Since he took over as Mets manager in 2018, Mickey Callaway has never been mistaken for a shrewd tactician. The egregious mistakes started piling up early in his tenure, and they haven’t gone away. While many of his tactical mishaps last year could be waved off as a rookie manager learning the ropes, Callaway has simply has not gotten much better during his time as manager. And now that the Mets are playing meaningful games, the poor decisions are now legitimately costing the team.
Just in the past few days, we’ve seen Callaway handle certain situations like a manager who has clearly never managed a big game.