Manager Willie Randolph

  Move over '51 Brooklyn Dodgers, '64 Philadelphia Phillies, and '78 Boston Red Sox. You have a new member in your club. In the world of pro sports, the 2007 New York Mets baseball team has joined the aforementioned Dodgers, Phillies, and Red Sox as members of the "couldn't get it done" club. Perhaps the individual in the picture above wearing the paper bag over his head represents the type of embarrassment that all Mets fans feel one day after the regular season has come to a very bitter end! In case you were not paying attention to the pennant races the second half ... Read Full Story

Well, after weeks of much speculation and ominous headlines in both the New York and National press, the fans of the New York Mets are probably happy with the news this morning -- made most likely before most even woke up on the East Coast. At 3:15 a.m. ET -- that manager Willie Randolph had been fired along with Pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto were also let go. Meanwhile, Jerry Manuel takes over -- for now. How classless. If you were going to fire him -- why do it after he traveled cross country and boarded a plane. I ... Read Full Story

Omar Minaya is one inefficient GM. Under the cover of night, the Mets front office general flew to California yesterday and axed his manager Willie Randolph and two coaches after their win against the Angels. At 3 AM New York time . Why didn't he do it three days ago when everyone was back in Queens? Something tells us Minaya wanted to do it in the biggest jerk way possible after Randolph screwed up last year's NL East lead and this year's millions on Johan Santana. Minaya, who had flown to California during the game, delivered the news to Randolph, Peterson and Nieto when ... Read Full Story

And Other News From The NL East New York In an column that appeared Monday in the Record of Hackensack, Willie Randolph gave his theory on some of the criticism that has flown his way recently. "Is it racial?" Randolph asked. "It smells a little bit." He then used the treatment of NY coaches Herm Edwards and Isiah Thomas as examples. "They beat up Isiah pretty good. There's something weird about it." Yeah, so apparently blaming race for justified criticism doesn't go over to well these days. So Randolph clarified his statement. "...I was just expressing how I felt at the time, but it ... Read Full Story

The Milwaukee Brewers add former New York Mets manager Willie Randolph to coach Ken Macha’s staff as bench coach on Saturday. Read the full Article Read Full Story