Wally Backman to manage in the Mets minors?
longislandmetfan.blogspot.com 10/5/2009 — There has been some chatter early this morning that the Mets might be interested in having Mets scrappy 2nd baseman Wally Backman manage one of there minor league teams. It would be nice to see the Mets give Backman a second chance but is it something the Mets can handle PR wise?

SI: Mets Likely To Give Backman A Minor League Job
metspolice.com 10/6/2009 — So so so much going on today....thanks to Tom for sending over this story from SI  which suggests Wally Backman may get a minor league job with the Mets. The team now appears willing to give scrappy fan favorite Wally Backman a second chance to return to baseball in a minor-league job. ...

Mets to bring Wally Backman to manage single a team
longislandmetfan.blogspot.com 10/15/2009 — It is not a done deal yet but it could be very soon that the Mets annouce firey Wally Backman will manage there Single A team for the 2010 season. About time they bring him back.

Heyman: Backman back in the fold
theropolitans.com 10/5/2009 — Jon Heyman just tweeted something of note… Mets planning to bring back feisty '86 hero Wally Backman in minor-league coaching role. they could use a little spunk. It’s about time this guy got another shot. There is an opening with Double-A Binghamton, as manager Mako Oliveras was fired ...

Hire Wally - Sign the Petition
metstoday.com 10/5/2009 — Over a year ago a petition was started requesting the return Wally Backman to the Mets organization. The petition is still alive, and now is a good time to sign it if you haven’t already and... [[ This is a summary ... visit MetsToday.com ...

Backman To The Mets, Omar Reaches Out To Former GMs
metsmerizedonline.com 10/5/2009 — I really don’t understand what the big fuss is about bringing Wally Backman to the Mets, but apparently according to Jon Heyman of SI.com , the Mets will offer Backman a job on one of their minor league teams, possibly at Class-AA Binghamton where there is a managerial vacancy. The ...

Wally Backman Makes a Pitching Change (video)
blip.tv 8/28/2009 — South Georgia Peanuts manager Wally Backman removes starter Dustin Taylor from the game. Backman discusses strategy with catcher Nick Prosise while they wait for reliever Jared Sutton to get to the mound.

More Mgt. Moves; Former GMs, Backman, Perez...
metsfever.blogspot.com 10/5/2009 — Several other tidbits that came out today in reference to management... The two GMs who lost their jobs this week received phone calls to see if they'd be interested in a position within the organization. This isn't the first time that this has happened, Wayne Krivsky was hired as a special ...

Jose Reyes surgery — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 10/6/2009
The New York Mets confirmed that Jose Reyes, who played only 36 games this season and did not return after he was placed on the disabled list May 26, will have surgery to...

Raissman: Keith says he may not return to SNY — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 10/6/2009
Is the four-year SNY partnership of Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, and Keith Hernandez over? Was their Sunday call of the Mets' season finale the trio's final performance together? Following the game, Hernandez raised that very possibility.  ...

Bondy: Omar, Manuel on hot seat this winter — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 10/6/2009
If the Mets don't win enough games early next spring, then the talk in the clubhouse, the questions from the media, will immediately devolve into a series of discussions about the tenuous job security of Jerry Manuel and Omar Minaya.  ...

Mets ax two coaches, but spare many — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 10/6/2009
The first day of the Mets' offseason Sunday brought only modest adjustments to Jerry Manuel's coaching staff and no hint of radical upcoming maneuvering. The lone dismissals: bench coach Sandy Alomar Sr. and first base coach Luis Alicea.  ...

Could It Be the End of an Era On SNY? — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/6/2009
Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News is reporting that there is some speculation going around that the SNY announce trio may not be back in full next season. Raissman, who always does a stellar job covering the network, reveals that there ...