Buck Up

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

What I mean to say is the Mets hired Buck

[Edgy MD]

Great, Showalter has ALREADY BROKEN OUR TWEET EMBEDDING TOOL!!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

[Edgy MD]

Fix't. Apparently, the tool didn't accept "mobile" in the URL. I'll try to get on that.



Showy has to be the most experienced manager the Mets have had since Stengel. Probably nobody else even close.

[batmagadanleadoff]

What a shocker! Who saw this coming? /snark



Like eff n jeff coulda snagged somebody like Showalter. Not even in their dreams.

[roger_that]

Fuck up.



Ex-Yankee Fuckup, to be specific.



Bitterly disappointed.



Ya spend years detesting these Yankee jerkoffs, Steinbrenner apologists, and evil Empiracists, and then the Mets gotta shove another one down my unwilling throat.



I'm agin it.



Fuck.



Up.

[Ceetar]

What a shocker! Who saw this coming? /snark Like eff n jeff coulda snagged somebody like Showalter. Not even in their dreams.

of course he could've. The Mets never particularly have had problems attracting people, though there's been talk of it being an issue in the Cohen years so far. I can't imagine publicly choosing your manager and interviewing token guys and whatever the BS pitch they were giving GMs is can be a good thing for interviewees though.



But Buck's probably fine/good. "Good enough" at least, which is pretty much the Mets MO and certainly Cohen likes guys he's heard of. He even said as much in his intro press conference, where he poo-pooed the idea of hiring anyone unproven.



But let's see what happens. Still got some players to sign, though you locked them out. It's a red flag that Cohen announced this himself too, and how involved he's been. We all pretty much assume/know Jeff/Fred meddled most years, but at least they pretended.

[kcmets]

=kcmets post_id=83269 time=1639772818 user_id=53]If they don't do anything today, it ain't happening until January.

[G-Fafif]

Indisputably old Casey Stengel's first big league managing season to when he took over the Mets: 28 years.



Not all that ancient-seeming Buck Showalter's first big league managing season to when he takes over the Mets: 30 years.



Time flies differently these days.

[ashie62]

Nothing wrong with a safe pick.

[Frayed Knot]

I say, 'Buck Yeah'

[Fman99]

I like it. Buck increases the Mets "old white guy" factor by several decibels.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Good hire. His Yankee taint was ages ago. I don't have a problem with Cohen announcing it.

[roger_that]

Kiss his Yankee taint.

[Lefty Specialist]

LBGM! (Let's Bucking Go Mets!)

[G-Fafif]

Lenny Dykstra does not approve.

[Lefty Specialist]

The old drunk staggers out of bed at the hot-sheets motel along old Route 13 fully clothed, reeking of Old Grand-Dad and Lucky Strikes, fumbling for his drug store sunglasses to shield his bloodshot eyes from the pitiless noonday sun. He shuffles barefoot among the empty liquor bottles on the floor, empties his bladder at the toilet that won't flush properly then vents at his laptop for a minute and 19 seconds, screaming into the void in the desperate hope that somebody will actually care enough to send him a little validation or even money to cover his back taxes. His task finished, he vomits quietly on his Members Only jacket for the third time this week and slumps in the rickety motel chair, completely spent, oblivious to the manager's pounding fist on the flimsy motel door echoing through the squalid room, portending forcible eviction.

[kcmets]

I think Lenny's got some of that drain bamage you used to hear about.

[ashie62]

Lefty Specialist wrote: The old drunk staggers out of bed at the hot-sheets motel along old Route 13 fully clothed, reeking of Old Grand-Dad and Lucky Strikes, fumbling for his drug store sunglasses to shield his bloodshot eyes from the pitiless noonday sun. He shuffles barefoot among the empty liquor bottles on the floor, empties his bladder at the toilet that won't flush properly then vents at his laptop for a minute and 19 seconds, screaming into the void in the desperate hope that somebody will actually care enough to send him a little validation or even money to cover his back taxes. His task finished, he vomits quietly on his Members Only jacket for the third time this week and slumps in the rickety motel chair, completely spent, oblivious to the manager's pounding fist on the flimsy motel door echoing through the squalid room, portending forcible eviction.

Charles Bukowski could have written this.

[G-Fafif]

[Edgy MD]

=ashie62 post_id=83362 time=1639926261 user_id=90]Charles Bukowski could have written this.

