Sandy Alderson has repeatedly said he will discuss a new contract with Terry Collins after the season. However, according to CBSSports.com’s Jon Heyman, Collins may only seek an extension for two years instead of a longer-term deal (Oct. 21, 2015).
Collins led the Mets to their first World Series appearance since 2000 with a sweep of the Cubs on Wednesday in the NLCS. He earned just $1.1 million in 2015, after which the club has a one-year option on his contract.
Collins wants to spend more time with his wife and may be opposed to managing for three more seasons, a source close to the 66-year-old manager told Heyman.
“There were some tremendous peaks and some big, deep valleys,” Collins said of the five years before Wednesday’s series win. “And, to be able to keep those guys motivated, and keep them level-headed through the whole season, it takes a lot of work. And my coaching staff, the veterans, did a tremendous job. And I just sat there and said, ‘Wow, this might be the finest group of guys I’ve ever been around.'”
Collins, who has never been in the World Series as a manager or player, noted that his parents, Bud and Choyce, grew his love for the game, including the time his mom wrote a note allowing him to skip school to watch the World Series as a 12-year-old. Wednesday would have been their 73rd wedding anniversary. His Dad passed away earlier this year at 95 years old.
“It’s a special moment for me,” Collins said, holding back tears.
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I well up every time I see Terry talk about his dad, his mom, their anniversary and their impact on his love for the game. It’s hard to put in to words just how happy I am for him and he’ll get to experience what is in store for his team the next week or so.
Terry Collins may not be the most hands on, tactically-sound, X’s and O’s manager to ever run a dugout. However, he’s a stand-up, intense, emotionally-smart man. He abolsutly loves the game of baseball. He was a scrappy, career, minor league shortstop, who never got to the big leagues until he was a manager in 1993, after 11 years coaching in the minors. He learned about himself and watched the game evolve during failed managerial stints in Houston and LA, during which he clearly learned from his mistakes.
He’s taken a ton of crap from Mets fans the last five years, often deservedly so, and yet kept on doing his thing, developing young players, managing egos, being a middle man between a hands-on front office, dealing with an incomplete roster, unrealistic expectations and constant media scrutiny. And yet, thanks in large part to his mentor, Jim Leyland, here Terry is, still running, surviving, on his way to a World Series appearance he has 100% earned from a lifetime hustling in the game he loves. I hope he takes a minute to reflect on what he’s accomplished, not just with the Mets, but as a baseball lifer, because it’s a great story.
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