Willie Randolph Fired

[AustinHoya03]

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Although I dig what Omar Minaya has done with the Mets in general, does anyone else get the feeling that even Steve Phillips would have handled the managerial situation with greater aplomb?

Also, Jerry Manuel will be a fine interim manager, but I don't think he's much better or worse than Randolph.

[RDF]

I'd love to see him replace the worst 3B coach in baseball-Bobby Meachem--who is responsible for getting Yankees best pitcher--eats innings, etc.. injured. Randolph to 3B coach and dump Meachem--who was a bum as a player, a terrible base runner, and even worse as a coach.

[Elvado]

As a life-long Met fan, this is their worst PR moment since M. Donald Grant made Cleon Jones (w/wife at his side) apologize for getting caught in a compromising position with another woman while on a rehab assignment in St. Pete. Or, it might have been when M. Donald decided to trade Tom Seaver on June 15, 1977. Either way, their worst day since the bad old days of M. Donald Grant.

[Filo]

Almost up there with Mickey Lolich for Rusty, eh?

[Elvado]

Or Nolan Ryan for Jim Fregosi; or Amos Otis for Joe Foy; or Len Dykstra and Roger McDowell for Juan Samuel; or Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano....

The indignities we Met fans have suffered in terms of bad trades is one thing. Having your front office operate like the Keystone Kops on something as simple as a firing is beyond the pale.