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Today on The Mike & Murray Show on SIRIUS Satellite Radio, hosts Mike Yam and Bruce Murray with Gary Carter, who is currently managing the Orange County Flyers of the Independent Golden League in California.
Carter, when asked if he is interested in managing the Mets, should they fire Willie Randolph, said:
“Boy, I’ll tell you what, I would love that, guys. When I saw that on ESPN today, Mike & Mike, they were talking about it and immediately I got on the phone and I called Jay Horowitz and I asked, ‘Should I try to call Mr. Wilpon?’ If there is this going on I just want them to know of my availability. I’m only a phone call away because my contract allows me to leave the ball club. I could be in New York tomorrow, if necessary, because if there’s anything at the major league level I can leave this job…The comments that David Wright made saying that, you know, there’s no spark, there’s no fire, if anything I would love to bring that to the table because you know me, guys. I love the game, have a great passion for it and you know my enthusiasm, and hopefully I would be able to bring that to maybe help turn that ball club around. There’s way too much talent there for them to be a game under .500 and to lose four in a row to the Braves. That’s just kind of uncalled for and I think that they’ve just become complacent in some ways and ever since their demise of last year. And if you look at Willie’s record it is right around .500 since June of last year. And when you have that much talent there are a lot more expectations than where they’re at right now.”
Why would Keith wanna manage when he has the sweetest job and sweetest schedule and I’m sure he’s getting paid a boat load…lol
Gary should call up Wilpon and throw his name into the mix
I think that Gary, Ron, and Keith should manage together.
lol, real classy Carter. jeeez
Yeah really. I wonder how Willie feels after being thrown under that bus by Carter.
Please, please…
Stop the begging Gary. It’s kinda pathetic. “I love the game, have a great passion for it and you know my enthusiasm, and hopefully I would be able to bring that to maybe help turn that ball club around.” Isn’t this what Willie always says?
I’d be happy with Carter, infact i think he might be the best choice unless you want to keep it in house…Jerry Manuel? no thanks.
Yes Carter sounded pathetic, but I would take him in a heartbeat.
But when he was a player, the othwer players hated him, from what I’ve heard–if it was because of the pathos, he might be the worst man ever for the job.
That quote was exceptionally unprofessional from Carter.
Really. A tutorial in how not to get the job.
agreed
And out of teh darkness, hope arises.
I think he would be a good manager
How so? He was able to manage a very talented A ball team to a league championship? He’s always seen smiling and that would be good for SNY? He’s a HOF which means he automatically knows how to talk to players and teach them how to play the game? He’s given no proof that he knows how to manage. He’s managed one year at A ball. If Willie is going to be fired for poor managing due to his inexperience as well as other things, wouldnt it be better to replace him with someone with a decent resume. I mean Gary actually can be considered to have less experience than Willie. Willie at least was on a major league club as a coach and eventually as a bench coach for several years. That is more experience than one year of A ball.
I was listening to Mike and the Mad Dog today when they were talking about the possibility of Keith being the manager of this team. What they said was that they thought he WOULD NOT be interested in the job because they felt that he was happy with the stable and low stress lifestyle that comes with being a broadcaster. I love how people always hear what they want to hear…
I don’t think Keith could be the mets manager, last time I checked a fur coat was not part of the uniform.
Carter comes off as sleazy and desperate.
He does, but its better than a paranoid, arrogant, disingenuous Yankee.
Again, right on the money, my good sir.
NY Cuban, He was no Yankee. He was on the Yankees.
Jeter is a Yankee.
Personally I think that Carter being desperate is a good sign because it shows that he acutally WANTS to win and he knows that he can give this lack luster team the fire that it has been needing since 2006. When Carter called the Mets about the job, it shows the Mets organization that he really wants to do this and he really cares. He wants to win. He cares what happens to the team. Randolph is emotionless and could careless if the Mets win or not. He just sits there and doens’t fight for his own players. What kind of a manager does that? Its sad that our BENCH coach had to get thrown out of a game for arguing a call and Randolph just sits there and does nothing. He has no COJONES!!!!!!!
I will be OK with that move ONLY if he brings back the daily curtain call.
what a weasel
Go Gary Go! :)
Wow. Stay classy, Gary.
DO NOT WANT
Well id rather have a “in your face” type like Carter then a guy who thinks hes getting picked up because of his skin color..
Carter’s not “in your face,” he’s two-faced, there’s a difference
He’s not two faced. He told Rose off in Montreal and he’s hounded players in both NY and Montreal. He also told off Lasorda.
