NEW YORK -- A day after he was hired as the New York Mets' bench coach, Jim Riggleman acknowledged he may be viewed as a manager in waiting should Mickey Callaway be fired.
"I certainly understand that, but I just don't let myself go there," Riggleman said Tuesday. "I really fully anticipate that the ballclub is going to pick itself up where it left off in the second half last year. I know the Mets did some really good things and got things going in the right direction."
New York started 11-1 last season in Callaway's first season as a manager, then struggled with injuries and faded to 44-63 by early August before finishing fourth in the NL East at 77-85.