Read: Under-Over on Talk of Backman replacing Jerry
Backman will be a guest of Mike Francesa on WFAN today at 5:30 pm.
Original Post, 1:01 pm:
Yesterday, the Single-A Brooklyn Cyclones named Wally Backman their new manager for 2010.
Backman will be an in-studio guest tonight on SNY’s Daily News Live, which will air at 5 pm.
In a post to Brooklyn Met Fan, Adam wonders how long it will take before there is talk of Backman replacing Jerry Manuel as manager of the Mets.
…i don’t see the Mets making that sort of jump, should manuel end up on the hot seat… but, i’ll say this, with backman in Brooklyn, Bobby Valentine at ESPN, Tim Teufel likely to be Binghamton, Ken Oberkfell in Buffalo, and maybe Eric Wedge or Bob Melvin sitting next to him on the bench, it’s going to be very difficult for jerry to get comfortable this season… i mean, every place he looks, he could be staring at his possible replacement…
For more, check out Ben Shpigel’s report for the New York Times.
