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youtube.com - 10 days ago
Message from Wally (video)
— youtube.com — Wally Backman talks to the fans on the day he is introduced as the manager of the... 2010 Cyclones (more) Message from Wally (video)

Comments vote down The 'Ropolitans | NY Mets Baseball Blog found this 10 days agofound this
Breaking News: Wally Backman gets Brooklyn Job
nybaseballdigest.com - 15 days ago
Breaking News: Wally Backman gets Brooklyn Job
— nybaseballdigest.com — Breaking News from NYBD’s Mike Silva: The Mets will announce in a press conference on Tuesday that... Wally Backman will be back in the organization to manage the Brooklyn Cyclones for the 2010 season. Wally is part of the Mets apparent plan to ... (more) Breaking News: Wally Backman gets Brooklyn Job

Comments vote down The 'Ropolitans | NY Mets Baseball Blog found this 15 days agofound this
BACKMAN TO MANAGE BROOKLYN CYCLONES
brooklyncyclones.com - 12 days ago
BACKMAN TO MANAGE BROOKLYN CYCLONES
— brooklyncyclones.com — Wally Backman -- a Mets hero and 1986 world champion -- has been named the newest manager... of the Brooklyn Cyclones.  Read more (more) BACKMAN TO MANAGE BROOKLYN CYCLONES

Comments vote down 24 Hours From Suicide...A Day In The Life ... found this 12 days agofound this
faithandfear.blogharbor.com - 11 days ago
The Return of Wally Backman
— faithandfear.blogharbor.com — 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 ... (more) The Return of Wally Backman

Comments vote down jasonfry jasonfry posted 11 days agoposted this
Wally looks as if he could be Jerry's Mets successor
nypost.com - 10 days ago
Wally looks as if he could be Jerry's Mets successor
— nypost.com — 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... (more) Wally looks as if he could be Jerry's Mets successor

Comments vote down Amazin' Avenue found this 10 days agofound this
Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Wally Backman
nypost.com - 6 days ago
Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Wally Backman
— nypost.com — 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, ... (more) Serby's Sunday Q & A with... Wally Backman

Comments vote down The Mets Police found this 6 days agofound this
A Step In The Right Direction
longislandmetfan.blogspot.com - 15 days ago
A Step In The Right Direction
— longislandmetfan.blogspot.com — Mets make right decision. Are set to have a press conference Tues. to announce Wally Backman as... manager of Brooklyn Cyclones (post). (more) A Step In The Right Direction

Comments vote down metsfan73 metsfan73 posted 15 days agoposted this
Wally Backman to manage the Brooklyn Cyclones
metscitiblog.com - 15 days ago
Wally Backman to manage the Brooklyn Cyclones
— metscitiblog.com — Mike Silva is reporting that the popular Wally Backman has been given the manager job of the... Brooklyn Cyclones.  This is great for Backman, the Mets, and all 1986 Mets' fans.  I loved Backman as a player and have read numerous reports, interviews, and articles that all point to ... (more) Wally Backman to manage the Brooklyn Cyclones

Comments vote down bdepersis bdepersis posted 15 days agoposted this
Breaking News: Wally Backman To Manage Cyclones
metsmerizedonline.com - 15 days ago
Breaking News: Wally Backman To Manage Cyclones
— metsmerizedonline.com — It looks like Wally Backman will indeed be managing the Brooklyn Cyclones in 2010. It had already... been reported three weeks ago by Adam Rubin, that Backman would be managing one of the Single-A teams for the Mets, but which one had not yet been determined. Yesterday, Dora Licastri, long ... (more) Breaking News: Wally Backman To Manage Cyclones

Comments vote down joed86 joed86 posted 15 days agoposted this
Backman Back
baseballmusings.com - 14 days ago
Backman Back
— baseballmusings.com — The Mets hired Wally Backman to manage their Brooklyn affiliate : The fiery Backman, 50, had been... hired to manage the Diamondbacks in November 2004, but Arizona officials backed out four days later, after prior off-the-field incidents came to light. Backman reportedly pleaded guilty to a ... (more) Backman Back

