NY Post · Jun 4, 2018
Mickey Callaway’s ‘pressure’ excuse is partly what’s wrong with Mets
Sandy Alderson and Mickey CallawayThe quote read terribly.
Mickey Callaway reacted to a lost weekend against the Cubs filled with more horrible offense, relief pitching and fundamentals by saying Sunday: “Let’s be honest, this is a tough place to play. It’s tough on everybody. If [Mets players] were in Cleveland or somewhere else, maybe they wouldn’t feel that pressure. But you are playing in New York.”
In separate phone calls with The Post on Monday, both Callaway and Sandy Alderson tried to dispel that comment as excuse-making. Callaway said he was just using it as one of “50 factors” that could be weighing on his players.