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Wilpon Won’t Free Willie; Skipper’s Job Is Safe
By Jeff Zachowski on June 22nd, 2007 9:18 PM |
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In the New York Daily News, Christian Red notes that the Mets are 4-14 in the month of June and have lost their last six consecutive series. It wasn’t long ago that that sort of inexcusably poor baseball was putting some people in the Bronx on a “big hook” according to the owner.
But across town, Mets ownership isn’t about to get out their fishing rods. In Greenwich, Conn., for the “Teammates in the Community” fundraiser, Mets COO Jeff Wilpon expressed confidence in his team and his manager.
Wilpon on the Mets struggles:
We haven’t played well, but we’re still in first place (in the NL East). That’s what I make of it. If anybody would have had the magic button to push, it would have been done. You can see the frustration starting to mount, but nobody’s quitting.”
On Willie Randolph:
“I can tell you the best thing I’ve seen is how Willie has handled (the recent slump). The experience he had all those years in the Bronx, it’s time well spent for him. Watching him handle it now, it’s great.”
Even with all that said, tonight might be a good time to start righting the ship. The Mets kick off a three-game set with the defending AL West champion Oakland A’s.
