Multiple reports Friday afternoon say the Mets will hire Carlos Beltran as manager. This has disaster written all over it.
That last sentence defies my own rule about giving someone a chance. Remember when the Mets hired Mickey Callaway? Writers were falling over themselves saying what an inspired hire it was. I quoted Bill Parcells who famously said “put the anointing oil away” after one Tony Romo start. Meaning, let’s see how the guy does before we decide. Well, Callaway was not an inspired hire after all.