[Frayed Knot]

=ashie62 post_id=83362 time=1639926261 user_id=90]
Charles Bukowski could have written this.

Edited December 19, 2021 by Guest

[metsmarathon]

well, if lenny dykstra doesn't like it, then how could i?



oh... yeah... wow, that was really easy. i guess i just had to try even just a little bit.



yeah, i'm totally not opposed to this signing. was it safe? probably. are we a win-now team that can't fuck around with their managerial hiring? yeah. is he a bad fit for the job? fuck no.

[G-Fafif]

Buck will wear No. 11.

[G-Fafif]

Official release re ol' No. 11, the manager of your New York Mets.

FLUSHING, N.Y., December 20, 2021 — The New York Mets today announced that they have named Buck Showalter the 24th manager in team history, agreeing to terms on a three-year contract. Showalter will wear #11. “Buck has been one of the best baseball minds for the last two decades and he makes teams better,” said Chairman, CEO and Owner Steve Cohen. “We have a lot of talent on this team and Buck is the right manager to take us to the next level and lead us to sustained success. I am excited he is our new manager.” Showalter, 65, has 20 years of managerial experience in the major leagues, owning a lifetime record of 1,551–1,517 (.506). He is a three-time Manager of the Year award winner, earning the honors in 1994, 2004 and 2014. Showalter's 1,551 career wins rank 24th all-time in MLB history and the 3,069 games managed rank 21st in the majors. He has guided three of the four teams he's managed to the postseason and been to the playoffs a total of five times. As the manager of the Yankees, Showalter ended a 14-year playoff drought, took Baltimore to the postseason after previously missing the playoffs for 15 years and led Arizona to the postseason in just their second year of existence. “I'd like to thank Steve and Alex Cohen, Sandy and Billy for their confidence in me to lead this team,” said Showalter. “This is a tremendous opportunity and a great responsibility to represent this organization, all Mets fans and this city. I'm energized and eager to get started.” “This has been an extremely thorough process and I am delighted that Buck will be the next manger to lead the Mets,” said President Sandy Alderson. “He is dedicated and experienced, which are two key qualities we were seeking in the next leader of this team.” “This is a significant day for the organization,” said General Manager Billy Eppler. “Buck is one of the most experienced and accomplished managers in the game. He is the perfect baseball mind to lead this team and usher in the next era of Mets baseball. I look forward to working closely with him in the years to come.” He began his managerial career with the New York Yankees in 1992 and remained through 1995. He would go on to become the first manager in the history of the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was hired in 1996, two years before the Diamondbacks started playing so he could impact the organization. In 1999, Arizona went 100–62, marking the fastest expansion team in major league history to win a division title. Showalter managed the Texas Rangers from 2003–06 and most recently the Baltimore Orioles from 2010–18. Showalter has also previously worked for MLB Network, YES and ESPN. Showalter will become the fifth manager to manage both the Mets and Yankees, joining Casey Stengel, Yogi Berra, Dallas Green and Joe Torre. The DeFuniak Springs, FL native was originally drafted by the Yankees in the fifth round of the 1977 Draft. He spent seven years in the minor leagues before he retired as a player. He would manage five seasons in the Yankees' minor league system before joining the organizations major league coaching staff in 1990. In 1976, Showalter played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Hyannis Mets where he won the batting title with a .434 mark and was named the league MVP. In 2002, Showalter was inducted into the CCBL Hall of Fame.

https://newyorkmets.medium.com/mets-name-buck-showalter-manager-3d82a6a4dccfhttps://newyorkmets.medium.com/mets-name-buck-showalter-manager-3d82a6a4dccf

[Willets Point]

A number I associate with Tim Teufel, even though he's had plenty of company.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I think first of Wayne Garrett, then Lenny Randle.

[Edgy MD]

Tim Teufel, and then Tom Veryzer.



Randle really seemed like a guy who tried to get 1 but found it occupied when he arrived, but looking back, I see he never wore #1 before the Mets and never got to until his last stop blowing baseballs in Seattle.



Eleven is a number I associate with blond white reserve infielders who wear glasses.



Now I want to retroactively assign it to Mike Cubbage.

[roger_that]

Edgy MD wrote: blond white reserve infielders

How many blond reserve infielders of color have you seen?