Last year when the heat was on Mets Manager Willie Randolph, Gary Carter threw his name into the ring as someone who could do the job. The timing of this came out bad for Kid Carter , as it looked as if Gary was adding to the fodder that “Willie Must Go” movement in many N.Y. media outlets. In Carter, you are talking about a Hall Of Fame backstop who called many games in his career. However, he is as ready for being a major league manager as I guess A.J. Hinch is. But, despite his lack of major league managerial experience, its always been thought given the right situation, Gary Carter deserves a shot to manage in the Major Leagues. I beg to differ after seing this quote from his Newsday blog:
Richie G: Do you know all the new stats like FIP/VORP and what do you think of them?
I don’t know those stats and there are way too many stats to be concerned with to get caught up in that. The most important categories for me are batting average, home runs, RBIs and strikeout-to-walk ratio. Those are what I focus on the most.
Where do we start on this one? There have been books, articles, and even now movies devoted to the fact that the old school statistics are not as meaningful as once believed. If Carter was serious about managing in Majors, he would learn as much about the resources available to him. This is not 1979. Today, almost all MLB organizations have staffers devoted to the new age of statistics, known as sabermetrics. Its clear The Kid has no idea.
