Who will manage the Mets? (split from Terry Hot Seat)

[ashie62]

Yes!!!!

[Frayed Knot]

Not saying that I'd look nearly as good as that while naked and in that pose or anything, but at least I can claim that my blond hair and chest are real.

[Edgy MD]

I'm not sure what the Terry Collins/Porny Pornins connection is.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The Post reports that the Mets will try to kick off the manager search by interviewing Geren and Cora.

Mike Puma wrote: Indications are general manager Sandy Alderson will begin interviewing candidates this week, and may first attempt to speak with Bob Geren and Alex Cora, before both become ensconced in the postseason with their respective teams.

The first 2 manager candidates Mets likely want to meet

[MFS62]

Frayed Knot wrote: Not saying that I'd look nearly as good as that while naked and in that pose or anything, but at least I can claim that my blond hair and chest are real.

So are hers.
And I'll let you wonder if I really know.
Later

[Ceetar]

That photo is also probably illicit.

[Guest d'Kong76]

My guess the other day was it's probably fake. I found another one of her
snuggling with Jeff Wilpon but decided it would be in poor taste to share.

[Ceetar]

d'Kong76 wrote: My guess the other day was it's probably fake. I found another one of her snuggling with Jeff Wilpon but decided it would be in poor taste to share.

Well she was one of the ones (Like Justin Verlander) that had a bunch of private photos leaked/stolen.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

That's like kinda stupid for a site some of us are scrolling at work but I guess it had been a whole page since that poster put up no-account bullshit.

[Ceetar]

We're only like 6 posts from a new page now

[Ceetar]

latest word is Kevin Long is on the list of managerial candidates.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Mike Vaccaro of the Post endorses Alex Cora.

Why Mets should screw the safe route and give Alex Cora his shot

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

From Vaccaro's peice, a no-so-ringing endiresement of Coras readiness:

“His relatability skills to players, his baseball intellect [are] all impressive, and his transition to coaching has gone well. I think his name will always be in the middle of the conversation until the right fit is found. But he will manage. Without a doubt in my mind.”

Also Vaccaro says that Alderson's vote "is the only one that counts" although we know full well that Fred and Jeff will want their fingerprints on this as well.

I don;t have a strong opinion on Cora other than he'd surely be treated with kid gloves off the bat, vs. a Hale or Geren or other experienced guy

[Guest Mets Willets Point]

[Benjamin Grimm]

More from the Post: Carlos Beltran seconds Mike Vaccaro's endorsement of Alex Cora:

Beltran: Mets ‘should look into’ this managerial candidate

Carlos Beltran wrote: The Mets should look into him, no doubt about it and look how well we have played here. He will be a great manager. He takes a lot of pride in studying the game. He takes a lot of pride into his relationship with the players. I’ve seen that here. That’s huge in baseball. He gets to know you as a person, and he knows what buttons to push. He goes around the clubhouse to make sure everyone is doing well, families are doing well, so he cares beyond putting out a good lineup and making sure that he puts the situation in a team to win. When a team plays well it’s a reflection on chemistry, it’s a reflection on communication, it’s a reflection on the coach staff, a lot of things. Alex has been a huge part of this team. I hope he gets the opportunity. He will be a good manager.

A.J. Hinch wrote: He’s very sharp, sees the game in an extraordinarily deep way, has really connected well with players in our clubhouse and spent a lot of time developing relationships and being the bench-coach liaison to the clubhouse that I asked him to be. I think he’s grown and I think that’s key because it’s not easy to just — no matter how long your career — to jump into a coaching role. Trust me, I know how things can go when you jump right into a job, it’s not easy. So for him to be able to learn, to grow, to evolve, become a better coach. … Those are characteristics as to why he is a hot name in every opening that’s coming up so far this offseason or this postseason and why one day he’s going to manage, whether it’s now or later.

[ashie62]

New page. Why no talk of Edgardo Alfonso. No MLB experience I guess.

He seems like a patient man that would do well.

[ashie62]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: That's like kinda stupid for a site some of us are scrolling at work but I guess it had been a whole page since that poster put up no-account bullshit.

Didn't think of the at work scrolling. Won't do it again.

Now get back to what you are being paid for.

[Centerfield]

d'Kong76 wrote: My guess the other day was it's probably fake. I found another one of her snuggling with Jeff Wilpon but decided it would be in poor taste to share.

Who is this and why do we have her picture?

[Benjamin Grimm]

I think it's because, unlike Ralph Houk, she's alive and therefore can potentially manage the Mets.

[ashie62]

Deleted photo.

LGM

Sorry to all offended. Ill thought out attempt at humour.

[Edgy MD]

There is talk of Edgardo Alfonzo. Plenty of talk. I imagine if you polled Mets fans, he'd be at or very near the top of the list.

Working against him is that conservative big league clubs prefer experienced dudes, and Edgardo's only experience is a single season managing a short season club with a long history of success to a Stengelian .316 winning percentage.

[Centerfield]

Ashie62 wrote: Deleted photo. LGM Sorry to all offended. Ill thought out attempt at humour.

Not at all offended. Just didn't get the reference. Who is Penny?

[Ceetar]

Kaley Cuoco plays Penny on the Big Bang Theory.

[Benjamin Grimm]

More endorsements. Bill Madden of the Daily News says the Mets should pick Joe McEwing. He also says that of the open manager jobs (Mets, Phillies, Tigers, and possibly Red Sox) the Mets are the least appealing choice to prospective candidates. He cites the way the Mets treated Terry Collins, the "apparent determination of ownership to cut payroll" and the "relentless scrutiny and expectations that come with managing in New York."

Bobby Valentine endorses two candidates: Joe McEwing and Robin Ventura.

[Centerfield]

I find I'm not all that into this managerial search. I think it's mainly because I have no idea how these guys will manage.

I think I'd like someone smart. I think Ventura fits that bill. Alex Cora too. Everyone else I have no idea. I'm glad Wally Backman is not a candidate. He never struck me as particularly bright.

[Benjamin Grimm]

That's where I'm at. I want the smart guy. I keep reading how smart Alex Cora is. If true, then I'd be happy to have him.

[Frayed Knot]

Centerfield wrote: I'm glad Wally Backman is not a candidate. He never struck me as particularly bright.

But he's fiery, and he's scrappy, and he's clutch, and he'll do whatever it takes!!!

[Edgy MD]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Bobby Valentine endorses two candidates: Joe McEwing and Robin Ventura.

Hasn't Bobby previously said that Ventura would have been the last player from his Mets teams that he considered future-manager material?

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Bobby Valentine endorses two candidates: Joe McEwing and Robin Ventura. Hasn't Bobby previously said that Ventura would have been the last player from his Mets teams that he considered future-manager material?

yes. But people change too. Bobby wasn't speaking from current interactions with him.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Mike Puma in the Post says that Sandy Alomar Jr. is also being considered:

Mets target another former player for next manager

Sandy Alomar Jr. is steady on the Mets’ radar. The former All-Star catcher — who finished his career with the Mets in 2007 — is under strong consideration to be interviewed for the team’s managerial opening, an industry source indicated on Friday. The 51-year-old Alomar has drawn managerial interest in recent years. He was a finalist for the Indians job — after serving as interim manager — when the team hired Terry Francona after the 2012 season. Alomar also interviewed for the Diamondbacks’ opening following the 2014 season, when Hale was hired.