Mets in the News
Omar’s Press Conference
Watching Omar Minaya’s press conference. He didn’t say anything earth shattering. It was more or less “this was my decision, we needed a change”.
Questions About How Willie Was Fired
Many questions are surfacing in Mets-land now that Willie Randolph has been fired as manager. Here are a few. Was it fair to fire Willie? Randolph had little to do with player acquisition. He had no control over injuries. He was simply trying to do his best with the roster that was assembled for him. […]
Fired: Randolph, Peterson, Nieto
It finally happened. After the beating the Angels 9-6 general manager Omar Minaya finally dropped the ax on manager Willie Randolph. The win was the fourth in six games so one has to believe that there was something else going on. Either Randolph was resistant to suggested changes from ownership or Minaya was just waiting […]
Minaya Going To Denver
Omar Minaya is heading to Denver to watch the Mets play the Colorado Rockies. Prelude to a firing?
Pedro Not Retiring
It was reported a few days ago that Pedro Martinez was considering retirement after this season to help care for his ailing father. Despite a sigh of relief that some Mets fans may have breathed thinking that they will be free of an aging fragile pitcher, Pedro has been quoted as saying that he would […]
Sherman: What If Torre Was A Met?
In his blog for the New York Post Joel Sherman writes about Joe Torre managing the Mets instead of the Dodger.
Willie Backtracks on Odd Comments
A lot of talk about some comments Willie Randolph made to a reporter on Sunday. The basic gist of the comments was Willie complaining that SNY was trying to make him look bad and that people are being more critical of him due to race. Both of these comments are dumb and Willie tried to […]
Willie Name All Star Coach
This just in… Willie Randolph has been named a coach for this year’s All Star game. I wonder what happens if he gets fired between now and then. Does he still coach? If yes then whose uniform does he wear?
Mets Get Rickrolled
The Mets were introduced to an internet phenomenon when they were Rickrolled. For those who are not familiar Rickrolling is when you send someone a link purporting to be something the reader would be interested in but instead it links to the music video for Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up”. (For more on […]
Rosenthal: Randolph On The Hotseat
Ken Rosenthal at FoxSports.com lists his managers on the hotseat in 2008. Topping the list is Willie Randolph. This is no surprise given the collapse of 2007.
