The former Mets' manager notes how much the game has changed since the 1986 championship season in Flushing.
apologized for the barking dogs in the background, who sometimes drowned out his end of the telephone conversation. Johnson is 80 and his voice is softer and raspier these days, but no less important as a baseball lifer. He’s still Yoda with chewing tobacco.to their last world championship. In some ways, the victory parade in lower Manhattan seems like yesterday. But it also feels like another lifetime.
About that first point: Davey is suffering from debilitating osteoarthritis and peripheral neuropathy that’s ended his traveling days. That’s why he missed the Mets’ Old Timers event in 2022 that attracted 66 former players, coaches and managers.“I know Jay wanted me there, but it’s almost impossible for me to get on a plane at this point,” Johnson said. “I’ve got to keep my legs up all the time, I’ve got a couch here for that. There’s just no way I could be on a airplane for that long.
“Now, I wouldn’t even last a week,” Johnson said of today’s industry. He grew up playing for Earl Weaver, managed against Whitey Herzog, worked across town from Billy Martin and Yogi Berra. Johnson realizes they’re just ghosts, like him. The longer we talked, the more it felt like a time machine to the 80s. There were no daily televised conferences back then. Pre-cell phones, pre social media, pre everything.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Tommy Pham: Mets didn’t have 'dangerous' drive that carried Diamondbacks to World SeriesPlaying in the World Series this year seemed realistic for Tommy Pham when he signed with the Mets. The outfielder made it, just without the Mets.
Read more »
Mets could be next team to take front office member from NL central clubThe New York Mets have reportedly been in discussions with a potential hire.
Read more »
Rob Gardner, former Yankees and Mets pitcher, dead at 78Gardner played parts of five seasons in Queens and The Bronx.
Read more »
Money might not be enough for Mets to lure Craig Counsell from BrewersThe Mets don’t have an easy task.
Read more »
Diamondbacks' Paul Sewald saved career with '180' transformation after Mets stintAll it took for Paul Sewald to go from middling Mets reliever to lock-down World Series closer was a little high heat, minus the heat.
Read more »
Craig Counsell's true Mets intentions are about to become clearDoes Craig Counsell really want to come to the Mets? Or does he want the Brewers to believe he will come to the Mets?
Read more »