Andy Martino has written about the Mets new culture, based on the leadership of second choice panic move manager Carlos Mendoza (whose name I couldn’t remember and had to look up.)
The Mets new culture should not be confused with any of these.
Oh man, a World Series within 5 years! That’s great! It’s great to have an adult in the room and a new culture of winning!
Well except for this…
Steve is in year 4.
Or this new culture…
or this guy you forgot about
which led to this emergency new culture
or this…
…which led to this emergency new culture
which all came after someone Howie Rose compared to Gil Hodges….IN FEBRUARY OF YEAR ONE…..
And don’t forget hiring an Agent to run things. New culture.
according to Andy, this new culture is:
This hands-off, trusting approach allows Mendoza to impact games, grow as a leader and tactician, and earn credibility in the clubhouse as a manager empowered to actually manage. (via SNY)