fraternity of Venezuelan MLB managers.
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Post by Gwreck » Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:54 pm

Edgy MD wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:51 pm We don't have an official announcement on the Mendoza hiring yet that I've seen.
Official, no. But Anthony DiComo of MLB.com is reporting it as is Will Sammon of the Athletic. It’s a done deal.
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Post by metirish » Mon Nov 06, 2023 2:13 pm

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:18 pm Yankee coach for last several years, been getting manager interviews for last two years.

I'm personally glad we didn;t hire Counsell who's such a wisconnsin guy he'd only be here for the $$

Personally I think we'd be just as well off with Buck.
Seriously, I would have stuck with Buck
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Post by Benjamin Grimm » Mon Nov 06, 2023 2:31 pm

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Post by kcmets » Mon Nov 06, 2023 2:36 pm

It's on the MLB Channel scrolly bar (pending a physical)....
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Re: Mets hire Mendoza

Post by ashie62 » Mon Nov 06, 2023 2:38 pm

Never heard of him.
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Post by Marshmallowmilkshake » Mon Nov 06, 2023 2:45 pm

MFS62 wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:42 pm From the same place we got Showalter (after a few stops)and Randolph.
Because of that winning tradition I guess.

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Post by Lefty Specialist » Mon Nov 06, 2023 2:56 pm

Seems like he was well liked within the Yankme organization. Speaks Spanish, so there's that.

Sounds like Steans wants a manager he can control, especially since they haven't hired a GM yet. Hope he keeps Cora as the third base coach. The rest can go, Hefner included.
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Re: Mets hire Mendoza

Post by roger_that » Mon Nov 06, 2023 4:17 pm

Awful funny way to spell "Beltran," if you ask me.
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Post by stevejrogers » Mon Nov 06, 2023 4:30 pm

Marshmallowmilkshake wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 2:45 pm
MFS62 wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 1:42 pm From the same place we got Showalter (after a few stops)and Randolph.
Because of that winning tradition I guess.

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And Yogi!

On a more pathetic, record and his hand in Gen K 1990s version’s downfall, example though is Dallas Green.
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