Managerial Career With The New York Mets
After his retirement, Harrelson managed the Little Falls Mets in 1984 and the Columbia Mets in 1985. When Mets third base coach Bobby Valentine accepted a managerial position with the Texas Rangers part way through the 1985 season, Harrelson replaced him on Davey Johnson's coaching staff.
Harrelson was a coach with the Mets during their 1986 World Series championship season, and eventually replaced Johnson following his dismissal as Mets manager 42 games into the 1990 season. He led the Mets to their seventh consecutive winning season, finishing at 91-71 and earning another season as manager. Although the Mets were contenders for most of the first half of the 1991 season and were as close as 2.5 games behind the eventual division winning Pittsburgh Pirates, the team collapsed in the second half and Harrelson was fired with a week remaining in the season and replaced by his third base coach, Mike Cubbage. His second season ended with a 75-80 record; the Mets finished at 78-84, one-half game behind the fourth place Chicago Cubs.
During the 1991 season, Harrelson hosted his own radio show in New York but ended it prematurely during the season because of the team's poor record.
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