Former Mets second baseman and current manager of the independent Northen League’s Joliet Jackhammers, Wally Backman speaks with the blog, Jorge Says No about his passion for managing and his playing days with the Mets.
Phillies closer Brad Lidge made a deal with Satan. So says Paul Francis Sullivan at his blog Sully Baseball.
Have an interesting Manny Ramirez-esque Mets anecdote? Then head on over to Metsopolis, who is giving away tickets to the July 8 Mets-Dodgers game for the best personal Mets related story.
Over at the Bleacher Report, Randy Medina thinks we should cherish watching the injury riddled Mets.
Andrew Vazzano of The ‘Ropolitans warns us to be prepared for a David Wright cold streak.
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I disagree with Vazzano. Wright bashes lefties and he’s facing 3, yes, 3 lefty starters in the Philly series.
I would place money that Wright launches some bombs this week in these bandbox ballparks
whoops! forgot the series is in NY and not Philly. Still, Wright should still do quite well this week.
For what it’s worth, I would LOVE to have Wally Backman as the manager of the New York Mets. I know about his record and that’s not good, but I think he wants to be sucessful and losing kills him. I wish I could say that about the current Mets manager.
you say this as IF you know Wally Backman personally, how do you know losing kills him anymore than Manuel, because he played on the 1986 Mets?
You want to know how I get the sense that Backman would be a terrible manager, you do not hear his ex-mates ever suggest that he should be managing in the minor leagues let alone the major leagues. That gives me a fresh sense that they do not exactly glow at the name Wally Backman.
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