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It seems almost folly to compare the 1969 Mets, the most beloved assemblage in the franchise’s history, to the 2019 Mets, their most bewildering successors.
Fifty years ago, Gil Hodges was in his second year as Mets manager, hailed as a miracle worker. (Mickey Callaway may need a miracle just to survive his second season in the Mets’ dugout.)
Likewise, there seems little in common with both teams’ top decision makers. The general manager of the ’69 Mets was Johnny Murphy, a genial straight-shooter who was in his second year on the job.