that WrestleMania is over, and it means ESPN can go back to not shoving WrestleMania down our throats. And I love WrestleMania. Yeah. But I mean, my God, they put every wrestler on for the last two days because they got a TV deal with them with the PLEs. Yeah. It just bothered me for some reason. Nothing got you juiced up for the NBA and Stanley Cup playoffs quite like all their WrestleMania talk last week. Now, had Roman Reins lost

what Spenton said, well, at least we get the better draft pick? That's his go-to. That is his go-to. That's what he says about the Mets recently, and I'm explaining to him, well, it doesn't work that way. Actually, because we spend so much money, our draft pick may go back 10 slots, and it's baseball. It's very complicated. Now, before we get back to your calls, a lot we want to get to in this final hour, including the prices of getting on a Nick game later today. But if the Mets decide to fire Carlos Mendoza, which right now at 105 p.m. Eastern time, despite an 11-game losing streak, there are no indications the Mets are going to make a move. I think if they do make one, it would be sometime early today. So I think if we're out by 4 o'clock this afternoon in the midst of the carton show, and no announcement has been made, nothing's leaked out. I think Mendi is safe. But now he has a homestead in which you would have to think the seat is hot. Nine games against teams they should beat, Minnesota, Colorado, and Washington.

Sizzling. You'd have to think there needs to be success over these nine games, or then the next off day. Carlos Mendoza may be on the hot seat. Yeah, I mean, and also, why does this have to be done on an off day if they don't do it today? It doesn't look.

Willie Randolph was fired after a win in Anaheim, California.

So clearly there are no rules to this?

Yeah.

I think it's more just... to be done on an off day if they don't do it today? It doesn't look. Willie Randolph was fired after a win in Anaheim, California.

So clearly there are no rules to this. Yeah. I think it's more just the thought is it would happen during an off day. Now, we all know that sports could be a slimy business. Do you think there's any chance the Mets are pre-negotiating behind Mendy's back with the manager? Okay, so this is, and I'm glad you brought that up.

So let's go through the options, and I want you as an IBO to kind of rank if they moved on from Mendi where you'd go. All right. There are two internal options that I don't think really takes much negotiation, which is Kai Correa, the current bench coach, and Andy Green, who's currently in the front office. He's a former manager. He's managed with San Diego.

And because he's in the front office, you just think, oh, that's an easier connection to the front office. Those two guys are already there. So it feels as if it wouldn't be that complicated. And they have pivotal jobs. So it's not like they're there, but it's in some kind of ceremonial role. Okay, but my pushback would be what if the Mets are only offering them an interim managerial job? I think either guy takes that. Okay. And usually it is an interim job. Rob Thompson, who is promoted as bench coach, was the interim manager. And then if there's success, you become the manager, right? That's usually the way it happens. But for instance, I don't know if you're going to mention Bruce Boshy's not coming here to take an interim job. Well, let's get to him. Okay. I want to go step by step. Those are your two, I would classify them as internal options. While Carlos Beltron works for the Mets and J.D. Martinez now works for the Mets. That's where I would bring up, I'm not sure as former major leaguers, J.D. Fresh Off retiring, Carlos, being a Hall of Famer,

I don't know if they're accepting the interim tag.

It may be a more complicated, hey, I want a three-year guaranteed contract.

And then, yes, the negotiations involved.

Of those four guys, and we'll get to the outside candidates in a second, as unrealistic as it is,

and I acknowledge realistic and unrealistic.

Andy Green, Kai Correa, let me start with those two guys.

Again, many may not be familiar.

Quick summary.

Kai Correa is a young guy, just took over as the bench coach, was in Cleveland before that.

He's known as the guy who's going to improve the defense. Kai Correa or Andy Green, former manager currently working in the front office, which would be the better promotion? I want the unknown of Kai Correa. You brought him here for a reason, even if it's ahead of the game. If you think at some point in his career he's going to be a great manager, I'd rather get ahead of that now. I would disagree. I would go Andy Green. Okay. I think a guy with experience, and as much as it annoys people,

they hear that. Courtney's career is going to be a great manager. I'd rather get ahead of that now. I would disagree. I would go Andy Green.

Okay. I think a guy with experience, and as much as it annoys people to hear that always connected to the front office, that's what baseball mostly is. I know. So I don't necessarily think it's this awful thing. Now, am I going to be fired up about either one of those guys? Of course not. They're not my preferred options, but I want to discuss this in tiers.

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