Petition to support Wally Backman as a candidate for manager of the New York Mets Baseball club

Mr. Alderson,

We, the undersigned, strongly support and urge you to seriously consider Mr. Wally Backman to serve as the next manager of the New York Mets baseball club. As a team, the Mets need a attitude-makeover. Joe Garigiola, Jr. said Our young players who played for him knew the fundamentals and were willing to run through a wall for him. Our experience was that young players respond to him and play hard for him," while Dan Uggla shared " Everybody is playing hard I think playing above their ability when they play for a guy like that."

You said on WFAN, I love a manager who will kick ass and take names and go toe-to-toe with an umpire, he told WFAN last Friday. Its part of the entertainment value, and also shared in your press conference that a manager with a fiery personality is desireable.

Although Backman managend in A-ball for the Mets last year, he has managed several lower level teams, a AA-level team and was named the manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. He has worked his way back from baseball purgatory. is a proven winner who motivates his troops and is a Sporting News "Minor League Manager of the Year. In other words, Wally Backman is the right man for the job.