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Willie Randolph is out as manager of the New York Mets, fired 2 1/2 months into a disappointing season that has followed the team’s colossal collapse last September.
Bench coach Jerry Manuel takes over on an interim basis for Randolph, who led the Mets to within one win of the 2006 World Series.
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Pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto also were fired in an enormous ...
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Mets Fire Manager Willie Randolph, Some Coaching Staff
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog —
... manager Willie Randolph, and right after the team won against a division leader, too. After most of their fans were asleep. Why?
Pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto were also fired.
Bench coach Jerry Manuel will take over in the interim, with Ken Oberkfell, the club’s manager at Triple-A New Orleans, and Dan Warthen, pitching coach for the Zephyrs, joining the major league staff along with Luis Aguayo, a Mets field coordinator.
Via BTF.
Via Jon, the Mets are the laughingstock of baseball because of the classless ...
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