Willie has the weekend to save his job

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Willie Watch Is Hot Today!
Published 6/13/2008 by Dave Doyle at The Mets Report
... David Lennon and Ken Davidoff of Newsday are reporting that Willie Randolph has this weekend to show management something or he’ll be fired. The last couple of days have given us opinions from Jon Heyman and Ken Rosenthal that Randolph’s job is day-to-day at this point. Only Jayson Stark from ESPN is reporting that Randolph is safe for now. ...

Last chance saloon for Mets' Randolph
Published 6/13/2008 by Eddie D'Anna at SILive: Ya Gotta Believe
I thought the Willie Randolph bobblehead on my desk was shaking more than usual today. The Mets skipper has the weekend to turn his team around or he's outta here, according to a report in Newsday . Also in the line of fire are pitching coach Rick Peterson and hitting coach Howard Johnson. This is long overdue if you ask me. In four years with the Mets, Randolph's led his expensive and talented teams to the playoffs just once. That's just not good enough. As I've blogged before, GM Omar Minaya took care of his half of the deal this winter in acquiring an ace in Johan Santana, ...

The Last Weekend?
Published 6/13/2008 at Mike's Mets
From Ken Davidoff and David Lennon of Newsday: Willie Randolph doesn't have much longer to save his job as Mets manager. "He's got the weekend," a person familiar with the situation said. The Mets, having lost six of their last seven games -- all of them in heartbreaking, nerve-wracking fashion -- are close to firing Randolph and replacing him with bench coach Jerry Manuel, Newsday has confirmed. Mets hitting coach Howard Johnson and pitching coach Rick Peterson are both also in serious trouble. SI.com reported today that ...

Note: Randolph’s Fate in Omar’s Hands
Published 6/14/2008 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... In a late-night report for Newsday, Ken Davidoff and David Lennon wrote that, according to ‘sources,’ the Mets were strongly considering firing Willie Randolph as early as today, had the team lost to the Rangers last night. ...

Note: Willie and his T-Shirt
Published 6/14/2008 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... According to Newsday, Willie Randolph handed out black T-shirts to a select group of players in the clubhouse, which read, “Mets Baseball, This is the Year, Estes es el Año.” ...