Mets manager Terry Collins explains his mindset as deGrom kept strong deeper into Game 5 and looks ahead to what he'll expect from the Cubs in the NLCS.
NEW YORK -- The National League Championship Series managers have a relationship that dates to Terry Collins managing the Angels from 1997 through 1999.
When Collins was hired for the job in Anaheim, he kept Joe Maddon on his staff as bench coach. Maddon took over in ’99 after Collins resigned with a 51-82 record amid tensions in the clubhouse.
“I was extremely impressed with his organization, his preparation, his thoughts,” Collins said Friday, on the eve of his New York Mets facing Maddon’s Chicago Cubs.