wally backman Stories - Amazin' Avenue
Pitching Bias in Mets Hall of Fame
I'm willing to hypothetically bet $20 that your favorite Mets player of all time wasn't a pitcher. Oh, I might have to pay out on a few bets. Surely, some of you will designate Tom Seaver as the Met most likely to set your nostalgic heart all a-flutter. Others might give Jerry Koosman the...
Wally Backman Will Manage Double-A Binghamton Mets
Adam Rubin reports that Wally Backman and his belly fire will be the new manager of the Double-A Binghamton Mets, a big promotion from last year's role at the helm of the Brooklyn Cyclones of the NY Penn league, some three levels below Binghamton. Tim Teufel, who managed Binghamton last year, will...
Mets Announce Managerial Finalists: Wally Backman, Terry Collins, Bob Melvin, Chip Hale
The Mets have announced the human meatbags they will be inviting back for a second round of interviews to fill the position of mindless automaton field manager. The supposed finalists are: - Terry Collins - Wally Backman - Chip Hale - Bob Melvin Whom do I want to win? I really couldn't care much...
Why I Don't Want The Mets To Hire Wally Backman
James engaged me on the subject of Wally Backman yesterday. I had expressed some public support for Backman in the past, while James had been notably opposed to the idea. As we taked, James became more impassioned and I became more critical, an escalation tactic useful in my debating days, but not...
The Day After Applesauce - Takahashi deadline extended, Backman interview scheduled, DePodesta a sure thing?
Some Saturday morning Mets 'sauciness, plus a suggestion. I know the offseason is now in (mostly) full swing and everyone is kicking around trade proposals in their heads (and in the FanPosts), but I'd urge you all not to give away your milk for free because we'll be running another Amazin' Avenue...
Wally Backman As Mets Manager Is A Bad Idea
Jerry Manuel's dismissal after the season seems imminent, so discussion about the Mets' next manager has materialized. One name that consistently pops up, for some reason, is Wally Backman, former Mets second baseman and current manager of the Single-A Brooklyn Cyclones. I say "for some reason"...
Wallyball = Jerryball?
Keith Law watched the Brooklyn Cyclones face the Lowell Spinners yesterday and was tweeting about it, as Alex noted earlier today. In addition to commenting on Cory Vaughn and Darrell Ceciliani, Law also relayed this bit of Wally Backman in-game strategy: I have little doubt that Backman can be...
Today in Sports History: November 1st
11/01/1946 - The first pro basketball gameAt Maple Leafs Gardens, the New York Knickerbockers beat the Toronto Huskies 68-66 in the inaugural game of the Basketball Association of America. Ossie Schectman of the Knicks scored the league's first points with a layup (that's a trivia question folks)....
The Top 50 Mets of All Time: #37 Wally Backman
Walter Wayne Backman was selected by the Mets in the first round -- sixteenth overall -- of the 1977 amateur draft out of Aloha High School in Aloha, OR. As a 17-year-old he was assigned to Little Falls of the New York Penn League and was dominant at the plate, hitting .325/.395/.451 in 255...
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