Uh, wow… would he be able to keep his mouth shut about Omar?
Carter seems like a d*ck, I want Willie gone, but not for him
picked on*
I love Carter, but this wasn’t necessary. He should put the antennae back into his head and relax.
That being said, Gary Carter is EXACTLY the type of person we need in the dugout. He’s baseball savvy and he speaks his mind. If they do bring him in they should look at bringing up a hitting coach and a first base coach as well. Obie and Franco maybe? Peterson should be given a warning.
I think we should go
Keith- Manager
Ron- Pitching Coach
Gary - Bench Coach
Mazz- 3rd base
Straw- 1st base
Burkhardt- Batboy
The only problem is that if we win more games, Game calling and post game will be significantly less entertaining.
Personally, I would rather see this…
Manager - Lee Mazzilli (not a fan, but who else??)
Bench Coach - Gary Cohen (Gary will make sure Lee doesn’t do anything stupid)
Pitching Coach - Ron Darling (incredibly smart)
Hitting Coach - Keith Hernandez (one of the best hitters in team history)
3rd Base Coach - Gary Carter (keep his mouth away from media)
1st Base Coach - Daryl Strawberry (closest to where I sit @ Shea :)
And bring back Ted Robinson in the booth!
seriously carter? seriously? he should keep those info to himself, just made himself look like a jerk.
Imagine what he says to Beltran or Heilman when they start sulking. I want a manager who spouts off. Sometimes it lights a fire. The team now is too laid back. It’s just not right. They don’t really retaliate they just play ball and look to tomorrow. I wanted Bobby V back but Carter may not be a bad choice for right now.
Jeez Gary….
Well, it’s nice to know that even if the Mets don’t sign him as manager, he’d be willing to turn tricks on 42nd and 11th.
lol, nicely done
Hah!!!
why can’t i stop laughing?
Wow. Everyone knows how bold and outspoken Carter is, but that quote is just insane! At least wait for the job to be available before you go kicking the incumbent out the door.
I always thought he would one day be an excellent ML manager. But could you imagine how pro ballplayers today would react to a guy like this? He wouldn’t hesitate for a second to call out any player in the media. Heck, he might even give home addresses! What a nut.
His personality would wear those millionaires thin REAL quick.
Yes… he was dead wrong in the quote, but I’m imagining that enthusiasm injected into this team. He would be the anti-Willie.
postgame interviews would never end with this guy
Well, I’m all for Hernandez coming in with a white cape and save the day. But I fear that to wake up this team he’ll have to bring something else that’s white, and it’s not a cape.
wow! you know when i read the bad guys won, i thought he sounded like a jerk. now, i know. stay far away. if you’re bringing back an 86′er, bring back wally.
Could not agree more…. My vote’s for BACKMAN!!!
MAZZILLI!!!!!
Carter blows his chance again. His mouth gets him into trouble, He did the same thing when Howe was on the hot seat. You don’t say this stuff when someone already has the job. You say it in private. Not in public. Stupid
only problem with that ryankobayashi is that Wally has had alot of off-field issues, alot more serious then ones that Carter has had(unless im completely losing it). Though, I would be happy with either Carter or Backman.
I think Carter should be fired for clearly showing where his priorities are. He cares more about himself than his team. I don’t know how his players or his employers can continue to work with him after this. And I sure wouldn’t want an ass like that managing the Mets.
They could bring back Torborg. He couldn’t care less back then.
any more questions why gary carter hasn’t had a sniff at an mlb managing job?
If Carter wants to call the Wilpons to express his interest that’s one thing but talking about it on a radio show is completely unprofessional. If there was any interest I am sure he just killed it.
WOW…WHAT A dOOOOOOsh BAG!!
I cannot believe what a classless jerk Gary is. He called the PR director to ask about a manager that hasn’t been fired yet to see if he can be considered. And then admits it publicly? Shocker no one wants him to manage. How many times would this guy throw his own players under the bus if it benefitted him
Well so the F what, he’s right in every way.
So its ok for everyone to push Willie out of the door, but its not OK for a former met (someone everyone seems to want) from expressing interest in taking the manager position? Come on guys, some being so damn schizophrenic. Either you want a fiery guy who speaks his mind or not.
Wow - how Hillary Clinton can you get, Kid?
lmao nice
That was kind of a sh*tty thing to do. I love the Kid but you don’t undermine a guy that has not been fired yet. He’s still the manager.
