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Maybe what the Mets need to do is play Whitey Ball.  We will hire a really smart manager who understands situational hitting, defense and the Cardinals way. Steve could back up the money truck and tell Keith he only has to do “important” road games (and the bench coach can do the rest.) Keith can …

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Yesterday I told you of my dream of a 67 year old chain-smoking old school manager. Today, it’s @ceetar’s dream, the artificial intelligence. The M-5 (M for Mets, and 5 in honor of Davey Jonson who first brought computers to the Mets’ manager office) has all the data and can run simulations for every pitch …

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Here’s what I want in the next manager of the Mets… I want the Generic Baseball Manager from movies.   He’s 67 and has a mustache.  He chain-smokes.  He has no time for “how did it feel when…” questions from Gelbs. Generic Baseball Movie Manager plays the same guys 6 days a week and sometimes …

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Again part of this series is to mock columns and random names, like this one from the Sporting News who float Mike Venable. Maybe a surprise name and a long shot, but Venable is in his first season as a bench coach with the Red Sox. Before that, however, the 38-year old spent four seasons with …

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I don’t know if you know this, but Todd Frazier is from New Jersey, played in the  Little League World Series, and even met Derek Jeter once. He will also do whatever it takes to win a baseball game, even if it means tricking umpires! That said, he has never managed.  He needs some seasoning …

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