CINCINNATI — The Mets of yesterday and right this moment remembered a legend of the franchise Saturday.
After Davey Johnson — who as a supervisor guided the Mets to their most up-to-date World Sequence title in 1986 and as a participant made the ultimate out of the 1969 World Sequence to clinch the Mets’ first championship — died on Friday at 82, the recollections poured in.
“Davey Johnson was the best supervisor I ever performed for,” Darryl Strawberry stated in an announcement launched by the membership. “He allow us to do our personal factor. This can be a unhappy day for the Mets and for the 1986 Mets household.”
Johnson led the staff from 1984-90, highlighted by the ’86 ring and 108 regular-season victories.
He completed his Mets profession with the very best managerial report (595-417) in franchise historical past.
His victories stay probably the most in Mets historical past.
“He took an opportunity on me once I was 19,” Dwight Gooden stated. “Davey wasn’t afraid to make a tricky resolution. I do know I wouldn’t have had the profession I did with out him.”
“Surely, he saved my profession,” stated Keith Hernandez, whom Johnson named the primary staff captain in Mets historical past. “He let me be myself on the sphere. He knew when to be robust and when to take it simpler. It was a pleasure enjoying for him.”
Johnson performed for 13 years earlier than managing the Mets, Reds, Orioles, Dodgers and Nationals for 17 seasons.
He was inducted into the Mets Corridor of Fame in 2010.
“Unhappy day for the group,” supervisor Carlos Mendoza stated of Johnson, whom he stated remodeled “the group and [put] it again in profitable mode.”
Steve and Alex Cohen stated Johnson introduced a “quiet confidence and unwavering perception” to the membership.
“Attending to the key leagues is hard,” Ron Darling stated. “Succeeding within the main leagues is even tougher, and to perform that you simply want a guardian angel. Davey was my guardian angel.”
“There’s an opportunity” Reed Garrett shall be activated off the injured listing Sunday, the primary day he’s eligible, Mendoza stated earlier than a 6-3 loss to the Reds at Nice American Ball Park.
Garrett, who has been sidelined with proper elbow irritation, is with the staff after throwing one scoreless inning by which he struck out two with Double-A Binghamton on Thursday.
The Mets wished to see the form of their bullpen earlier than committing to Garrett returning Sunday.
The Mets have stolen a base in eight consecutive video games, their longest streak since stealing a base in 11 straight in 2009.
Brandon Nimmo, who lifted a sacrifice fly within the third inning, noticed his career-high-tying 11-game hitting streak snapped.
Jose Siri performed 9 innings for the primary time in his rehab task Saturday, going 1-for-5 with a house run and three strikeouts whereas enjoying middle for Triple-A Syracuse.
The defensively gifted outfielder has been out since April with a damaged tibia and is “getting shut,” Mendoza stated.
But it surely didn’t sound as if Siri’s activation is imminent, and the membership nonetheless desires to see him play back-to-back video games and construct up his physique.
“I do know he desires to get again right here,” Mendoza stated of Siri, who has gone 7-for-23 in seven minor league video games.
