Buck Schowalter is a finalist for Mets Managerial Job

 Thank you New York Mets for giving us something to chew on as the Jets and Giants ate getting blown out on another football Sunday. 

According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, former Yankees manager Buck Schowalter is a finalist for the Mets vacant managerial job. 

He is one of three. The other two are Astros bench coach Joe Espada, and Rays bench coach matt Quatraro.  Both Espada and Quatraro have also interviewed for the Oakland A's managerial job. 

Schowalter has long been deemed the favorite for the job, with the likes of Terry Collins and Max Scherzer throwing their support behind his candidacy. 

According to Andy Martino of SNY, it is inevitable that the Mets will name Schowalter their 24th manager in franchise history. 

 

Schowalter certainly brings plenty of credibility and gravitas to the position. While he never won a World Series as a manager, each franchise he has been on was set up to succeed. He along with Gene Michael built the Yankees dynasty of the late 90s. He also started the Diamondbacks squad that would beat the Yankees in the World Series in 2001. He later got the Texas Rangers moving in the right direction. They went to back-to-back World Series after he left. 

The Mets desperately needed a change of culture and swift kick in the ass from the managers seat, and Schowalter would certainly provide that if, he is the manager.