Willie: The Gary Carter Shark is Circling

[Guest AG/DC]

I'm quite joking. I'm certain Keith does not get liberal leave if he's appointed manager.

[Guest themetfairy]

There's no way he's going to be named manager.

[seawolf17]

I think Gary Carter, classless douchebag, is more likely to be named manager than Mex.

[Guest AG/DC]

Doubting Buster Olney

[Elster88]

Farmer Ted wrote: Buster Olney on Mike & Mike today eluding to Keith possibly being the next Mets manager if Willie takes the axe. Wow.

Did Olney elude sources when researching this?

[DocTee]

Olney was on ESPN earlier...Mex was one of a half dozen names (Manuel, Mazzilli, and the usual suspects) mentioned. My take was that the Mets did not have a "go-to guy" ready so they --or he--had compiled a list of likely replacements.

[Guest AG/DC]

I've been thinking about thi and, with respect to his minor league record, here are

100 Men Who've Worn the Uniform Whom I'd Rather See Manage Than Gary Carter

Manny Acta
Edgardo Alfonso
Bill Almon
Wally Backman
Kevin Baez

Don Baylor
Jay Bell
Bruce Bochy
Tim Bogar
Hubie Brooks

Brett Butler
Mike Cameron
Jose Cardenal
Chris Chambliss
Kelvin Chapman

Tony Clark
David Cone
Jeff Conine
Roger Craig
Guy Conti

Mike Cubbage
Carlos Delgado
Duffy Dyer
Damion Easley
Pete Falcone

Mike Fitzgerald
Cliff Floyd
Doug Flynn
Tim Foli
John Franco

Julio Franco
Matt Franco
Ron Gardenhire
John Gibbons
Ed Glynn

Jerry Grote
Lenny Harris
Steve Henderson
Orel Hershiser
Ron Hodges

Ron Hunt
Clint Hurdle
Al Jackson
Howard Johnson
Davey Johnson

Mike Jorgensen
Ed Kranepool
Tim Leary
Terry Leach
Paul Lo Duca

Skip Lockwood
Barry Lyons
Ray Knight
Dave Magadan
Pedro Martinez

Lee Mazzilli
Roger McDowell
Joe McEwing
Brian McRae
Butch Metzger

Felix Millan
Keith Miller
Kevin Mitchell
Dan Norman
Charlie O'Brien

Tom O'Malley
John Olerud
Jose Oquendo
Amos Otis
Rick Peterson

Mike Piazza
Todd Pratt
Lenny Randle
Jeff Reardon
Bill Robinson

Nolan Ryan
Bret Saberhagen
Ray Sadecki
Rafael Santana
Dick Schofield

Tom Seaver
Ken Singleton
Rusty Staub
Rick Sweet
John Stearns

Pat Tabler
Joe Torre
Del Unser
John Valentin
Bobby Valentine

Robin Ventura
Fernando Vina
Frank Viola
Jose Vizcaino
Turk Wendell

Mookie Wilson
Chris Woodward
David Wright
Joel Youngblood
Todd Zeile

[stevejrogers]

I have found the only guy, well actually the only three guys (all from the same family, one of my uncles and two cousins, all of them pretty much life long Met fans (uncle since '62)) who actually think Carter did the right thing, and should have been given the job!

Then again, I'm dealing with three ultra right-wing "ends justify the means" types, including one (one of my cousins) who did the same thing on a high school level (contact a school before a coach was officially canned).

I was completely stunned when all three of them agreed that what Carter did was a good thing, and that Carter should have been given the job on the spot!

Starting to wonder if I'm actually the sane one in the family...

[Guest Kong76]

Hanging curve, you're leaving there, Steve.

[metirish]

Why can't htings be simple , I got lost reading the second paragraph.

[stevejrogers]

Sorry Irish,

Then again, these are three ultra right-wing "ends justify the means" guys.

One of which, one of my cousins, pulled the same EXACT thing on a high school level when he heard a coach was soon to be out the door!

Should also be noted that despite their devotion to the Mets, I wouldn't call them the most knowledgeable though.

I mean they are the types who advocate the Joe McEwings and Endy Chavezs for starting time when the players they are replacing return, despite all evidence that the replacement players aren't good enough to be everyday starters (and often aren't good enough to be normal off the bench guys).

[Elster88]

SteveJRogers wrote: I have found the only guy, well actually the only three guys (all from the same family, one of my uncles and two cousins, all of them pretty much life long Met fans (uncle since '62)) who actually think Carter did the right thing, and should have been given the job! Then again, I'm dealing with three ultra right-wing "ends justify the means" types, including one (one of my cousins) who did the same thing on a high school level (contact a school before a coach was officially canned). I was completely stunned when all three of them agreed that what Carter did was a good thing, and that Carter should have been given the job on the spot! Starting to wonder if I'm actually the sane one in the family...

I'm feeling provoked.

[seawolf17]

SteveJRogers wrote: anything

Elster's feeling provoked.

[metirish]

Steve , I would rather you told me to fuck off instead of sorry , nothing to be sorry for, it's all a bit-o-fun.

[Guest themetfairy]

I found Jeff Pearlman's column on the topic funny.