Wally Backman can't believe the Mets didn't choose him as their newest manager. "I really thought I won them over," Backman said. "I came out of each interview thinking it had gone better than the one with the Diamondbacks when I got the job there (in 2004). "I knew what was being said (in the media), that the other guys were the favorites, but I kept looking at it, thinking I could make them see that I was the best guy for the job. I guess I didn't convince them." New York named Terry Collins their manager nearly a week ago.