Now, don’t get me wrong, I am obviously satisfied that the Mets finally fired Willie Randolph, but could that franchise look any more dysfunctional after the manner in which they actually let him go? The organization sent out emails at 3:11 am letting media outlets know that Willie Randolph, Rick Peterson and Tom Nieto were all axed. There has to be a better way to have handled this.  ...

Our opponents over the weekend, the Mets, will have a different look in the dugout as Jerry Manuel became the interim manager over the night for the fired Willy Randolph. Pitching coach Rick Peterson was also fired. As the article indicates, Peterson claimed he would fix Victor Zambrano after he arrived in New York in a trade for Scott Kazmir. Zambrano, as we all know, is with the Sky Sox ...

Imagine our surprise this morning when we woke up and found out that Willie Randolph was fired by the Mets . The last thnig we saw last night was the Mets clinging to an 8-6 lead in the 8th inning. They held on for a 9-6 win, but Willie along with pitching coach Rick Peterson and 1st base coach Tom Nieto were axed after the game. At 3:14 A.M. EST. After the newspapers had gone to bed on the ...

Mets manager Willie Randolph was fired early Tuesday morning along with pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto . Randolph had been widely criticized this year following New York's monumental collapse last season. Inconsistency has plagued the Mets this season and Randolph only made the situation worse, fanning the flames of controversy by insinuating that criticism by ...

The Mets fired Manager Willie Randolph this morning, along with coaches Rick Peterson and Tom Nieto and named Jerry Manuel interim Manager.

The New York Mets have fired manager Willie Randolph, pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto, the team announced shortly after 3 a.m. Eastern time Tuesday. Bench coach Jerry Manuel has been named the team's interim manager, while Ken Oberkfell, Dan Warthen and Luis Aguayo will join the staff. The announcement came despite the Mets' 9-6 victory against the Angels hours ...

A few hours ago, in the middle of the night, the New York Mets fired manager Willie Randolph. Jerry Manuel will take over as coach on an interim basis. Pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto were also let go by the Mets. On Monday night, the Mets beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-6. Approximately two hours later, the Mets organization issued a press release to announce the ...

The wait is over, Willie Randolph has been fired. Also fired were pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto. As firings go, this one was handled with little class, suspect timing,... NY Sports Dog--a Place for Mets Fans

A day that has long been coming, is finally upon us. Willie Randolph has been fired as the head coach of the New York Mets. Among the other firings, Rick Peterson and Tom Nieto were also fired. Jerry Manuel has been named the interim head coach. Also, Ken Oberkfell, Luis Aguayo and Dan Warthen have been added to the coaching staff. Obkerfell was the New Orleans manager, Aguayo was the Mets ...

Former clothing-nickname-man, Rick Peterson a.k.a. The Jacket was fired this morning. To keep with tradition, I propose to begin calling new head coach Jerry Manuel by a new name. "Glasses" Those are some serious spectacles.

The NY POST is reporting that Manager Willie Randolph and Pitching Coach Rick Peterson have been fired. The story is developing and no further information is available at this time. Check back with Hotfoot for more info a it becomes available. ShareThis

Will Carroll at Baseball Prospectus is reporting that pitching coach Rick Peterson has been fired by the New York Mets: Sources tell me that Rick Peterson has been fired as pitching coach of the New York Mets. As yet, this cannot be confirmed, though reports this weekend have been leaning this way. We'll know more shortly. I kind of figured this was coming, but it just seems pointless ...

Since it appears to be imminent that someone is going to get fired. I’d like to get your take on who should get the axe. See the poll on the right side of the page. If you’re using a feed reader, visit the site to participate in the poll. &id;

Image by Getty Images via Daylife There have been a variety of reports about what Omar Minaya may do to shake this team up. It seems that the latest hot story in the mainstream media is that Willie Randolph will be retained as manager for now, but several coaches could be fired as soon as this week. Pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto are the two coaches ...

Earlier tonight, Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus  reported that Rick Peterson had been fired by the Mets. However, in an update a few minutes later, he wrote that his sources were ‘incorrect,’ adding… “My apologies for the error.  I consistently got “no comments” from Mets sources and do believe that Peterson remains in jeopardy.  ...

According to Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus , citing ‘sources,’ the Mets have fired Rick Peterson. However, Carroll adds, “As yet, this cannot be confirmed.” … i’m not sure what that means…also, peterson is with the Mets tonight, in uniform, in Los Angeles… ShareThis

Will Carroll reports that Rick Peterson has been fired as pitching coach for the New York Mets. Peterson, of course, made his name with the Oakland A's, where he coached with Ron Washington and Art Howe. Could he end up in Texas?  

It's getting to be a little ridiculous to be a Mets fan today with the constant rumors about Willie Randolph and whether or not he gets fired. Somehow plots are being leaked to the newspapers about a potential plan to replace half the coaching staff. In another paper you will read about how Willie is safe for now but perhaps pitching coach Rick Peterson should go. (Peterson should go because I ...

The Daily News is reporting that Mets coaches Rick Peterson and Tom Nieto could get fired and that Willie Randolph's job is safe for now. The news is breaking pretty fast and is gaining momentum. Earlier tonight we reported some of the sharp comments that Omar Minaya made during his post game press conference. Now, Adam Rubin is hot on the heels of a few further developments. Omar ...

A ll you can say is that today was not really the bullpen's day, but they framed it on it John Maine in the first game and Pedro Martinez gave them a pep talk and made them pitch well for him. It seems that every time the Mets call up someone new they have a good game so we might as well call up Mike Carp and/or Danny Murphy . There are reports that Rick Peterson is fired and Willie Randolph ...