I have been saying that the Mets won’t go with an untried manager.

As Terry might say, “Four years of not managing may have made me a little stale, but I wouldn’t consider myself untried.”

Will they give the Mets back to Terry?

No.

Steve can’t afford to go backward….but a 72 year old guy who has managed before is kind of exactly what I want for the next Mets manager.  If Terry Collins weren’t Terry Collins he’d be perfect!

Will Terry Collins manage the Mets (again)?  No.

You can find the full series of “will this guy manage the Mets? No” here.

 

Joe Espada.

Who?

Exactly.

If you are curious about Joe Espada, apparently NorthJersey.com needed to fill a column so they said

Espada, Houston’s bench coach, has been in the running for several big-league managerial jobs. He reportedly received multiple interviews for the Cubs’ gig in 2019, and interviewed with the Giants around the same time.

Espada knows New York because he spent three years on Joe Girardi’s Yankees coaching staff. He seems to be a riser in the industry.

That’s nice.  We aren’t doing an untried manager again.

Will Joe Espada manage the Mets?  No.

You can find the full series of “will this guy manage the Mets? No” here.

There is one man on the planet who conquered the Red Sox Curse and the Cubs Curse.

The discussion SHOULD have gone like this:

Theo: I want a hundred million dollars.

Steve: Here you go. (Hands over giant novelty check)

Theo: I get to do whatever I want.  Here’s my resume for why.

Steve:  No problem. I will be over here running my hedge fund and enjoying the next season of Billions now that the Axe character is gone, I never liked that guy.

And that’s it.

NO EXCUSES.

We didn’t get a billionaire to reteam Sandy and Billy to play Moneyball.

NO EXCUSES.  CALL THEO BACK.

Tell Theo he can work three hours a week from the Bahamas and do whatever he wants.  I don’t care.  Get Theo in here.

Hey, how about Carlos Beltran.  Everyone else with GarbageCanGate seems to have gotten another chance, why can’t Carlos?

Here’s the thing.  The guy hasn’t managed.  We don’t know if he can manage.  Coming off Mickey Hodges and Luis Rojas, both newbies, are you really going to tell the fanbase that the third time is the charm, and have another press conference introducing Beltran as the manager?  That’s crazy talk.

Will Carlos Beltran manage the Mets?  No.

You can find the full “Will this guy manage the Mets? No.” series here.

So many people sent this to me…..

If you are new to Sterling or Scully, there are only two grades: Sterling or Scully.  There is no in-between.

A Scully is a great call.  Say “here comes Knight and the Mets win…” followed by silence.   Or a “I don’t believe what I just saw” would get a Scully grade.

A Sterling would go to a call like “to the track, to the wall, it’s outta here” where a lesser announcer is just forcing in a catch-phrase that really hasn’t caught on at all after 30 years.

“The Giants Win The Pennant, The Giants Win The Pennant….” would get a Scully.  A lesser announcer would have said “it’s to the track, to the wall, it’s outta here!  Bobby Thomson with a three run homer and the Giants win the ballgame!” which would not have been nearly as cool because that call would be about a catch phrase and not the moment.  That’s a Sterling call.

It can be dangerous forcing your catch phrase as we are about to see.

Here’s John Sterling playing the game..

John Sterling has to retire after this one..
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— Boston Strong (@BostonStrong_34) October 6, 2021

Verdict: Sterling