Buck Schowalter a Finalist for the Mets Managerial Gig
Thank you New York Mets for giving us something to chew on as the Jets and Giants ate getting blown out on another football Sunday.
According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, former Yankees manager Buck Schowalter is a finalist for the Mets vacant managerial job.
Espada, Showwalter, Quatraro will each interview in New York this week. Expectation is a manager will be picked by the #Mets by the end of the week
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 12, 2021
He is one of three. The other two are Astros bench coach Joe Espada, and Rays bench coach matt Quatraro. Both Espada and Quatraro have also interviewed for the Oakland A’s managerial job.
Schowalter has long been deemed the favorite for the job, with the likes of Terry Collins and Max Scherzer throwing their support behind his candidacy.
According to Andy Martino of SNY, it is inevitable that the Mets will name Schowalter their 24th manager in franchise history.
Word might trickle out soon about who the Mets non-Buck Showalter managerial finalists are. But bottom line, folks in the industry are convinced Showalter is getting the job unless something goes horribly wrong in final stages. Feels almost inevitable.
— Andy Martino (@martinonyc) December 12, 2021
Schowalter certainly brings plenty of credibility and gravitas to the position. While he never won a World Series as a manager, each franchise he has been on was set up to succeed.
He along with Gene Michael built the Yankees dynasty of the late 90s. He also started the Diamondbacks squad that would beat the Yankees in the World Series in 2001. He later got the Texas Rangers moving in the right direction. They went to back-to-back World Series after he left.
The Mets desperately needed a change of culture and swift kick in the ass from the managers seat, and Schowalter would certainly provide that … IF… he is the manager.
