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Mets manager Terry Collins enters his “lame duck” season

Terry Collins

New York Mets manager Terry Collins watches during the seventh inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies in New York, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. The Mets won 2-1. (AP Photo/Paul J. Bereswill)

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It’s uncommon for managers to begin a season with just one year remaining on their contract, so much so that the name for that is a “lame duck” manager, but that’s exactly what Terry Collins will be doing with the Mets.

General manager Sandy Alderson indicated yesterday on SNY that the team has not discussed a contract extension with Collins, saying:

I think it will only be an issue if Terry makes it an issue or I make it an issue. I hope we don’t let the media make it an issue, although it’s a question that I’m sure will be asked, especially early in spring training. But I’ve talked to Terry. I think he’s comfortable with his situation. And I know that whatever happens this season, there will be a fair evaluation at the end.

“I think it will only be an issue if Terry makes it an issue or I make it an issue” is a pretty amazing bit of GM-speak, really.

As for the other stuff, Alderson can basically be certain that the New York media will constantly ask Collins about it and will probably ask Mets players about it, especially if the team is struggling. But then again if the team is struggling Collins will probably wind up getting fired anyway.