Deal Me Up Another Future From Some Brand New Deck of Cards

Word got out today that the Mets and Jerry Manuel are to make some changes to the coaching staff next season. Base coaches Ken Oberkfell and Luis Aguayo will be offered new positions within the organization after joining the Mets concurrent with the Willie Randolph firing this past June.

Aguayo’s replacement at third base will be none other than Razor Shines, a personal favorite of Jerry Manuel and of anyone who collects cool baseball names. Shines served to positive reviews under Manuel in Chicago — they were once both fringe infielders in the Expos’ organization — and appears to have a pretty good reputation. He wore No. 18 in Chicago.

The Mets also announced that Guy Conti would be reassigned and Met lifer Randy Niemann would return to the staff as bullpen coach.This would mark Niemann’s third stint with the major league staff — he served the same role under under Bobby Valentine and Art Howe, racking up three uni numbers (454852) along the way. You might also not remember him as perhaps the least distinguished of the 1986 Mets– a lanky lefthanded reliever whose spotty Met career resulted in having worn Nos. 46 and 40 over parts of two seasons. That makes 5 unis so far, the overall record is in sight.

The Mets also said Thursday that hitting coach Howard Johnson; pitching coach Dan Warthen, and father-and-son staffers Sandy Alomar Sr. and Jr., would return to their roles with the Mets in 2009.

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One comment

  1. Jon Springer says:

    Submitted by Ranjrz5 on Sun, 10/26/2008 – 10:18am.
    Shines coached under Guillen in Chicago, not Manuel.

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    Yeah, I’m ready for some hot

    Submitted by Dave Mackey (not verified) on Mon, 10/27/2008 – 7:05am.
    Yeah, I’m ready for some hot stove. I sure as hell ain’t watching the real thing these days.

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    straight…

    Submitted by Skip Apodaca (not verified) on Mon, 10/27/2008 – 2:01pm.
    straight…

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    Let’s hope this new third

    Submitted by G-Fafif (not verified) on Thu, 10/30/2008 – 10:53am.
    Let’s hope this new third base coach has the fire down below to make sure there aren’t too many baserunners out in Queens. Otherwise, it’s still the same.

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    I have no confidence in

    Submitted by Jason W. (not verified) on Sat, 11/01/2008 – 10:58am.
    I have no confidence in Razor Shines. Guy spent 1 year in Chicago as a 3B coach and gets canned after 1 year….

    sounds like he should be perfect for us. ugh.

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    Luis Alicea has been added

    Submitted by Ranjrz5 on Sat, 11/15/2008 – 8:57am.
    Luis Alicea has been added to the coaching stafff, replacing Oberkfell at first base.

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    Thanks! Very much due for an

    Submitted by Jon Springer on Sat, 11/15/2008 – 10:57am.
    Thanks! Very much due for an update…

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