T-Mobile Bullpen Phone presents: Find Us a Manager (Group F)

[Edgy MD]

You grab the phone by the side of your bed and the voice at the other end says, "Good morning, Sandy."

You shake loose the cobwebs and realize that, amazingly, you're still Sandy Alderson. And being the general manager of a team on the rocks has led to some late nights recently. Stuck with a mandate to choose an experienced MLB manager, and not fully satisfied with the options presented thus far, you call the guy you really didn't want to call. You haven't spoken to Ira Levin, your director of player development, since that moment when Dominic Smith tossed the ball to a stationary pitcher on a play that already had the secondbaseman covering first. Why, hadn't Ira assured you Smith was a fundamentally complete player? Ready for prime time. DePodesta he is NOT.

So you did what any tyrant would do. You didn't fire him. You kept him around to be a lightning rod for criticism, to make him miserable. To torment and humiliate to keep everybody else on their toes.

Not really. You're not a dick. But you did freeze him out a little bit until late last night, when you gave him the call everybody in the organization is starting to worry they're gonna get. "Ira? Sandy. Sorry to call so late ... "

"You need 17 big league managers."

"You've been talking to J.P."

"Terry, actually. Whoo, boy, you gave that guy a red ass."

"It doesn't take a lot to get him there, if you know what I mean. How soon can you ..."

"I'll have it first thing in the morning. I'm just cross-checking my names with Terry's. And Terry's kinda blasted, and his handwriting sucks, and his lists are kind of soaked in beer. And they smell like eggs."

"How about that Ira?" you think. "Maybe he's got the answer."

Maybe, indeed. But now it's first thing in the morning, and this is the list you've got. Which of these four guys gets called in for an interview?

	Mgr	Age	Team(s)	Yrs	From	To	W	L	W-L%	Ties	G > .500	G	W Post	L Post	W-L% Post	Best Fin	Wrst Fin	Av Rk	Plyof App	WS won	Penn Won	ASG	Mets Connection
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/b/b469ea62_manager.jpg[/fimg]	Robin Ventura	50	CHW	5	2012	2016	375	435	.463	0	-60	810	0	0		2	5	3.8	0	0	0	0	Player, 1999-2001.
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/9/94b11259_davis.jpg[/fimg]	Tim Bogar	51	TEX	1	2014	2014	14	8	.636	0	6	22	0	0		5	5	5.0	0	0	0	0	Mets minor leaguer, 1987-1996, Mets player, 1993-1996.
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/e/ea5285a9_davis.jpg[/fimg]	Eric Wedge	50	CLE, SEA	10	2003	2013	774	846	.478	0	-72	1620	6	5	.545	1	4	3.3	1	0	0	0
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/d/dab27ce9_davis.jpg[/fimg]	Bob Geren	56	OAK	5	2007	2011	334	376	.470	0	-42	710	0	0		2	4	3.1	0	0	0	0	Bench coach, 2012, 2015; I think he also had an older brother who played for the Mets in the minors
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/5/53884672_manager.jpg[/fimg]	Trey Hillman	55	KCR	3	2008	2010	152	207	.423	0	-55	359	0	0		4	5	4.1	0	0	0	0
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/d/dbc2cbf3_davis.jpg[/fimg]	Dave Clark	55	HOU	1	2009	2009	4	9	.308	0	-5	13	0	0		5	5	5.0	0	0	0	0
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/e/e0629b8b_davis.jpg[/fimg]	Lee Mazzilli	63	BAL	2	2004	2005	129	140	.480	0	-11	269	0	0		3	4	3.4	0	0	0	0	Mets minor leaguer, 1974-1976; Mets player, 1976-1981, 1986-1989; Mets broadcaster, 2007-2008; son plays in Mets' minor league system, 2013-present.
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/f/faa1186a_davis.jpg[/fimg]	Gary Varsho	56	PIT	1	2004	2004	1	1	.500	0	0	2	0	0		2	2	2.0	0	0	0	0
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/e/e5b7dcd5_davis.jpg[/fimg]	Tony Muser	70	KCR	6	1997	2002	317	431	.424	0	-114	748	0	0		3	5	4.1	0	0	0	0
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/2/2e2bdf27_davis.jpg[/fimg]	Larry Rothschild	64	TBR	4	1998	2001	205	294	.411	0	-89	499	0	0		5	5	5.0	0	0	0	0
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/7/7c402f6d_davis.jpg[/fimg]	Marcel Lachemann	76	CAL	3	1994	1996	161	170	.486	0	-9	331	0	0		2	4	3.1	0	0	0	0
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/f/feb39a5f_davis.jpg[/fimg]	Roger Craig	88	SDP, SFG	10	1978	1992	738	737	.500	0	1	1475	7	9	.438	1	6	3.4	2	0	1	1	Brooklyn Dodger, 1955-57; original Met, 1962-63; threw first pitch in Mets history; coached ex-Met Mike Scott and made a monster of him.
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/0/0cc86f60_manager.jpg[/fimg]	Stump Merrill	74	NYY	2	1990	1991	120	155	.436	0	-35	275	0	0		5	7	5.8	0	0	0	0
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/8/8b4688c4_davis.jpg[/fimg]	Tommy Helms	76	CIN	2	1988	1989	28	36	.438	0	-8	64	0	0		2	5	3.7	0	0	0	0
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/1/18c57e34_davis.jpg[/fimg]	Mike Ferraro	73	CLE, KCR	2	1983	1986	76	98	.437	0	-22	174	0	0		3	7	5.3	0	0	0	0
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/7/789d55a7_davis.jpg[/fimg]	Frank Howard	81	SDP, NYM	2	1981	1983	93	133	.412	0	-40	226	0	0		6	6	6.0	0	0	0	0	Mets third base coach, 1982; Mets third base coach, 1983-84, 1994-96; Mets interim manager, 1983.
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/2/2a67dfbc_davis.jpg[/fimg]	Alex Grammas	92	PIT, MIL	3	1969	1977	137	191	.418	0	-54	328	0	0		3	6	6.0	0	0	0	0

[MFS62]

That turncoat Lee Mazzilli should never have the honor of wearing the Mets uniform ever again.
Later

[Frayed Knot]

I thought Stump Merrill was 74 y/o while he was managing

[Edgy MD]

Point of clarification: Those ages are the ages they will be on opening day 2018.

[Lefty Specialist]

Boy, I thought old Stump was dead.

[seawolf17]

This is the first "none of the above" group for me.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Point of clarification: Those ages are the ages they will be on opening day 2018.

Yeah, and I thought Stump was 74 at the time was managing over a quarter century ago.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

All the young duuuuudes
Are in this groooooup

Grand Slam Single, Geren, Miser, Rothschild

[Guest d'Kong76]

No one here excites me, even Robin.

Posted the lone vote for Stump. Going around like for 3/4's of a
century called Stump takes some balls.