Baseball trivia question Which 2007 independent professional baseball team manager was recently named the first base coach for upcoming 2012 New York Mets season? Answer: Tom Goodwin, who managed the 2007 Lewisville Lizards in the Continental Baseball League http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20111029&content_id=25842956&vkey=pr_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym