Mets front office puts worst foot forward with gutless firing
cbs.sportsline.com 6/17/2008 — It was a gutless firing from a gutless organization. In sacking manager Willie Randolph at 3:12 a.m. ET on Tuesday, the New York Mets, once simply dysfunctional, moved into a whole different realm.

New York Mets Fire Willie Randolph: His Reaction & More
allhiphopsports.blogspot.com 6/18/2008 — Check out the latest on Willie Randolph's firing, including my thoughts & video.

Omar Minaya: Firing Willie Randolph was my call
nydailynews.com 6/17/2008 — Mets general manager Omar Minaya said that the decision to fire Willie Randolph was his alone, and that he made the call Monday.

MINAYA: I MADE THE DECISION
nypost.com 6/17/2008 — Omar Minaya said today he wanted to tell Willie Randolph as soon as he made a decision to fire him as Mets manager, and that's what he did in the wee hours of this morning. "I decided to have closure, and I told Wille the moment I made the...

Have We Settled Anything?
amazinavenue.com 6/18/2008 — Much like each successive episode of Lost , the Mets' own sci-fi melodramatic love story has left us with more questions than answers after Wille Randolph, Rick Peterson and Tom Nieto were canned in the middle of the night. Questions like: Why ...

YANKEES RETURN 'POSSIBILITY' FOR WILLIE — NY Post: Sports 6/17/2008
Jorge Posada said today Willie Randolph "will always be a Yankee." There's a chance the now ex-Mets manager could return to be one again. The Yankees are Randolph's former employer as a player, a co-captain, a coach and an executive. With next...

White Sox happy for Mets' Manuel — Major League Baseball News 6/18/2008
Willie Randolph's firing by the Mets after Monday's win in Anaheim and Jerry Manuel's promotion to interim manager reminds White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen of a change he witnessed with the Marlins in 2003.

Hurdle talks Randolph dismissal — Major League Baseball News 6/18/2008
Rockies manager Clint Hurdle expressed compassion Tuesday for Willie Randolph, whom the Mets fired during the wee hours of the morning. But Hurdle said he was not ready to announce what he will do with Randolph's spot on the NL All-Star coaching staff.

Pals go to bat for Willie Randolph — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 6/18/2008
Close friends of ousted Mets manager Willie Randolph said they were appalled at the way Randolph was treated in his final days with the team. ""It reeks of classlessness," a friend said. "Complete classlessness."

Mets Fire Manager Willie Randolph — Wash Post MLB 6/18/2008
The New York Mets fire embattled manager Willie Randolph early Tuesday morning, making Randolph the first manager fired this year.