NEW MANAGER

Terry Collins has been names the new manager of the New York Mess. My choice would be Bob Melvin. He has managed most recently in 2009 with the Arizona Diamondbacks and has had two 90 win seasons, once with the Diamondbacks and once with the Seattle Mariners. He took his team to the National League Championship in 2007 but lost to the Colorado Rockies in 7 games and won manager of the year. He was the leading candidate to be manager early this past season if Manuel was fired. I think he is the safe bet especially over Wally Backman, who Melvin replaced on the Diamondbacks before Backman ever managed a game due to revelations of past arrests and serious financial issues! Backman also has no major league managerial experience. We can't have someone learning on the job. This is a team full of talent and under a decent, consistent leader, will make the playoffs this year. Chip Hale is the current Mets 3rd Base Coach and I think the entire Mets coaching staff should be replaced. He has no major league managerial experience either and he was already 2nd fiddle to Melvin as a bench coach and I'd rather have the #1 guy. Terry Collins would have been my second choice seeing the other two who could have been manager. He has not managed an MLB team since 1999 for the Anaheim Angels. Collins had winning seasons five out of six years but never made the playoffs, finishing 2nd all five years. The worst thing against him is that in 1999, his own players asked the GM to have him fired! So the Mets chose a manager with no playoff experience, hasn't managed in the MLB for 11 years, and whose own players had him fired. Looks like they will have some excuses if they don't make the playoffs again! Maybe Melvin will be considered again after the Mets can't take Collins anymore.