According to Mike Silva’s New York Baseball Digest, the Mets will hold a press conference Tuesday to name Wally Backman as the manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones for 2010.
Backman, a fan favorite from the 1986 champs, went into coaching after he retired. He was named the Sporting News Minor League Manager of the Year in 2004, and was named manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks for a very brief period of time that offsesason.
Off-field issues prompted the D-backs to go in a different direction, so Backman wound up managing in independent baseball. After spending the last three years with the South Georgia Peanuts and the Joliet Jackhammers, Backman will be back in the Mets’ fold.
I’ll have to make sure I get out to Brooklyn at least once next year to see him.
In other news, Brian Costa of the Newark Star-Ledger reports that the Mets are re-doing the CitiField bullpens so that both teams will be able to see the field.
I've been a Mets fan for about 20 years. I'm holding out hope that 2010 will be a better season for my favorite team.
I wonder if he bring his son along with him. Jr. is/was a player on the Jackhammers.
By: White Sox Cards on November 13, 2009
at 10:22 pm
I certainly don’t expect to see Wally Backman Jr. on the roster – he’s a little too old for the NY-Penn League now. But I suppose he might be around in some capacity.
By: Paul on November 13, 2009
at 10:35 pm
Cool! Do you think Mr Backman is any good TTM-wise?
By: gobigpelf34 on November 14, 2009
at 5:15 pm
His SCN profile suggests that he’s pretty hit & miss. It’s probably worth a shot, I guess.
By: Paul on November 14, 2009
at 6:48 pm