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According to Andrew Marchand, in a report for ESPN 1050, Bobby Valentine would be interested in managing the Mets again.
In the report, Marchand quotes Valentine as saying:
‘I am working for a team that needs me and wants me as their man. I love it here, but I am an American and love great challenges. I was a in a Met uniform in the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, 2000, and would love to be there in the next decade.’
As noted earlier, the New York Post and Newsday have both reported that the Mets have offered Jerry Manuel a two-year contract, ‘’but he has yet to sign it.’
The thing is, according to Marchand, ‘Manuel may want a three-year commitment.’
By the way, to listen live to ESPN 1050, and to check out the Marchand Report, which airs every day at 10:40 am, click here.
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Get. Him. Here. NOW. Manuel has given us a golden opportunity to get rid of him. Regime change is necessary. If it ain’t Minaya, they can do it by replacing the field general. Nothing against Manuel, but, once again, we had a manager preside over a meltdown. There have to be changes to get the players out from under the two-collapse hangover.
I’d love to see Bobby V back in New York.
The only thing I’m worried about is the clubhouse dynamic. Valentine is an abrasive personality (one that suited fine for the overachieving Mets teams in the late 90s early 2000s). With incumbent veterans like Delgado and Beltran, who are rumored to have ousted Willie in collusion with Tony Bernazard, I just can’t see the Carlos’s taking ANY kind of flak from a new manager…
Um, status quo in the clubhouse is not an option. I’d get rid of Delgado. Really.
I think you would get Delgado out moreso for a complete sense of change and ownership of the player & manager relationships if in fact Manuel is not back.
I don’t think there was any collusion, I think that the players might have simply said this guy has lost it. There is a lot of speculation the players felt that way when Willie put Heilman in during the top of the 9th of game 7 in 2006 vs. Wagner. A lot of the players were stunned that in a tie game he did not go with their best to hold the tie and take a crack at winning in the 9th.
Willie never helped himself after that, and I was as big a supporter of Willie as anyone. But Randolph was so obsessed with Bernazard being around I think that it freaked the players out.
You cannot deny that Willie walked around with an I am a Yankee chip on his shoulder feeling everyone should have just fell in line with that.
Wagner got rocked in just about every game they brought him out there in the NLCS. I don’t think it was a bad move at all to leave Heilman in. In fact, Wagner had trouble in the 9th the night before in Game 6.
There is a lot of speculation the players felt that way when Willie put Heilman in during the top of the 9th of game 7 in 2006 vs. Wagner. A lot of the players were stunned …
That’s absolutely FatManesque. A wild unsubstantiated statement.
Who speculated? You and your friends? Don’t make a statement that the players were stunned when there has never been any reporting of that. Or do you have a source? Or are you a mind reader?
It’s ALL speculation, FAH3, but when you have a team that can’t come through in “clutch” situations all year, and has a relapse in September, recalling the collapse of the previous year, you have to think there’s a psychological issue involved, and the changes that desperately need to be made desperately need to address whatever that was. (Whew - long sentence.) ANYWAY, going to a spreadsheet and saying “Ah ha — all we need is X in the bullpen or Y at second MISSES THE POINT.” We added Santana this year and the team around him STILL was too soft to win a “Pinewood Derby.”
TMU … my comment was only addressing the totally unsubstantiated far-fetched statement by patrick regarding game 7 of the NLCS, Heilman, and the players being stunned. That was worthy of the Fatman.
If you’re saying Collapse I & Collapse II are all a result of trauma from game 7 of the 2006 NLCS than I still think that is pure BS.
If that’s what you’re saying, we’ll just have to agree to disagree.
And, yeah, we added Santana this year, but because the bullpen was so weak, that led to Collapse II.
They should have addressed BOTH Santana and the bullpen before this season.
what dynamic is that- we lost - again! Time to make a change - Bobby can do that and the players will respond. At any rate, like to see Carlos D. moved after the Mets pick up his option. I doubt he can post the same numbers again. get something of value for him - what about Mike jacobs if you want to go on the cheap!
Id be very excited to watch next year’s season with Bobby V as our manager…get him in and get out Manuel out!
I would love Bobby V back as he would bring back a general excitement of unpredictability and risk taking that’s been absent since his departure. Nothing against Manuel, for he did a good job, but Bobby may be what the Mets need to get out of their rut.
Everytime we need a manager Bobby V’s name comes up. Of course we want him and he is a proven winner. lets get him
So would Bobby V be interested in taking a paycut to be back in NY? Or would the Mets be willing to shell out a little more for someone like Bobby? It’d be great to see Bobby back, even just for the entertainment value, but Manuel did what he could with part of a season and I wouldn’t mind having him back. I think it’s unrealistic of him to expect more from the owners than two years though - he’s still a little bit of a gamble.
I really have no problem with Manuel coming back as I think he did a pretty admirable job. However, I am a big Bobby V fan and would be interested to see what he could do with this team.
