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Bloomberg: Mets Owner Wilpon Says He `Screwed Up’ How Randolph Was Fired
Published 7/23/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Bloomberg: Mets Owner Wilpon Says He `Screwed Up’ How Randolph Was Fired “The secret phrase that offers a fired employee to leave with a sense of dignity.” That bottle of Chateau d’Yquem, the Emperor’s Club V.I.P. card and that old Mardie Cornejo uni you’ve had your eye on...are all yours, dude! General Manager Omar Minaya should have waited until the morning after the Mets beat the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, California, on June 16 to dismiss Randolph instead of making it public at 3:18 a.m. New York time. ``I know I screwed up,’’ Wilpon told reporters at SportsNet New ...

The Roundup: GWB Hearts John Danks
Published 7/24/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
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Mets Owner Says He “Screwed Up” on Randolph Firing
Published 7/24/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network
Fred Wilpon, the owner of the New York Mets said yesterday that he “screwed up” by allowing general manager Omar Minaya to fire manager Willie Randolph after a West Coast game against the Angels, instead of waiting until the next day where the New York press would have been able to cover the story. With the three hour time difference, Randolph’s firing occurred after 3am on the East Coast. As reported by Bloomberg News ...

Wilpon on Firing Willie: 'I Know I Screwed Up'
Published 7/24/2008 at FanHouse
Filed under: Mets, NL EastThe Mets have no reason to second-guess their decision to replace Willie Randolph. Since putting Jerry Manuel in charge, the Mets have been one of the hottest teams in baseball and are in sole possession of the first place in the NL East. That said, owner Fred Wilpon does regret the way Randolph was fired, in the dark of night just one game into a west coast road trip. From Bloomberg News: ``I know I screwed up,'' Wilpon told reporters at SportsNet New York's Manhattan studios. ``I should have said, `wait a second.''' [...] Wilpon said he regrets not speaking ...