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Triple Threat! - Willie, Peterson, Nieto might go!
Published 6/14/2008 by Dom DiFucci (noreply@blogger.com) at Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
... to fire Willie Randolph. I don't know how Willie has lasted this long with his teams play. Pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto also appear targets of the purge, but hitting coach Howard Johnson is expected to be spared. Bench coach Jerry Manuel, a one-time AL Manager of the Year with the White Sox, would be expected to take over as interim manager. Triple-A New Orleans manager Ken Oberkfell and pitching coach Dan Warthen would be expected to join the staff. "It's time for a ...

The Mets are A**holes
Published 6/17/2008 by Greg Cohen (noreply@blogger.com) at Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog
From Adam Rubin: The 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 earlier, which lifted the team's record to 34-35. Randolph's tenure as the ...

Pitching setbacks - Pedro , El Duque
Published 7/18/2008 by Dom DiFucci (noreply@blogger.com) at Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
... . Pitching coach Dan Warthen hoped Martinez would rejoin the team and be able to throw a bullpen session here Saturday. If Martinez can complete that session, he likely would face the ...

Pelfrey tries to top David Cone
Published 8/30/2008 by Dom DiFucci (DDMETSFANBLOG@AOL.COM) at Dom D's Mets Fan Blog
... Dan Warthen said Pelfrey's outing here a month ago included the best three innings the pitching coach has seen thrown by a Met since he took over. But Pelfrey crumbled in a 40-pitch, five-run fourth. Warthen suggested that meltdown had to do with the pitcher trying too hard to succeed against the Marlins, which led to overthrowing and fastballs up in the strike zone. Pelfrey is a sinkerball pitcher. ...