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Wally looks as if he could be Jerry's Mets successor

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:28:10 +0000

Having served his time in baseball purgatory, Wally Backman was at KeySpan Park in Coney Island yesterday to be introduced by the Mets as manager of their Single-A Brooklyn affiliate. Next stop: Citi Field? With Jerry Manuel on a very short lea...

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Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Wally Backman

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:17:00 +0000

Q: Players you would pay to watch back in the 80s? A: I d pay to watch us. Q: What was so great about playing in New York? A: I ve seen George Foster get five hits one game and strike out to end the game, and 55,000 people boo him. Believe it or not, I like that (bleep), cause it kept you on ...

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Message from Wally (video)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:09:00 +0000

Wally Backman talks to the fans on the day he is introduced as the manager of the 2010 Cyclones

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Read: The Mets Front Office Makes A Good Move? Believe It.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:46:00 +0000

Over at Fan Huddle , I just wrote an article about the Mets front office actually making a good move. Now while these moves by our front office are few and far between (recently) the signing this week of Wally Backman was a great move. Check out my analysis over there.

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Wally Backman With Steve Serby In The Post

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:17:00 +0000

This is a great read Mets fans....here's a small taste, then go read the rest. Q: What was so great about playing in New York? A: I’ve seen George Foster get five hits one game and strike out to end the game, and 55,000 people boo him. Believe it or not, I like that ...

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Some Sage Observations From Bobby O

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:17 +0000

Bob Ojeda offers his opinions on the state of the Mets, David Wright, Josh Thole, Wally Backman and more...

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WELCOME BACK WALLY

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:33:00 +0000

How would you like to be Jerry Manuel today? First the Mets bring back Wally Backman to the Mets family as manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones and then they announce that Tim Tuffel will run the Bingo Mets. Then it’s announced that Dave Jauss will be his bench coach with Chip Hale taking over ...

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Toby Hyde on AFL, Backman, Top 10

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:00:38 +0000

Last night Toby Hyde of Mets Minor League Blog joined me to discuss the state of the Mets farm system. He updated us on his impressions of the organization in the Arizona Fall League, gave his thoughts on the hire of Wally Backman, Marty Noble’s mailbag about the winning attitude of ...

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This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty 11-19-09

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:06:48 +0000

Well except for some reports of cosmetic changes being made to Citi Field , and Wally Backman’s quote about rampant apathy amongst the Mets minor league players, there hasn’t been much ” hard news ” trickling out from the Mets fall out shelter ( that would be located in ...

realdirtymets posted 4 days ago from nleastchatter.com

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Video message from Wally Backman

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:33:00 +0000

New manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones.

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20/20 Hindsight---National League West

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:17:38 +0000

My predictions--accurate and not in retrospect----for the NL West. I nailed the Giants, was off about the Dodgers and the Diamondbacks. Also, Wally Backman will manage the Mets single A team in Brooklyn. That's a great move for the Mets to link to the glory days with good, aggressive manager.

PRINCEOFNEWYORK posted 9 days ago from paullebowitz.com

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Backman officially named Brooklyn manager

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:20:00 +0000

The Brooklyn Cyclones have officially named Wally Backman manager of the Single-A affiliate. From the press release… "I am thrilled and grateful to be coming back to the Mets' organization," said Backman. "The greatest days of my professional career were spent here in New ...

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The Return of Wally Backman

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:15:00 +0000

Part of being a modern baseball fan is learning to be rational. Instead of instinctively praising grit and hustle and a dirty uniform, you look at the numbers behind the cloud of dust. Instead of automatically praising or bemoaning a move on the field or in the dugout or in the front office, you ...

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Hot Stove Sunday Tonight @7pm

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:00:27 +0000

What a week! The Yanks have just won a World Series, but there is no break in the baseball world with the GM meetings in Chicago. Tonight we look at all the free agents and trade targets for the local teams. Hear Howard and I kick off the first half hour going through the list of names and ...

msilva177 posted 8 days ago from nybaseballdigest.com

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Wally’s Back(man) In The Mets Fold

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:10:43 +0000

Short of announcing the retirement of Art Howe’s number, the following might be the most genuinely surprising Mets announcement in some time ; the Amazins’ NY-Penn League affiliate Brooklyn Cyclones confirmed this morning that former Mets 2B Wally Backman, whose domestic ...

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Staff moves; Backman, Teuful and Alomar jr.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:15:00 +0000

Sandy Alomar Jr. had been promoted to first base coach, where he would also continue to work as the catching instructor. Alomar will not fill that role because he has opted to take the same position with the Indians. There is speculation that Shines will now become the first base coach and the ...

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Rumor Has It : Smoltz, Alomar Jr

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:11:51 +0000

Other than the Wally Backman press conference and the announcement of Tim Teufel’s promotion to manage the AA Binghamton Mets, there has been very little concrete Mets news of late so here are a couple of rumors that I have seen floating around in the ozone. First off, according to Ken ...

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True Mets fan's dream coaching staff

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:06:46 +0000

This is just a fun post for Mets fans to enjoy and relive the glory days. Some of it is based on possibilities, yet some is not. I thought, in light of Wally Backman and Tim Teufel being named organizational manager this week, I would assemble the ultimate coaching staff for ...

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A Wally in Brooklyn?

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:33:00 +0000

Wally Backman will be names manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones on Tuesday, according to Mike Silva from New York Baseball Today . The press conference should be Tuesday, according to Silva. Backman was last as a manager for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2004 for one day. It was reported ...

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Former 86′ers Might Battle it Out Again

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:30:13 +0000

During the same day the Mets announced Wally Backman as the next Brooklyn Cyclones manager his former platoon mate, Tim Teufel, was tabbed to skipper the Binghamton Mets. Besides this being the organizations worst kept secret it reminded me of how both Teufel and Backman use to be the center of ...

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