New York Mets: Mickey Callaway Has One Foot Out the Door
By Ben Fadden
After a 5-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway cursed out a reporter after he said a sarcastic comment. Callaway stepped out of line, and he is on the edge of being fired.
Let’s run down what happened Sunday afternoon in the friendly confines of Wrigley Field. This is another reason why New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway has a foot out the door (next page).
A Poorly Advised Decision Made Late in the Game
New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway left in reliever Seth Lugo in the 8th inning after he didn’t have his command or stuff.
Lugo proceeded to give up a go-ahead home run to none other than Javier Baez. All Edwin Diaz could do was sit in the bullpen and watch Baez get a curtain call after he just hit his 100th career home run and gave Chicago a win.
Edwin Diaz never ran out of the bullpen, as New York went down in order in the top of the 9th inning.
About 15 minutes later, reporter Tim Healey of Newsday told Callaway, “See you tomorrow, Mickey” and the manager replied, “Don’t be a smart—, motherf—“.
Callaway reportedly walked away into another room, but then came back and let out yet another tirade.
Callaway told a Mets PR person to “Get this f—er out of here, we don’t need that bull—-“.
That’s when pitcher Jason Vargas threatened Healey, telling him, “I’ll knock you the f— out, bro.”
All Healey wanted to do was ask closer Edwin Diaz his reaction about not being called for in the 8th, but it turned into a fight.