…and the worst manager in MLB
WOW….so everyone would rather have willie (ex yankee) than gary (ex met)?……he has wanted the job since he started managing in the minors for the mets….i dont blame him for saying what he did….i would much rather want him as a manager than willie….
Started managing in the minors for the Mets? He managed one year, at St. Lucie, after saying no thanks to their first offer of Brooklyn, thinking it was below him. Then when asked to manage Binghamton he said no thanks, after asking whether it would lead to managing the Mets and was told they couldnt guarantee that. He then asked for a job coaching the big club and told there was no openings. Since he couldnt get that and didnt want to manage Binghamton, he left. Pretty nervy to demand a major league coaching job or to manage the big squad without any real experience, and now this. I say let him stay gone.
I think these losses are good for them. It’s got to get worse before it gets better.
Actually, on the Mike & Mad Dog show, Francessa said he was talking to Keith last week at the Yankee game and he asked Keith if he would have interest in managing the mets and Keith said he would. Francessa seemed to hesitiate saying this, i guess not sure if he was breaking the “on the record off the record code”, but he said it.
I thought Carter would be a nice fit, the way he carries himself reminds me a bit of Valentine. But after that quote he’s gone down a few pegs in my mind.
Here’s a name no one seems to talk about. As next manager of the Mets… Mookie Wilson.
There are a number of reasons it might work. the guy was a winner. No one played harder. He has major league coaching experience and minor league managing experience with the organization.
However while they are less important, there are two other reasons Wilson might be a dark-horse candidate to the PR-obsessed Wilpons: (1) He has a Mets pedigree and (2) hiring him would eliminate Willie’s “they’re picking on me because of my race” argument.
Don’t you remember when Mookie left because he was pissed that they traded Preston?
Like when he was dealt for Piazza in 1998 and remained a coach on Bobby Valentines staff for another five years?
Good one,
Wow…what a soap opera this team has turned into.
After bombing the Yanks on Sunday night…the captain in waiting makes a bold statement and then plays his two worst games of the year, they drop 5 in a row and push the season (and the fans) to the brink, Willie’s holding onto his job by his fingernails and now Carter is openly petitioning for the manager’s seat.
What next?
Way to go Kid… Way to lose a job before the body is even cold.
Whatever.. Willie isn’t going anywhere, so it’s all a moot point. Omar has repeatedly stated that Willie’s job is safe. There is absolutely no reason to think he is lying. The Wilpons are not the kind of people who say, “We support you, we support you” only to fire you the second you get back from a road trip.
Willie isn’t going anywhere, and if The Kid is the only option to replace him, I say let him stay. Though the Mookie suggestion is intriguing. Carter would never be given the post after comments like these anyway… no chance. Wilpons have too much integrity.
While I agree Willie should be a goner, in no way do I want Carter replacing him. I’ve never been a fan of him as a manager (you can look at my previous blog posts) and this statement does absolutely nothing to back up his reputation. IMO, the possibilities would seem to be as follows: Ken Oberkfell, Lee Mazzilli, Jerry Manuel, Mako Oliveras, and Wally Backman, in that order. Backman can be eliminated right off the bat, unfortunately. While I do think it would be great to see him get a managerial gig, here or elsewhere, I just think he has too much baggage off the field for it to work out. Mako Oliveras, a guy I don’t here a lot, currently manages Binghamton. He’s had a ton of experience managing and coaching in the Caribbean Winter Leagues and is highly respected there…but he’s sort of a no-name here and hasn’t really expressed any kind of desire to manage on the MLB level.
Your three most realistic options are Oberkfell, Maz, and Manuel. Of these three, Oberkfell has silently done an absolutely stunning, bang-up job at all levels in the Minor Leagues. He’s a gruff guy…not a Lou Piniella chair tosser type, but certainly not Willie, either. I think he could motivate players pretty well. I’d like to see him more than anyone else. Unfortunately, Oberkfell has battled cancer as of late. You don’t want to put so much pressure on him that it starts physically hurting him. It all depends on his health.
Mazzilli is another intriguing option. He comes across as a very aggressive manager, which is something this team needs. I realize everyone is going to point to Baltimore in 2004, but think for a second. For a manager to be good, he has to have something…ANYTHING…to work with. And Mazzilli didn’t have anything to work with. At all. The fact that he managed to avoid losing 120 games with that pathetic ballclub is a feat inunto itself. He’s not Manny Acta or Bobby Cox, but I certainly think he’d be servicible and a huge improvement over Willie.
