sports.aol.com - 6/17/2008
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Mets GM Omar Minaya cleaned house early this morning , firing manager Willie Randolph , pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto hours after last night's win in Anaheim. The news was hardly unexpected , though it's a little surprising to hear that players learned of Randolph's fate via text messages from beat reporters ("WILY WUZ CANNED. LOL!"). Our own Mullet brilliantly ...
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Bill Bavasi Had to Go
Foul Balls —
... . In other words, Monday was probably the best day that Seattle sports fans have had in a while, and a cause for celebration. With the pending move of the Sonics, and the Mariners struggles this season, there hasn't been much to cheer about in the Emerald City lately. Still, while there's some debate in New York about the Mets firing Willie Randolph (was it deserved? did they go about it the right way? etc.), I don't think there's much debate amongst Mariners fans about how they feel for this move. If they're upset about anything, it's probably that Bavasi was the only one to ...
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3:11 a.m.!?!? It makes perfect sense to me
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ON DECK: METS AT ANGELS —
NY Post: Sports 6/17/2008
The Jerry Manuel Era begins for the Mets tonight in Anaheim, Calif. Win and he may be fired. Willie Randolph's run curiously ended in the wee hours of the night when the Mets put out a press release at 3:14 a.m. stating that Manuel would take over...
MINAYA: MANUEL GETS REST OF SEASON —
NY Post: Sports 6/17/2008
Jerry Manuel already has something Willie Randolph did not: a guarantee that he will be Mets manager for the rest of the season. At today's press conference, GM Omar Minaya said Manuel would remain manager for the rest of the 2008 season. "Jerry...
