PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBSNewYork) – The Mets can’t catch themselves reflecting too much on last year’s World Series run if they expect to return to the grand stage again in 2016, manager Terry Collins said Thursday.
Holding his first spring training news conference at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, the Mets’ skipper said he wants the team to have a “swagger” and expect to play a long season, but not to be cocky.
“We need to keep things in perspective and go play,” Collins said. “Just by having the names on the back that were out there in November, it isn’t going to win games for you.