Every once in a while, no more than once in a given two-month period, a Wally Backman story seems to surface. And it’s by no coincidence that most seem to indict Mets’ general manager Sandy Alderson, a longtime opponent to Backman’s management of the Triple-A Vegas team.
To little surprise in the industry, the Mets and Backman — a member of the franchise’s last World Championship — parted ways, with Backman saying his fate was either resignation or dismissal.
The most recent development: Backman’s claiming that his former boss is actively working against him in an effort to keep him out of a job.