The Mets Report (Free subscription) | 10/26/2008
Here’s the breakdown: Staying- Howard Johnson (hitting), Sandy Alomar, Jr. (catching), Sandy Alomar, Sr. (bench), Dan Warthen (pitching) Leaving- Guy Conti (bullpen), Luis Aguayo (third base),... This is a brief summary of the content at MetsReport.com. Please visit the site to view the full blog post.
Dom D's - Mets Fan Blog (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
From the Official Mets.com Press Release: Mets Manager Jerry Manuel announced on Thursday that Howard Johnson, Dan Warthen, Sandy Alomar Sr. and Sandy Alomar Jr. will return to the Mets' coaching staff in 2009, and will be joined by Randy Niemann and Razor Shines. Niemann, who was the Mets Minor League Rehabilitation Coordinator for the past two seasons, will serve in his third stint as the team's...
Hot Foot (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
Jerry Manuel has made some minor moves with his coaching staff. No one on the staff had contracts following the 2008 season. Hitting coach Howard Johnson, pitching coach Dan Warthen, bench coach Sandy Alomar Sr. and catching instructor Sandy Alomar Jr. will all return in 2009. Guy Conti, the Mets bullpen coach for the past 4 years, [...]
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
Jerry Manuel formerly announced all of his coaching staff, except 1B coach for the 2009 season via a press release today. As reported yesterday Dan Warthen, Howard Johnson and Sandy Alomar Sr. will all be retained and remain in the positions they held last year. It was also confirmed that Sandy Alomar Jr. will remain the catching coach. Luis Aguayo, Ken Oberkfell and Guy Conti will be reassigned within...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 10/23/2008
According to a team press release, Jerry Manuel today announced that Howard Johnson, Dan Warthen, Sandy Alomar, Sr., and Sandy Alomar, Jr. will return to his coaching staff in 2009. Additionally, Randy Niemann, who was the Mets Minor League Rehabilitation Coordinator, will serve in his third stint as the team’s bullpen coach. Lastly, Razor Shines, who managed the Phillies [...]
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
Marty Noble reports for MLB.com that the Mets will likely keep Howard Johnson and Dan Warthen on the coaching staff in 2009. Noble writes: “The club has all but decided to retain the respective pitching and hitting coaches, and it is inclined to bring back another incumbent, Sandy Alomar Sr., who served as Manuel’s bench coach.” …it’s so [...]
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
Without actually welcoming them back Mets.com is reporting that it appears pitching coach Dan Warthen and hitting coach Howard Johnson will return to the staff for next year. There was less of an endorsement given to Sandy Alomar Jr. who is likely to return. No indication at all was given in regards to Ken Oberkfell, Guy Conti or Luis Aguayo. There must be something holding up the possess, Jerry said...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Bench coach Sandy Alomar Sr. told The Post last week he wants to return to the Mets next year. Add hitting coach Howard Johnson to that list, too. None of the Met coaches have contracts for 2009, and there's uncertainty about which ones will...
Hot Foot (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
There was something about Fernando Tatis that Mets fans and commentators did not want to embrace. It was too easy to compare Tatis to other reclamation projects like Brady Clark, Abraham Nunez, and Sandy Alomar, Jr. Tatis was just another old player trying to relive past glory. So used to the idea of these projects [...]
Dom D's - Mets Fan Blog (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Manny a Met? Make it happen! So say Pedro Martinez Pedro Martinez and Sandy Alomar Jr Sandy Alomar Jr. ., two former teammates of Manny Ramirez now with the Mets New York Mets who feel the mercurial slugger and Washington Heights native would be a fantastic fit in orange and blue. "He can play on my team any day," Pedro said last night when asked about the talk that refuses to die of his
New York Post (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
MIAMI - Manny a Met? Make it happen! So say Pedro Martinez and Sandy Alomar Jr., two former teammates of Manny Ramirez now with the Mets who feel the mercurial slugger and Washington Heights native would be a fantastic fit in orange and blue...
Mets Walk-Offs And Other Minutiae (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
I just got finished watching the Mets latest press conference and I have to say I'm stunned. In case you missed it, here's a quick recap: Jerry Manuel, out as Mets manager. Boy that was quick. The new Mets manager is Mike Scioscia. Sandy Alomar Sr, have a happy retirement The new Mets bench coach is Kirk Gibson . Howard Johnson...see you at the 2029 Mets Hall of Fame induction. Hope you're still alive...
Epic Carnival (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
by WCT , The Ship of Fools I still remember the day I heard that Jim Thome was leaving. I was pissed. Like, really pissed. I felt like I really knew the guy. He wasn't my favorite Indian as a kid (that was Sandy Alomar) but when he broke into the bigs, I was still in junior high, and now he was a veteran and I was out of college. Not to sound sappy, but I sort of grew up with him in that way. So when...
Mets Today (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Where is Trot Nixon? Or as my wife quipped, “why are they not trotting out Trot'” Another observation: why in the world is Luis Aguayo on the coaching staff? Further, why is he — and not Ken Oberkfell — the third base coach? And as MetsToday loyal reader Julie asked, “how did Sandy Alomar get a free pass'” A [...]
Hot Foot (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
Of all the coaches who have cost the Mets a few ballgames, how can Sandy Alomar be absolved of the slash and burn of the Mets coaching staff? I’m sure Sandy is a very nice man, but he is a horrible third base coach. How many times has Sandy left a runner dead to the [...]