Then there’s Jerry Manuel. No, I don’t want him getting the job. He’s a left-over from the Collapse and somehow made Ozzie Guillen look good when he left the White Sox. However, if Manuel were merely an interrim manager that was terminated as soon as the season finished while the Wilpons and Omar look for another guy, I could swallow it. It would basically be change for the sake of change, but sometimes that’s what a ballclub needs. The advantage here, though, is that you could make Maz or Oberkfell a bench coach just to familiarize them with the ballclub and get the feel for it the rest of the season. Then they could take over in 2009.
The above is probably the most well-thought out breakdown of managerial replacement options. I’d heard Manuel’s name bounced around and have been underwhelmed by the prospect. I was also wondering why I hadn’t heard Maz’ name more as a candidate. He has a bit of experience managing, has been a coach on a winning staff, has the kind of personality many of us think would be a good injection for this particular club, already has a pretty objective and educated insight into the club from his analysis for SNY, and have any of us forgotten how we thought of this guy in the late 70’s. I mean, I seem to remember him being like the Chosen One and the Fonz all wrapped into one.
All that said, I have to admit I haven’t thought of Oberkfell until now. I really like that idea. Well done, Necciai27.
What a tool
Does not even begin to describe this vampire. I think Willie needs to go, but not for this tool hopelessly trying to relive his 15 minutes of fame.
He was one of my favorites on the 86 team but come on. Willie is being hit from all sides now, at least wait until he gets let go to campaign for his job. I still like the Backman idea (what did he murder somebody? Give him a second chance), or Oberkfell.
Carter’s classless here. Quick question - who’s the only guy (who also happens to be a former Mets player and 6-time All-Star - and who was born and raised in Brooklyn) who has multiple WS Chapionships on his resume? Losers need “fire”. Winners just get it done.
Im all for it!!!
I would rather have Keith as the manager than Carter. He seems like he is counting the minutes until Willie is fired, while the other candidates are much more low key about it.
Who the hell would want to be Manager of the Mets? If I were Keith, I would stay right where I am. Good paycheck and not have to deal with Omar and his undermining underling and sulking, grouchy overpaid elders. BTW does Keith speak Spanish? I think they need a bilingual manager.
Give the Kid a break. You can understand that the guy is giddy with excitement about the potential of his dream job opening up. I would be. Maybe he didn’t handle it in the most appropriate way, but whats with all of the protectiveness over Willie Randolph’s feelings all of a sudden? Who cares? The guy just plainly hasn’t gotten it done. The fact that people on this board and in the SNY booth think he should feign anger and purposely get thrown out of a game is just comical. He will get fired (hopefully monday morning) and get paid boku $$$$ and have some time off.. thats it.. he will get another job somewhere else, in a smaller market, where he wont be under a microscope and where his monotone press conferences will be pre-empted by the local news.
Gary, on the other hand, is a true good guy. I had a chance to meet him last year at the World Series, ironically in Denver, where Willies managerial career with the Mets will likely end (where at the World Series, i saw a team that really understands true fundamental baseball, such as getting a runner home from third with less than two outs….or tacking on that insurance run… or the bullpen keeping the game close so you have a shot in the late innings). What a nice guy… was willing to chat with me for hours about the Mets, his career, his post-playing career. For whatever reason, the Mets have done him wrong. Every other marginal player from the 86 team has been given a job with this organization, despite their many shortcomings and transgressions both in 86 and since. Hojo, a hitting coach?? Seriously? Ronnie Darling did not come with much fanfare from broadcasting the Nationals (from what I heard, he was terrible), yet has developed into one of the best color guys I have ever heard. I actually worry about losing him to ESPN when the ESPN brass decide to finally fire Joe Morgan. Hojo couldnt carry the golf clubs of Gary Carter, yet he sits on the bench and ruins our guys’ swings every night. Mookie Wilson..Mazz…Straw….. Dave Magadan..why are all of those guys held in such high regard, yet the Kid cant get a job with this organization. If you remember, he was that veteran presense that put us over the hump in the mid 80’s.. (yes, he and Keith). Maybe he is that same veteran presence that this team needs. We sure as hell arent getting that from Delgado and Beltran. And Dwright just doesnt have that credibility yet… And we all know that Wagner does not come off as Einstein on the bench. Alou, Pedro… well those guys spend more time at the Hospital for Special Surgery (the official hospital of the new york mets, literally) then they spend in Flushing. Carter should be give a shot.
