“It was frustrating because my interviews went really well and I thought I was going to get it,” he said. “And to come that close to getting your dream job … It’s tough, because I know what I could do.”That’s no slight at Terry, who I’ve known a long time. He’s a good baseball man and he’ll do a good job. But I was hoping it was finally my time.”
via Backman home with Mets » TCPalm.com.
Wally also says it would be a tough order to ask him to coach. He considers himself a manager.
The article also shows lots of black Mets uniforms and the full-black caps. Maybe the Mets won’t be using them and shipped the old unis down to Florida.
