There have been some baseball announcers who became World Series winning baseball managers. Bob Brenly worked the 2000 World Series for FOX before winning the 2001 series as the Diamondbacks’ manager. Joe Torre was good in the booth before returning to the dugout for Saint George.
So why not Gary Cohen?
Gary has seen as much Mets baseball as anyone this last three decades, and that wealth of knowledge from Keith and Ron must have rubbed off on him.
Gary has proven himself to be a good evaluator of talent – for example, he was quick to identify the holes in Daniel Murphy’s game.
Gary clearly knows how to handle the media, and is a well known face to Mets fans. What a great story this would be, the tale of the kid who made it from the Upper Deck to winning the 2022 World Series as manager.
Unfortunately, I think Gary is content to sit in the booth and accumulate more seasons as he heads towards Cooperstown and a Ford Frick Award. You can ask Gary yourself at the Queens Baseball Convention on November 13th.
Will Gary Cohen manage the Mets? No.
