Valentine won the 2002 Branch Rickey Award for his donations and personal work with survivors of the September 11 attacks . Valentine had an uneasy , if not volatile relationship with general manager Steve Phillips , who fired three of Valentine 's coaches and selected the replacements himself during the 1999 season ( in a move many observers felt was an attempt to get Valentine to quit ) and eventually fired him after the 2002 season . Valentine was hired by the network soon afterwards . He finished his Mets managerial career with a record of 536 wins and 467 losses
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Bobby Valentine