As the Mets awake to there last game playing against 1 Icon manager Bobby Cox there is chatter about another Icon who now is available to manage this beleaguered team and that would be Joe Torre.
Torre is steping down at the end of the season managing the Dodgers and will be avilable to manage in 2011 if he chooses. Coming to the Mets might not be on his wish list but if he was to manage it has to be 1 of the teams he would want to manage since its where he started and where he has lived.
Torre, now 70, would be a PR media hit for the Mets since you know every day there would be questions about how he took the Mets job as sort of a diss to the Yankees. Is Torre up for that type of task at 70 and are the Mets up for a manager that abuses his bullpen?
I think Torre managing a team has run hits course. The guy is 70. Do you think he wants to deal with the Meddling of a new GM and the Wilpons on top of the Media? Plus at this point in the game would he be more of a ploy to sell tickets instead of winning games? Would Backman be a bench coach so he can be groomed?
My take on Backman is that he is not ready yet so would Torre, who would command a huge salary be worth a 2 year deal ? Betcha the Mets ticket office would say Yes.
I updated the manager poll and took the 2 top vote getters and added Torre.
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