(By Brett Kahn)
The Mets are clearly smack in the middle of the Willie Randolph Era. Randolph has proven his status as an effective manager, leading the Mets to the 2006 NLCS, one game away from the World Series. Despite the collapse in 2007, Randolph is considered one of the nicest and smartest managers in the game. But how does he rank among the greatest Mets' managers of all-time?
In Matthew Silverman's Book "Mets Essential", he lists the top 10 Mets managers of all-time.
10. Bud Harrelson- 145-129 record in 1990 and '91 with the club.
9. Joe Frazier- 101-106 record from 1976 and 45 games in '77 with the club.
8. Joe Torre- 286-420 record from rest of 1977-'81 with the club. Only player/manager in club history.
7. Dallas Green- 229-283 record from 1993-'96 with club.
6. Casey Stengel- 175-404 record from 1962-half of '65. Worst winning percentage of any Mets manager. (.302)
5. Willie Randolph- 280-229 record from 2005-present with the club. Led team to N.L. East title and NLCS in 2006.
4. Yogi Berra- 292-296 record from 1972-'75 with the club. Took Mets to World Series in '73.
3. Bobby Valentine- 536-467 from end of 1996-2002. Took Mets to NLDS in '99 and '00 and to the World Series in '00.
2. Davey Johnson- 595-417 record (most wins of any Mets manager) from 1984-45 games into '90. Won World Series in '86 and took them to the NLCS in '88.
1. Gil Hodges- 339-309 record from 1968-'71 with the club. Won World Series in '69 with a 100-62 record.
1 comment:
Willie is a Cylon. What has he actually done? He whined his way into a mangerial job and spit the bit last year.
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