"Jerry has a different style and temperament," David Wright told The Post two weeks ago. "Willie was all business. Jerry likes to joke around a lot and keep everyone relaxed. There aren't as many rules about stuff off the field, like dress codes on the plane and music in the clubhouse.
"I'm not saying one style is better than the other, but there's definitely a difference."
Perhaps he meant to say: Under one manager we were losing, under the other we're winning. I'm not saying winning is better than losing, but there's definitely a difference.
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I think Wright's analysis is much better than yours.
They're certainly different. In 2006, when Manuel was busy polishing his resume after he drove the White Sox into the ground, Willie took the same core of players Jerry has now within a couple of innings of the World Series. Let's wait and see if Manuel even takes them that far before we start lionizing the gangsta.
Jerry will have a nice run with the Mets: unlike with the ChiSox, he'll have the highest payroll in his league, and the most talent year-in-and-year out. Whether he'll make the sum more than the parts I highly doubt.
Players coaches always get a great reception up front. One, two, or three years out, when the team underperforms and the players tell the manager to F off cause they can get away with it, there's going to be a lot less praise headed his way.
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