I just thought I'd mention that the Mets achievement of making the play-offs with 'a team of injury replacements' has drawn a bit of attention this side of the pond with a lot of emphasis on the 'amazing coaching job' doe by Terry Collins. Given how many Mets fans love to hate him is this a situation where distance lends perspective or one when a little knowledge is a dangerous thing?
I haven't followed Baseball closely in many, many years but I suspect that if the Sainted Gil Hodges was the Manager in the Social Media Era there would be half the fans hating him too.
blue, I'm a huge Mets fan. But, I live 300 miles away from them in Maine. So, I really can't speak about the "hate" against Collins. All I know from afar is that a lot of guys whose names I don't even recognize have helped to bring them to a Wild Card Playoff spot. Also, only two of their starting pitchers are still standing. Given all of that, I think Terry Collins should definitely receive "Manager of the Year" honors.