In Which I Share My Favorite Mazzilli Stories as a Consolation Prize

Well it looks pretty clear, or really clear, at this point that Lee Mazzilli will not be candidate for the Mets Manager job. It just doesn't seem like its going to happen. Sandy has his plan, I have my own plan, Sandy is a GM with a fantastic resume, I'm a blogger who does this as a hobby and is really a scientist, so in the end, I'll trust Sandy. I guess I'm just bitter my boy didn't get a shot to interview, but I'm happy with the remaining candidates and I'm happy with the new front office, so I'm not going to be upset at it. I had two stories ready to go for an article in case Lee was offered an interview, and I'm not one to waste good pre-writing, so without further ado, here are my two favorite Lee Mazzilli stories. The first is one that I experienced first hand. When I was in High School, Lee was the manager of the Baltimore Orioles, and held the helm of the last time it felt like the Orioles actually had a shot to make some noise (seri...