Talking with Patrick Flood, with help from Wally Backman, about Backman’s much-hyped managerial candidacy.
Patrick adds:
I misspoke. Wally Backman’s Brooklyn Cyclones team was “only” second in the New York-Penn league in bunts this season. They were six bunts behind the club that bunted most, but 21 bunts ahead of the club that bunted third most. It was his 2004 Lancaster JayHawks that bunted 27 more times than any other team, and his 2003 Birmingham Barons that bunted 19 more times than anyone else. It’s actually the caught stealing that is more alarming, as his teams are routinely first in caught stealing and somewhere in the middle in steals.
Tedquarters 
Nice episode, Ted. I’ve gotta say: Backman seems like exactly what the Mets need right now. He knows the game, he’s a proven winner (albeit in the minors) and he’s going to light a fire, especially for the younger players.
Sure, I happen to have an ’86 Backman jersey that actually still fits. That doesn’t make me biased now, does it?