New York Mets: The irony of the current managerial search

The ironic twist to the New York Mets managerial search.

The New York Mets are looking for a new manager. Terry Collins has stepped down and become a special consultant to Sandy Alderson. Yes, many of us believe that Alderson is the one that should be gone, including myself. But that is for a different discussion. We can debate the performance of Collins anytime. Today we talk about the Mets search for a replacement.

As we move along, we see that the team is looking at alumni as potential replacements. Joe McEwing has come forward as a potential replacement, as has Edgardo Alfonzo. Alex Cora is another current coach that is a former Met, also a candidate for the manager’s job. Another is a coach, Bob Geren. It seems like the Mets are looking to the past to move into the future.

Which brings us to the irony of this search. There is a manager that ran this team a long time ago that would be perfect for this group.

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Think about the structure of this roster for a moment. The team is based around a young pitching staff. Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom, Zack Wheeler, …etc. form the basis of a young group of fireballing pitchers.

But that’s not all. There are key veterans in key places. Yoenis Cespedes is a prime example of the star veteran that gives direction to the young kids.

Now for those of you who can, think back approximately 30 years. I remember a Mets roster that was led by young pitching. One of them was a premiere power pitcher. Whatever they were, they were young and had a lot of talent.

They were supplemented by veterans around the field. In their case, they had a star at catcher and first base. The rest of the roster was filled with youth. It was very similar to the team we are looking at right now. Talk about history repeating itself.

With the roster similarity it makes me think of one man who would make a great manager for this bunch. His name is Davey Johnson.

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If he weren’t 74 years old, Davey Johnson would make a great choice. He has shown in the past that he can lead a group of men that are mixed with young players and veterans. His let them be approach gets the most out of them. Ironically he would be the perfect match for this group of Mets. If it were only a couple of decades ago.

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