Ex Mets GM throws shade on current GM

From the NY Post

It was like, ‘nooooo, don’t say that’ because I just know how this goes,” Phillips, the former Mets general manager and now SiriusXM analyst, said. 

“The baseball gods just have a funny way of just bringing us to our knees. I don’t think him saying that affected the way the team has played, but I think it did affect the expectations that everyone had. Now that it’s not happening the natural inclination is, ‘OK, who are we going to blame for this?’ ”

The answer to that question appears to be Mickey Callaway. The second-year manager has faced the brunt of the job speculation after a disappointing first season and Van Wagenen being the fresh face of the franchise. Van Wagenen did give Callaway a lukewarm endorsement after getting swept by the awful Marlins, and the 24-25 team responded with a four-game sweep against the Nationals.

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Let's not forget Phillips knows all about things he's not supposed to do.

One time when he was working for the Mets and then with ESPN - NJ.com