Jeff Torborg hiring defied logic
Under pressure from ownership, the Mets hire Jeff Torborg as manager. It didn't take long to find out it was a huge mistake.
Jeff Torborg’s brief tenure as manager of the New York Mets defies logic.
Torborg took over the sagging Chicago White Sox in 1989 and by 1991 transformed them into a pennant contending team in the American League West. The Sox had a young, talented roster including Frank Thomas, Robin Ventura, Ozzie Guillen, Lance Johnson, Sammy Sosa, Jack McDowell, Bobby Thigpen and quality veterans (Carlton Fisk and Tim Raines) made up a core of the team that won 94 games in 1990 and 87 in 1991.
“I didn’t want to leave the White Sox. Why would I?” asked Torborg. “This was a good young team ready to win.”