Manager: Gary Carter or Mike Piazza?

Of the two greatest catchers in Mets history, do you think that either would be interested in managing the Mets? If so, how do you think that they would fit in Alderson's Mets?

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by metsguy234 on Nov 2, 2010 2:50 PM EDT reply actions

That was 2+ years ago

Water under the bridge

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by Russ on Nov 2, 2010 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Gary Carter would love to do it

Please, please do not let him.

by True Blue4 on Nov 2, 2010 3:02 PM EDT reply actions

Answer:

Todd Hundley

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by cjmulrain on Nov 2, 2010 4:15 PM EDT reply actions

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by Greenpoint Ian on Nov 2, 2010 4:30 PM EDT reply actions

Ramon Castro for player-manager!

by JoshNY on Nov 2, 2010 4:48 PM EDT reply actions

omg yes

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by samdaman on Nov 4, 2010 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Charlie O'Brien for pitching coach, Clint Hurdle as manager

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by spaceboy761 on Nov 2, 2010 4:49 PM EDT reply actions

I lobby Yogi Berra!

He’s certainly got experience.

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by Steve Schreiber on Nov 2, 2010 5:17 PM EDT reply actions

i lobby brook fordyce

by njk237 on Nov 2, 2010 5:19 PM EDT reply actions

No votes for John Gibbons?

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by MookieTheCat on Nov 2, 2010 5:25 PM EDT reply actions

I would like Piazza for the following reason...

Him in a dugout and Clemens in jail would be a nice epilogue to the incident.

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by MookieTheCat on Nov 2, 2010 5:26 PM EDT reply actions

Bring back Jason Phillips!

What's that about?

by Brian. on Nov 2, 2010 5:56 PM EDT reply actions

On one condition...

he has to wear those goofy goggles while he manages.

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by Steve Schreiber on Nov 2, 2010 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Didn't Jerry already do that.

by Sokojoe on Nov 2, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Sort of.

Jerry’s were more of the “emo glasses” variety.

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by Steve Schreiber on Nov 2, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions

I thought this was going to be a question about who was better.

In any case, Carter would love to do it, doubt Piazza would.

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by Rey-O on Nov 2, 2010 5:57 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah--I can't remember Piazza ever evincing a desire to manage the Mets

or even wanting to stay in baseball after he retired. Carter, on the other hand… I get the feeling Carter would run over his grandmother to manage the Mets. Was it that Gary felt he was too special to get a few years of experience at the upper level of the minors before graduating to the major league job, or did he have some nice gig he didn’t want to give up?

by Jack Str on Nov 3, 2010 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions

I don't know if he was ever asked point blank,

but I do remember Piazza either saying, or alluding to the fact that he’s happy he’s away from organized baseball, because he has a young kid to raise, and a family, and all of that stuff, and that’s a full time job.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Nov 3, 2010 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, I definitely remember him saying that he's happy as a Mr. Mom

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by Ogre39666 on Nov 3, 2010 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions

If he likes being a Mr. Mom

then maybe he’d like to take a position with the Mets to change Saul Katz’s diapers.

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by Russ on Nov 3, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Charlie O' wouldn't be a bad idea

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by feslenraster on Nov 2, 2010 7:03 PM EDT reply actions

Piazza is more likely become a hitting coach than a manager.

but I doubt it would happen in the next 5 years if it did at all.

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by Ogre39666 on Nov 2, 2010 8:34 PM EDT reply actions

He certainly didn't help the Italian WBC team too much,

but in his defense, there wasn’t too much talent to begin with.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Nov 2, 2010 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Hhahahahaahaha...

This is like saying that the Pirates 3B coach didn’t ensure a WS victory. :)

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by MookieTheCat on Nov 3, 2010 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions

I don't know the whole story by any means,

but there was nothing about Piazza or Carter’s time with the Mets, or anything they’ve done in the interim, that makes them standout candidates for the job.

by Jack Str on Nov 2, 2010 8:47 PM EDT reply actions

Carter does have a good amount of managing experience

in the Mets system and with the LI Ducks. However, most of that good will is washed away by him quitting when he didn’t get a promotion and then his lobby for Willie Randolph’s job.

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by Steve Schreiber on Nov 2, 2010 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions