Since the lineups get made by the accountants upstairs, maybe what the Mets need to do is admit the manager’s job is one of marketing…so why not turn to the best marketer in Flushing?
Darren is charismatic and has proven that he can handle the media. The fans like him. We could pair him up with an old crusty bench coach type to remind him to warm someone up in the bullpen and things like that. If the DH comes to the NL the game kind if runs itself anyway.
My only concern is that he would have to divest himself of the t-shit business. I would worry that he’d let a pitcher with shoulder issues throw 134 pitches just so everyone could get t-shirts…and that’s the sort of thing that can set a franchise back for at least a decade.
As crazy as this sounds, remember the Mets hired an agent to be the general manager once, so why not let The T-Shirt Guy Manage the Mets?
That said, I don’t think the Mets are thinking this progressively.
Will Darren Meenan manage the Mets? No.
