Terry Collins to Find Cancer Cure and Solve National Debt Crisis

[Boom_70]

Have to say I never seen a manager so celebrated and quoted, given his sub .500 record this season.

 

[Brooklyn Bridge]

Listening to New York Sports talk radio you would think the Yankees and Mets were reversed in the standings.

Captain Terry leads the 1st place, 13 games over .500 Metropolitans over the hapless, lucky-to-be-close to the wildcard Bronx Bombers.

 

[Boom_70]

Listening to New York Sports talk radio you would think the Yankees and Mets were reversed in the standings.

Captain Terry leads the 1st place, 13 games over .500 Metropolitans over the hapless, lucky-to-be-close to the wildcard Bronx Bombers.

Exactly- "Terry said this, Terry said that."

Terry is now 41 -42 in 4th place of NL East.

 

[YankeeFan]

He's no Herm Edwards.

 

[Johnny Dangerously]

Herm Edwards is good people.

 

[Boom_70]

Herm Edwards plays to win the game.

 

[Johnny Dangerously]

Baseball has no clock. Perfect for Herm.

 

[YankeeFan]

Baseball has no clock. Perfect for Herm.

LOL

 

[Boom_70]

Herm would be a good influence on the younger players.

 

[Starman]

Listening to New York Sports talk radio you would think the Yankees and Mets were reversed in the standings.

Captain Terry leads the 1st place, 13 games over .500 Metropolitans over the hapless, lucky-to-be-close to the wildcard Bronx Bombers.

Exactly- "Terry said this, Terry said that."

Terry is now 41 -42 in 4th place of NL East.

When he came to Detroit this week the papers were all full of how Collins was an apprentice/devotee of Jim Leyland and hoped to emulate him in every way. (This was couched in terms of admiring approval, since according to much of Leyland's fan club in the press box, he's only marking time before his inevitable induction in Cooperstown.)

Well, whattaya know -- from BaseballReference.com, Leyland's career record as of today:

20 years 3097 1537 1558 .497

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

Listening to New York Sports talk radio you would think the Yankees and Mets were reversed in the standings.

Captain Terry leads the 1st place, 13 games over .500 Metropolitans over the hapless, lucky-to-be-close to the wildcard Bronx Bombers.

Exactly- "Terry said this, Terry said that."

Terry is now 41 -42 in 4th place of NL East.

This Mets team doesn't belong anywhere around .500. Along with all the injuries. He hasn't done a bad job.

 

[Boom_70]

Listening to New York Sports talk radio you would think the Yankees and Mets were reversed in the standings.

Captain Terry leads the 1st place, 13 games over .500 Metropolitans over the hapless, lucky-to-be-close to the wildcard Bronx Bombers.

Exactly- "Terry said this, Terry said that."

Terry is now 41 -42 in 4th place of NL East.

This Mets team doesn't belong anywhere around .500. Along with all the injuries. He hasn't done a bad job.

"Not a bad job" is about right, but he is not ready for Cooperstown yet.

 

[sgreenwell]

I think it just shows how low expectations were for the Mets, although I'm not sure why. They have a decent core (Wright, Reyes, Bay and Beltran) and have just been unbelievably unlucky with injuries the past couple years. The cupboard is kind of bare, thanks to Omar jerking around prospects and not really drafting that well, but they should be able to float around .500 for the next couple years, as long as the Wilpons don't do anything (else) really stupid.

 

[shockey]

I think it just shows how low expectations were for the Mets, although I'm not sure why.

this.


the n.y. media isn't nearly as tough as its either perceived or considers itself. everyone thought the mets would suck and collins would implode. to their credit and to his, they haven't sucked and collins has been nothing but charming and quotable, which is what the n.y. meanies treasure more than anything else in a new coach/manager. and when the team 'surprises,' well, the coach/manager's a freakin' genius!

 

[Steak Snabler]

Apropos of nothing, but I was surprised to find that Terry Collins is actually over .500 for his career. Just barely, but still ...

 

[sgreenwell]

Apropos of nothing, but I was surprised to find that Terry Collins is actually over .500 for his career. Just barely, but still ...

He's had some decent squads, and while I don't think he's a great manager, I also don't think he's a horrible, Lloyd McClendon or Tony Muser type either.