sportsyenta.blogspot.com - 6/23/2008
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I now know why the Mets fired Willie Randolph: Apparently he's an idiot. How did I come to that conclusion? Because of this article where he claims his firing came as a complete surprise. Well, Willie, you're the only one. Frankly, I was thinking they should have fired you after your team's epic September collapse last year and apparently I wasn't the only one . But over the last month or ...
The biggest non-story in a long time
theropolitans.com 6/23/2008 — When Jerry Manuel said “It's very, very fertile ground for growth in Shea Stadium. It's fertile ground for a team's growth and development. Sometimes, fertile ground has fertilizer," I immediately knew it would be blown entirely out of proportion.
Manuel Translates His Playful Style
nytimes.com 6/24/2008 — Jerry Manuel’s colorful vocabulary provides a relief from his predecessor, Willie Randolph, who often acted restrained and defensive in interview sessions with reporters. >
How much longer do we have to put up with Delgado
metsfever.blogspot.com 6/24/2008 — When the Mets let Willie and half the staff go, they were looking to spark the club by going in a new direction with the leadership of this team. Whether he's effective or not, Jerry Manuel has been very refreshing and it appears that the team has ...
METS OWNER KNEW WILLIE WAS OUT —
NY Post: Sports 6/23/2008
Mets owner Fred Wilpon knew on Sunday that Willie Randolph would be fired on Monday, after flying to the West Coast to manage one more game. Wilpon said today GM Omar Minaya made the initial decision to fire Randolph after the doubleheader split...
Mets owner: 'Willie did a good job' —
FOXSports.com News for MLB 6/23/2008
Mets owner Fred Wilpon is praising Willie Randolph's performance as manager but agreed with general manager Omar Minaya's decision to replace him last week.
"I think Willie did a good job. I think that the results the last say 14 months were not up ...
