Maybe what the Mets need is a Take No Prisoners Attitude. Imagine all your Wally Backman fantasies except this time the manager REALLY DGAF as Pete Alonso might say.
These could be the new Mets. They hate you, they hate the other teams, they hate hate hate…
…we could bring in all the worst unlikeable players in the league…who cares as long as they are good at baseball.
And who better to lead the squad than Player-Manager Javy Baez.
The Mets could wear black uniforms and chant LFGM and just be total a-holes. A lot of you would probably like this, and it does seem to fit the vibe of the post-Wilpons era.
The problem is, the accountants will never go for a player-manager.
Will Javy Baez manage the Mets? No.