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The New York Mets are returning to the scene of their last in-season firing of a manager. Yet, it appears Carlos Mendoza will survive this three-game series in Anaheim, California, unlike Willie Randolph.
Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns told MLB.com that the 10-21, last-place Mets "don't view this as a manager problem, and don't intend to make a change."
That will surely come as at least a temporary relief for Mendoza, their third-year manager who has parried numerous inquiries about his job security as the Mets' season continues deterioriating. The club lost six of nine games against Minnesota, Colorado and Washington, a homestand that figured to serve as a referendum on Mendoza, given the opponents' mediocrity.
But no, Mendoza made the flight to California and figures to accompany the club through the rest of its nine-game trek to Arizona and Colorado.
Yet what about after that?
The dreaded "vote of confidence" from management has often served as a death knell for a manager, most recently in Philadelphia, where club president Dave Dombrowski gave manager Rob Thomson the dreaded upvote in the midst of what became an 11-game losing streak.
He fired him a week later.
Mendoza would be the first Mets manager fired during the season since 2008, when Randolph, pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto were all fired after a loss to the Angels in Anaheim. It was an overnight bloodletting, as the dismissals came roughly around 3 a.m. New York time.
Yet, Stearns seems to realize that the Mets' woes are largely performance, health and roster-related. Shortstop Francisco Lindor went on the injured list with a calf injury just as slugger Juan Soto came off. Bo Bichette, their free agent splash making $42 million, is off to a .230/.272/.317 start. And the pitching staff has been uneven from starters through the bullpen, their last loss coming when Stearns signee Luke Weaver gave up an eighth-inning two-run homer to Washington's CJ Abrams.
"We know our record is not what we want," Stearns told MLB.com, "and we know we're capable of more."
That should be partial solace for Mendoza. Thomson's unemployment, however, serves as a reminder it honestly doesn't mean much.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: New York Mets stick with Carlos Mendoza as manager, team face Angels
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Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns told MLB.com that the 10-21, last-place Mets "don't view this as a manager problem, and don't intend to make a change."
That will surely come as at least a temporary relief for Mendoza, their third-year manager who has parried numerous inquiries about his job security as the Mets' season continues deterioriating. The club lost six of nine games against Minnesota, Colorado and Washington, a homestand that figured to serve as a referendum on Mendoza, given the opponents' mediocrity.
But no, Mendoza made the flight to California and figures to accompany the club through the rest of its nine-game trek to Arizona and Colorado.
Yet what about after that?
The dreaded "vote of confidence" from management has often served as a death knell for a manager, most recently in Philadelphia, where club president Dave Dombrowski gave manager Rob Thomson the dreaded upvote in the midst of what became an 11-game losing streak.
He fired him a week later.
Mendoza would be the first Mets manager fired during the season since 2008, when Randolph, pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto were all fired after a loss to the Angels in Anaheim. It was an overnight bloodletting, as the dismissals came roughly around 3 a.m. New York time.
Yet, Stearns seems to realize that the Mets' woes are largely performance, health and roster-related. Shortstop Francisco Lindor went on the injured list with a calf injury just as slugger Juan Soto came off. Bo Bichette, their free agent splash making $42 million, is off to a .230/.272/.317 start. And the pitching staff has been uneven from starters through the bullpen, their last loss coming when Stearns signee Luke Weaver gave up an eighth-inning two-run homer to Washington's CJ Abrams.
"We know our record is not what we want," Stearns told MLB.com, "and we know we're capable of more."
That should be partial solace for Mendoza. Thomson's unemployment, however, serves as a reminder it honestly doesn't mean much.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: New York Mets stick with Carlos Mendoza as manager, team face Angels
Continue reading...
