Now that Carlos Beltran is officially the Mets manager, there is still a small pocket of folks who can’t seem to let go of his backwards K to end the 2006 NLCS. It’s not like the loss was Beltran’s fault then, and it certainly shouldn’t hold any bearing on whether he will be a good manager or not now, but regardless, it’s time to let go. So if you still have a...
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After a laborious managerial search that included a multitude of candidates, numerous rounds of interviews and non-existent “bombshell” options, the Mets have their man: longtime Met and future Hall-of-Famer Carlos Beltran. While the rest of the coaching staff has yet to be rounded out, New York has hopped the biggest hurdle by tabbing Beltran as manager. Now that that’s done...
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New York Mets managerial candidate Tim Bogar is down to one of the four finalists for the position, and has a longtime friend and former Met in his corner. Dave Magadan recently spoke with Mike Puma of the New York Post and told him that Bogar would be a really good manager for New York. As Puma notes, the two missed being teammates by just one season, but over the years have coached together...
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Washington Nationals’ ace Max Scherzer will not pitch Game 5 tonight against the Houston Astros due to neck and back spasms. Joe Ross will toe the rubber in his place. Scherzer, 35, has pitched in five games this postseason, logging wins in the NLDS, NLCS and one in the World Series. Overall on the season, Scherzer logged a 2.92 ERA, 2.45 FIP, 12.7 K/9 and 1.027 WHIP in 27 games started....
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According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the mystery candidate for the Mets’ managerial opening is Milwaukee Brewers’ bench coach Pat Murphy. Murphy, 60, has been in the game of baseball for over 30 years. The Syracuse native was the head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 1988-94 where he compiled a 318-116-1 record and is where he coached current Brewers’ manager,...
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