As a Mets fan, I'm often left scratching my head, saying things like, "What are they thinking?!", or "Well, that was a 'genius' move.", or "Someone please talk me off this ledge or I'm really going to do it this time.".Even this off season, I'm curious as to what their plan is to ensure the abortion that was last season does not repeat itself anytime soon. Well, one of my first answers was announced today:
Hernandez, SNY reach an agreement: Commentator to remain with club, network through 2011
Scoff at the notion, but I firmly believe this is a step in the right direction. Slowly the Mets have been surrounding themselves with players from the 86' World Series team. This can only be a good move. Below is a list of former players with current ties to the organi
zation: - Ron Darling- SNY color commentator and studio analyst
- Bob Ojeda- SNY pre-game and post-game studio analyst
- Wally Backman- manager of Mets' class-A affiliate-Brooklyn Cyclones
- Howard Johnson- Mets hitting coach
- Keith Hernandez- SNY color commentator
- Tim Teufel- manager of Mets' class-double A affiliate- Binghamton Mets
- Darryl Strawberry- SNY analyst
And here is a list of former players not currently affiliated with the team, but I, of course, have offered a few suggestions to pull them in to the fold:
- Sid Fernandez- Team Cook/ Dietitian
- Dwight Gooden- Team Narcotics Distributionist
- Roger McDowell- The "Patch Adams" of the bullpen...keeping those guys loose and their feet hot. At the very least, teaching them how to spit a magic loogie.
- Randy Myers- Team Ambassador of Nastiness
- Gary Carter- Top Campaigner for unavailable Managerial Position
- Ray Knight- 86' World Series MVP and only member of team I've ever met in person...so yeah, not the greatest title to have (or fit on business card) but he should probably be involved somehow...can't be worse than current job. Washington Nationals broadcaster.
- Dave Magadan- Currently Red Sox Hitting Coach (he backed up HoJo and Hernandez on the field, he should back them up here too)
- Lenny Dykstra- Team financial advisor; Tobacco Czar
- Kevin Mitchell- Ambassador of Craziness- used to make everyone else seem "sane"
- Mookie Wilson- Needs to be visible during home games. Perhaps a ball boy. Just so the fans can chant, "Mooooooooooooooooooooooooookie!".
As you can see, I've put way too much thought into this, but I feel anything that can bring back that Championship attitude (without too much of the nose candy that accompanied that era) can't be a bad thing.
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