However, if Bobby V came on board, I would not suggest that people rush to get the Sunday Ticket Plan - he had a knack for resting certain key players on Sundays if I remember correctly.
He always rested Piazza on Saturday’s, that always drove me nuts since I can only hit weekend games.
Regardless WE NEED BOBBY V
Come home Bobby V!
Get him.
That pretty much settles that. Get this man in Citi Field.
GET BOBBY V NOW.
We Want Bobby V!!!
The first post I’ve EVER seen in which I agree with the majority of user comments. Seriously, I’ve always looked through the posts and said, man I hate Mets fans. Look at all these Wackos.
But not now.
Get Bobby Valentine to manage this team.
Get him now.
I love Bobby V, but I believe that Manuel is our guy. This is not Bobby’s type of team. Manuel had the Mets playing 17 games over .500, even WITH a sad excuse for a bullpen and countless injuries to key players. If that isn’t a good enough reason to bring him back, I don’t know what is. No disrespect to Bobby V, but I just don’t see him being as successful in a second stint here in NY.
How do you know this isn’t Bobby’s type of team? Have you seem him coach this type of team?
Agreed. I think, actually, Wright and Reyes would thrive under Valentine. From seeing what he’s done in Japan, one of the things he seems to have learned is to be a little more relaxed on the bench. I think his swagger and intricate knowledge of the game would rub off well on Wright, and his aggressiveness would really allow Reyes to play his game.
One of the big question marks for me with Valentine would actually be Delgado. He seems the kind of guy that might butt heads with Bobby. Of course this is all speculation, but I really want Bobby back and for he and Omar to work together to create the team that would work best for his style, even if it means losing a couple of the veterans who may not buy into his system and style.
We should remember that he did have an older team in NY and they did respond - Franco - Leiter etc. Besides i’m not sure Carlos D. is the right guy. Let’s also not go crazy with Manuel-3 yrs. is a bit much - he’s unproven as well.
Walter Alson worked for yrs as a i yr contract guy-where does manuel get off with a 3 yr demand. 2 Yrs was more than sufficient but I’m all for Bobby. This will take the negative soin out and he is the right person to lead the team. Can Fred and co. swallow their pride though!
Exactly my point, Prismo. You don’t know what you are going to get. Besides, how successful was Bobby in NY the first time? Career record of 536-467, which is a .534 W%. That’s pretty good, but he only had two seasons with better records than the Mets had this year.
Now, don’t take my comments out of context. I would be very happy with Bobby V, but I think we have a good thing with Manuel. I guess what I’m trying to say is that Manuel isn’t the problem with the Mets, its their bullpen. Regardless of who our manager is, we need to be more focused on addressing that issue first and foremost.
Um…go back an look at the team he had in 2002, which is what killed his record….
On the contrary, I suspect Bobby would love to have solid stars like Beltran, Wright and Reyes and would further love to manage guys like Murphy, Church and Evans.
In addition, Bobby is a very astute cat, he speaks many languages, just like Delagdo, even if they opted to keep Delgado I am sure that he would attempt to connect with him.
That’s a good point. Delgado, with his poindexter-level IQ and reputation as the thinking man’s slugger, would be hard-pressed not to appreciate Valentine’s intelligence. I think they’d get along fine.
I agree. its easy for us to say bring him back, but we arent the guys spending half of the year with him.
there were plenty of quotes from players, beltran, wright, schnieder, church, etc., of really liking and respecting jerry.
if they like the guy and respect and trust him, why mess with a good thing? Hopefully Jerry takes the two years and goes from there. Why not throw in a stipulation that if the mets make the post season next year they can either add money/years to his contract, or renegotiate completely?
Yes, but they did offer Manual a contract first and foremost and at this point if he doesn’t come back then Manual broke the relationship, not the Mets front office.
Too offer too much $ at this point is silly. He did well, but he hasn’t done a full years worth of work. What about Spring training and evaluating players to build the roster? Little things like that he still needs to be proven on and we shouldn’t give him a huge contract just yet.
Well, he did win that World Series with the White Sox, but I see your point. I’m pretty sure he’s holding out for a 4-year deal like the one Willy got for the obvious reasons. I would do the same thing in his shoes.
>>>Why mess with a good thing?
What good thing? It’s not like we owe the players anything after the last two Septembers. Get a guy in here who will win, and who cares what the players think…
I hope Mets execs are looking at that poll and the board here. I think the Mets will waste a golden opportunity to leave the last two years behind and create a new sense of excitement with their fan base as they enter the new park by getting Bobby back.
I like Manuel, but like it or not, he was at the help of another terrible ending for the Mets. Bobby gives the Mets an identity, and one that fits well with New York and the Mets–smart, scrappy, and a little brash.
The other teams in the NL East delight in beating the Mets. I want a manager that instills an attitude that relishes that reputation, and desires to be the team to beat and enjoys being hated.
Bobby V gives us that. Bring him back.