Port ST. LUCKY – Looking back, Sandy Alderson conceded, the Mets didn’t do their due diligence when they hired Mickey Callaway as their manager.
Looking back, Alderson swore things would change.
In his first public comment since The Athletic’s many accusations of Callaway’s lewd behavior towards female journalists, Alderson stated, “When we hired Mickey (after the 2017 season)… Mickey was a hot commodity.” Many parties were unsuccessful to hire him. We felt very lucky at the time to get that.
“Was he short-sighted from our side? Very focused? I think the answer is probably yes. Probably there should have been a comprehensive evaluation of his qualifications. The people we talked to had no reservations. The process should be extensive. This process as h and it was widespread in 2018. “
Alderson has had to answer for a pair of high-profile hires since returning to the Mets as team president. Callaway’s decision was made during Alderson’s first term when he was general manager. After returning, Alderson hired Jared Porter as the club’s general manager last December, only to fire him for the reason in revelations reported by ESPN that Porter had hired a female journalist while working for the Cubs Send frequent, ugly, ugly text messages to. In 2016.
After that nuisance, Alderson said he did not talk to any of the women while investigating Porter’s background.
“Regarding the vet process, we’re going to be more intentional about communicating with women who have few contacts (with potential rentals). Not necessarily fellow employees, but other third parties,” Alderson said said.
“Number two, we are probably checking our background and taking it to a somewhat higher level than we can. There are going to be situations that hopefully we will be able to uncover as a result of reaching various constituencies.
“… We just have to keep in mind that in each of these cases, we have to broaden our understanding of who they are.”
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