Willie: I'm not upset with SNY

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Willie Randolph, who likes to use the phrase “moonwalk,” did his own little backward dance after ruffling some feathers at SNY and with the Mets. The Bergen Record’s Ian O’Connor quoted Randolph earlier this week injecting race into how he’s perceived as a manager. You can read the full column here . Here’s a snippet: “Why (isn’t) SNY shooting me when I’m ready to go down the dugout clapping my hands and patting guys on the butt, ... [link]

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Randolph In Damage Control Mode
Published 5/20/2008 by Dave Doyle at The Mets Report
... the media over the last two days are some of the dumbest that I’ve heard in baseball. He should be ashamed of himself. If Randolph doesn’t like SNY’s coverage of him than stand by that. There’s nothing wrong with that. If he’s the victim of racism than call out the racist(s) publicly to out the bigots. What the heck is going on with this team? It’s really turning into a circus with Willie Randolph as the ringmaster. Read Randolph’s full pre-game comments today at Adam Rubin’s blog at NY Daily News . ...

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