Comments vote down StatsGuru StatsGuru posted 14 days agoposted this
Wally Backman Brooklyn Cyclones Press Release
metspolice.com - 12 days ago
Wally Backman Brooklyn Cyclones Press Release
— metspolice.com — The press release... Former New York Mets star Wally Backman has been named the newest manager of... the Brooklyn Cyclones, tabbed to lead the club in its tenth season of play.  Backman was a standout second baseman for the Mets in the 1980s - a gritty, hard-nosed table-setter at ... (more) Wally Backman Brooklyn Cyclones Press Release

Comments vote down MetsPolice MetsPolice posted 12 days agoposted this
Video message from Wally Backman
mandatorymustache.blogspot.com - 10 days ago
Video message from Wally Backman
— mandatorymustache.blogspot.com — New manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones. (more) Video message from Wally Backman

Comments vote down mandatorymustache mandatorymustache posted 10 days agoposted this
blogs.buffalonews.com - 3 days ago
Inside Pitch: Good call II by Mets on Collins
— blogs.buffalonews.com — I'm going to give the Mets props twice in the same day? I must be going soft... -- or the Metsies, for once, are using their heads. Bringing ex-Bisons manager Terry Collins on board as field coordinator, a move announced Tuesday night, is a terrific ... (more) Inside Pitch: Good call II by Mets on Collins

Comments vote down MetsBlog.com found this 3 days agofound this
Backman is Managerial Version of #1 Draft Pick
nybaseballdigest.com - 12 days ago
Backman is Managerial Version of #1 Draft Pick
— nybaseballdigest.com — Today the Mets will finally announce that Wally Backman will be the manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones.... This marks a new beginning for the former Mets second baseman that saw him get hired, fired, land in obscurity, and then spend three years managing independent baseball. Some in the media will ... (more) Backman is Managerial Version of #1 Draft Pick

Comments vote down msilva177 msilva177 posted 12 days agoposted this
Crawford Criticism Huge Indictment on the Readers
nybaseballdigest.com - 14 days ago
Crawford Criticism Huge Indictment on the Readers
— nybaseballdigest.com — It’s unbelievable that Frank’s report on Carl Crawford being perturbed about his contract situation with Tampa starts... an internet wide firestorm. Every major Rays blog and even members of the South Florida media took a quick swipe to debunk the theory. It was mainly on our ... (more) Crawford Criticism Huge Indictment on the Readers

Comments vote down msilva177 msilva177 posted 14 days agoposted this
A Wally in Brooklyn?
theropolitans.com - 15 days ago
A Wally in Brooklyn?
— theropolitans.com — 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 ... (more) A Wally in Brooklyn?

Comments vote down TheRopolitansDOTcom TheRopolitansDOTcom posted 15 days agoposted this
(Metsblog) Wally Backman to Manage Cyclones
metspolice.com - 15 days ago
(Metsblog) Wally Backman to Manage Cyclones
— metspolice.com — Some good news on metsblog! News: Backman to Manage Cyclones Might he be the heir apparent?  Are... the Mets actually embracing their history?  Could Wally get back in good graces and get the shot at the big chair?   Not that we don't want Jerry to run off 15 straight ... (more) (Metsblog) Wally Backman to Manage Cyclones

Comments vote down MetsPolice MetsPolice posted 15 days agoposted this
paullebowitz.com - 14 days ago
20/20 Hindsight---National League West
— paullebowitz.com — 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. (more) 20/20 Hindsight---National League West

Comments vote down PRINCEOFNEWYORK PRINCEOFNEWYORK posted 14 days agoposted this
Hot Stove Sunday Tonight @7pm
nybaseballdigest.com - 13 days ago
Hot Stove Sunday Tonight @7pm
— nybaseballdigest.com — 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 ... (more) Hot Stove Sunday Tonight @7pm

Comments vote down msilva177 msilva177 posted 13 days agoposted this
Mets To Hire Wally Backman As Cyclones Manager
longislandmetfan.blogspot.com - 12 days ago
Mets To Hire Wally Backman As Cyclones Manager
— longislandmetfan.blogspot.com — Mets to announce Backman as Manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones on Tues. See press release from Cyclones...... (more) Mets To Hire Wally Backman As Cyclones Manager

Comments vote down metsfan73 metsfan73 posted 12 days agoposted this
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