Willie Randolph's Grave Is All But Dug

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 Willie Randolph's Grave Is All But Dug
After his little "Is it race?" gaffe, and the subsequent round of apology , Willie Randolph would be correct in thinking himself all but fired from his job as manager of the Mets. Even if he had delivered an Obama-esque inspirational speech to the media (instead of, say, comparing himself to Isiah Thomas ), Randolph had to feel close to the precipice. He should now feel even closer: Randolph ... [link]

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New York's Confidence Rapidly Falling
Published 5/23/2008 by Enrico at The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae
... The Mets have hit a bit of a rough patch. This happens to most teams in a 162 game season but we would be doing this blog a disservice not to point out when it happens to the Mets. They're losers of four straight and crazy Willie has gotten himself into a bit of a hole with some racial comments. Some are even talking about his job being in jeopa ...

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