It's like a new beginning. But now, well, there's a lot of unknown. Showalter, who helped develop the core of the Yankees' juggernaut before resigning and missing out on four World Series titles, could be watching another former team make a serious run deep into the postseason. The Diamondbacks might be old, but they are talented, and have as good a shot as anyone in the NL West. And believe me, there'll be no bigger fan of the Diamondbacks than me.
Life is too short to look at it any other way.
He could have returned on the field as a coach, of course, and was offered the opportunity to be a bench coach under Mets manager Bobby Valentine. He also had other inquiries to join staffs. He strongly considered the Mets, but no other coaching openings. I wouldn't want to deal with that. I would never do that to somebody.