Carlos Mendoza admits his Mets seat was hot during losing skid and knows fate is out of my hands
The scorching days of summer still aren’t upon us, but for Carlos Mendoza, things were getting hot amid the Mets’ struggles early this season. The Amazin’s have won five of their last seven games, including a victory on Wednesday to prevent a Mariners sweep, but during a 12-game losing streak in April and as other MLB managers were being canned, Mendoza acknowledged his seat felt warm. Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.
“I understand the situation, I know where I’m at, I know my seat, especially when you’re managing a team with high expectations, big payroll, and not having the results,” he said during an appearance on “The Show” with Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman.“I know questions like that, especially when you’re not playing well, as you mentioned a couple of weeks ago when the seat was hot and other teams are making managerial changes.”Mendoza said that he understood that baseball is a business and that he has good relationships with Mets owners Steve and Alex Cohen and president of baseball operations David Stearns. “I spend all my energy day in and day out to be the best version of myself,” the Mets skipper said.
“Whatever happens, that’s out of my hands, but I enjoy working for Steve and Alex.I enjoy working with David.
I love managing the team.I love what I do, it, but I also understand that I have a responsibility here.“Then questions like this are going to come up when the team is not playing well, and that’s part of it.
You just got to embrace it, and you got to get results, that’s the bottom line.”The Mets broke out of an offensive slump with Wednesday’s win, having scored just two runs in the previous two games, compared to the seven they scored on in the finale. Bo Bic...