That title reads like a ’60s animated Christmas movie. But before the holidays officially arrive, the Mets will look to hire a manager as their players have been locked out by MLB owners during collective bargaining agreement negotiations. The team has reportedly interviewed six candidates before moving to a second round of interviews, which should commence as soon as tomorrow. Steve Cohen...
Pittsburgh Pirates bench coach Don Kelly is withdrawing his name from consideration of the Mets manager opening due to personal reasons, Joel Sherman reports. Kelly was scheduled to possibly interview Thursday for the opening, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. Kelly played in the majors from 2007-2016 and has been coaching at the major league level since 2019. Kelly began his coaching...
Former Mets bench coach Bob Geren will interview today for manager, reports Joel Sherman. #Dodgers bench coach Bob Geren also is interviewing for the #Mets managerial opening today. — Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 8, 2021 It was reported yesterday the Geren was a candidate. Geren is currently the bench coach of the Dodgers. He was the manager of the Oakland Athletic’s from...
Former Mets bench coach Bob Geren will interview for the Mets’ managerial position later this week, according to SNY’s Andy Martino. Add another Mets managerial candidate. Bob Geren will interview this week, per source. Former Mets bench coach who has been in that role with Dodgers through their run of success. — Andy Martino (@martinonyc) December 7, 2021 Geren started off...
For the next six months my husband will welcome the sight of me shaking my head in front of the TV without having to question, “The Mets?” My relationship with the only baseball team I’ve ever loved had its share of difficulties this season. Without getting into too many details, let’s just say while I was in the bedroom, the Mets were sleeping on the couch. In a year fraught with a flurry of...
An interesting report by Mike Puma of the New York Post names five potential candidates of interest as the Mets search for their next manager: Alex Cora (who seems to be #MetsTwitter’s top choice), Robin Ventura, Kevin Long, Bob Geren and Chip Hale. All five have previous ties to the Mets organization — Cora and Ventura as players, and the other three as assistant coaches. This...
I’m joined by Mark Healey of Gotham Baseball to discuss the rumors of Bob Geren becoming the next Mets manager. We evaluate Sandy Alderson’s tenure, discuss possible managerial candidates and the future of the franchise. Also hear me give the good, bad and ugly of Mets September baseball. [iframe]<iframe...
New York Mets team sources told Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News that they expect pending free agent manager Terry Collins to retire after the conclusion of the 2017 season. However, Collins has yet to make a decision known to the Mets about whether he will continue managing in 2018 or not. Collins, 68, is the longest-tenured manager in Mets history, having steered the team through 1097...
Last week, Jon Heyman reported that it is unlikely Terry Collins will return to the Mets next season — whether that comes by way of a firing or retirement. This is not particularly surprising, given how disappointing this season has been on all fronts for the Mets. If or when Collins leaves, the Mets are obviously going to have to decide on a replacement. Heyman speculates that the...
Former Mets pitcher and current SNY studio analyst Nelson Figueroa, was kind enough to answer a few questions for me on Monday. Brooklyn born and raised like myself, Figgy has an intimate and very passionate view of the game. Mets fans have come to love his crisp analysis after each Mets game and his strong opinions and sharp criticisms. You can follow him on Twitter at @FigSNY. Today, we post...
The New York Mets have named former MLB shortstop Dick Scott as Terry Collins’ new bench coach, the team announced this afternoon. Scott, 53, was the team’s Director of Player Development under Sandy Alderson since 2013, after initially replacing Terry Collins as the Minor League Field Coordinator when he became Mets manager. He is very highly regarded by the front office, and rightfully so....
According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, bench coach Bob Geren is leaving the Mets to join the Los Angeles Dodgers coaching staff in the same bench coach position. Geren interviewed with the Dodgers last month for their open managerial position before they settled on Dave Roberts. He has worked with current Dodgers GM Farhan Zaidi in Oakland, where Geren was the manager and Zaidi worked with...