The fact that he would accept a job in Binghamton… Would you? There is not a more depressing place in the world than that city and that part of New York state… Willie is given a managerial job with no experience, yet people are clammoring about Carters lack of experience. What nobody can question is Kid’s lack of desire. The fact that he has been vocal about what he wants is a bit refreshing… The man is absolutely giddy and wants to make sure that he is not passed over again. Who could blame the guy.
I cant wait to see those curly locks on the mets bench.
What an a**clown……..
I can see Carter the eternal optimist reacting to his 1st 6 game losing streak with one of those phony smiles and getting eaten alive by the media. It would not be pretty.
“Boy, I’ll tell you what, I would love that, guys. When I saw that on ESPN today, Mike & Mike, they were talking about it and immediately I got on the phone and I called Jay Horowitz and I asked, ‘Should I try to call Mr. Wilpon?”
When I was reading these first few sentences of Carter’s interview, I thought he was being sarcastic…making the point that only a jerk would express such feelings or think to do such a thing when another manager is on the hot seat. I was waiting for “What kind of person do you think I am…?” The guy was serious…what a $#%*&. No way I want this guy managing the Mets. WIllie has 1000 times the class and dignity.
I thought the exact same thing myself.
Couldn’t have commented better myself than you did, MH….
What a low-class move to actively publicly lobby for someone’s job like that. Amazing even as a kid I knew Carter was a clown, now it’s confirmed.
You guys kill me. Since last September, you guys have been calling for willie randolph’s head….and expressing how you want a guy with fire and passion. Here’s a guy who has fire and passion and doesn’t settle for less than what he wants, and you want to pass on him? Now all of a sudden, you want willie to stay because he has class and dignity? Give me a break. Bobby V is NOT COMING BACK, so get over it. He’s a god in Japan and that’s what that egotistical jackass wants. I agree Willie should be gone and that we need someone with some fire and passion, but what exactly is wrong with gary carter? He’s EXACTLY what you guys want.
Carter is full of it. All that rah rah stuff will wear on this team real fast. Carlos Delgado had the same calm, stoic demeanor when he put up 30+ homers as he does now…same with Beltran…These guys are trained to be even keel. I don’t think a lack of passion is the problem…that’s bull. Delgado looked no more passionate before he knocked the ball out of the park last night than he ever does. Meanwhile David Wright seems to be completely out of kilter trying to bust it…and Reyes keeps getting thrown out on the base paths trying to bust it…I do not think the manager is the problem. I think they are patchwork team dealing with too many injuries to key players…and it’s gotten worse these past few days. Last year they managed to keep their heads above water in spite of the fact that Pedro, Alou, Valentin, Sanchez, El Duque etc missed either all or big chunks of the season and their clean-up hitter was hurt and having a subpar season—but it caught up with them in the end. That 2007 bullpen was missing Sanchez, Bradford and Oliver from the 2006 season—go look what those guys did in 2006 and look at what their replacements did. While the bullpen is better this year, the holes on this team are hurting them from the start. Maybe expectations are unrealistic and all the negativity is not helping. Maybe we need to see what this team is like when Willie has a healthy roster—if that ever happens. If Pedro is around the clubhouse and is able to pitch, the atmosphere will change markedly…
Magnificently said.
And you guys who want Keith Hernandez to manage the Mets or take the hitting coach position, will you please get serious?
God No on Carter.
The man was hated in his own clubhouse when he was player. How long do you think it would take for the players to tune him out and despise him as a Manager?
omg…get Gary Carter to NY quick!
Anyone ever read Carter’s autobiography? He comes off as a pathetic, desperate person, and wow, this quote pretty much sums up the whole book. The guy is a total joke.
FREE WALLY BACKMAN!
what a wash head
Random question- has anyone heard of this Mike & Murray show? I don’t have Sirius and I haven’t, but I think they stirred up all that ‘no one likes Jeremy Shockey’ stuff at the Super Bowl, I know they had Richard Jefferson comment on the assult stuff, and now this. Anyone know if its a good show? Is it worth buying Sirius? Is it just a New York show or do they do national sports? Just curious.
Fire Willie? Why? They’re 2 games under 500 in May! Take it easy!
Carter has no class and RACE probably played a role in him saying that. He looks and sounds like a guy who doesn’t like Blacks and doesn’t think they should have good jobs like Mets manager.
No way he would have said that if the manager was Bobby V or any other white guy.