J.R. Watkins presents Find Us a Manager (Rd. 2, Grp. III)

[Edgy MD]

You're Sandy Alderson, and you're feeling better every day. Did I say every day? Every minute!

Because despite your disaster of a season, your division rivals just got knocked out of the playoffs. Six years they've been jacked for a championship, and six years they've gone home without so much as a pennant. They might be firing their manager.

Which reminds you. Find a manager fast. FAST! An experienced one, too! Lucky for you, you've been narrowing it down.

Which three of these bench jockeys do you call in for an interview?

	Mgr	Age	Team(s)	Yrs	From	To	W	L	W-L %	Ties	G> .500	G	W Pst	L Pst	W-L% Pst	Best Fin	Wrst Fin	Av Rk	Plyof App	WS Won	Penn Won	ASG	Mets Conn
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/e/ed9e6403_manager.jpg[/fimg]	Jim Leyland	73	PIT, FLA, COL, DET	22	1986	2013	1769	1728	.506	2	41	3499	44	40	.524	1	6	3.0	8	1	3	3	Hired Terry Collins for his coaching stafff.
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/a/aaf0e288_davis.jpg[/fimg]	Charlie Manuel	74	CLE, PHI	12	2000	2013	1000	826	.548	0	174	1826	29	22	.569	1	4	1.7	6	1	2	2
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/9/946b8db1_davis.jpg[/fimg]	Cito Gaston	74	TOR	12	1989	2010	894	837	.516	0	57	1731	18	16	.529	1	5	2.9	4	2	2	2
[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/7/7f7f269f_manager.jpg[/fimg]	Manny Acta	49	WAS, CLE	6	2007	2012	372	518	.418	0	-146	890	0	0		2	5	4.1	0	0	0	0	Third base coach, infield coach 2005-2006.
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/4/46a871db_davis.jpg[/fimg]	Bobby Valentine	67	TEX, NYM, BOS	16	1985	2012	1186	1165	.504	0	21	2351	13	11	.542	2	7	3.7	2	0	1	1	Mets player, 1977-1978; Mets third-base coach, 1983-1985; Mets manager, 1996-2002.
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/7/7809573b_manager.jpg[/fimg]	Lloyd McClendon	59	PIT, SEA	7	2001	2015	499	607	.451	0	-108	1106	0	0		3	6	4.5	0	0	0	0	Originally signed by the Mets in 1980 and played in their system until being traded to Cincinnati as part of the Tom Seaver deal in December 1982.
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/1/143569f6_davis.jpg[/fimg]	Juan Samuel	57	BAL	1	2010	2010	17	34	.333	0	-17	51	0	0		5	5	5.0	0	0	0	0	Mets player, 1989.
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/5/52402596_davis.jpg[/fimg]	Mike Hargrove	68	CLE, BAL, SEA	16	1991	2007	1188	1173	.503	2	15	2363	27	25	.519	1	7	3.1	5	0	2	2
[fimg=90]https://d3k2oh6evki4b7.cloudfront.net/req/201709071/images/headshots/5/5ec76f54_davis.jpg[/fimg]	Phil Garner	68	MIL, DET, HOU	15	1992	2007	985	1054	.483	1	-69	2040	13	13	.500	2	7	3.8	2	0	1	1