Comments on: Buzz: Mazzilli and Torre, Together Again

By: natew

natew — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:24:17 +0000

Maz probably never wanted to leave the coaching ranks in the first place. But he jumped ship on the Yankees and the blackballed him as far as ever returning to that organization. They could have brought him back so many times but they went with other guys, probably George’s orders…

By: Krusty The Klown

Krusty The Klown — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:09:32 +0000

florida was full of a bunch of rookies and the o’s were just awful, willie had some of the most talent in the NL in 05 and got them nowhere, had the best talent in the nl in 06 and only got them to the nlcs and had probably the most talent again in 07 and failed to do anything, just collapse.

By: NYMBosco

NYMBosco — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:38:29 +0000

Sorry but willie sucks as a manager. I don’t care what he did in 2006 the 2007 collapse was shameful! He displayed absolutely no leadership skills during the last two horrid weeks of the season….sorry but no way you can be the manager of a team that goes through an embarassing collapse like that and not be blamed…….I can’t believe that omar and the wilpons didn’t cut willie loose….Most teams would have immediately fired their manager after that disgraceful collapse….

By: 1-18-31-7

1-18-31-7 — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:08:18 +0000

how bout Maz as a 1B coach for the Mets?

By: Rawjah Clemens Is In Jawgies Bawx

Rawjah Clemens Is In Jawgies Bawx — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:19:19 +0000

Maybe the Mets will consider adding Mike Piazza to the SNY team assuming he retires. He’d be a much better analyst than Mazzilli, who was tough to watch at best.

By: Hellbelly

Hellbelly — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:18:57 +0000

Girardi coached a bunch of first year players and castoffs and kept them in a playoff hunt until September.

I’m no Yankee booster by any stretch of the imagination, but saying Girardi was a “sub-.500 manager” ignores the fact that he was the manager of the year for 2006. He really did a hell of a job that year.

By: ScottN

ScottN — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:08:49 +0000

Love the picture of young Maz. Brings back memories of his “should have been All Star Game MVP” performance in the All Star Game in Seattle in ‘79. Pinch hit homer–game winning walk. One of the sports highlights of my youth.

By: Benny Blanco from da Bronx

Benny Blanco from da Bronx — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:47:27 +0000

I think the more important reunion is Joe Torre and Scott Proctor.
89 games with 110 innings in one season, YES!

By: dcatmets41

dcatmets41 — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:44:17 +0000

Mazzilli as a manager was really bad

Girardi as a manager was a sub .500 manager

Willie has inmporved this team every year (with the exception of the last month of 2007). He brought them to game 7 of the 2006 NLCS. The playoffs that is….. a place that Girardi and Mazzilli have never seen as a manager. It amazes me that so-called mets fan are so eager to chase Willie out of town. You people really are becoming just like Yankees fans, good job!!!!!!

Styles varry but whatever gets the job done is fine by me, as managers mazzilli did not get the job done and even though girardi won the MoTY, his team still couldnt win more than they lost.

By: stoney

stoney — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:30:21 +0000

I agree..but thing is, LA is a good team. They’re on the verge of being a VERY good team. The right coaching staff and one or two key players and they’re trouble for the NL

That said, I don’t know that THIS is the right coaching staff but it’s probably a good start for the Dodgers