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BREAKING NEWS | Mets Fire Randolph
By J Platt on June 17th, 2008 6:24 AM |
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At 3:18 this morning, embattled manager , Willie Randolph was fired by the New York Mets.
From the offical press release:
The New York Mets today named Jerry Manuel interim manager, replacing Willie Randolph. Manuel, in his fourth season with the Mets, had been bench coach since 2006. The Mets also named Ken Oberkfell, Luis Aguayo and Dan Warthen to the coaching staff. Rick Peterson and Tom Nieto have been relieved of their coaching duties.
Mets general manager Omar Minaya will hold a briefing with the media Tuesday, June 17 at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) in the media room at Angel Stadium. Mets manager Jerry Manuel will meet with the media immediately thereafter.
Wow. This was news I didn’t expect to wake up to, especially given the Mets improved play over the past six games (4-2), but it’s not surprising. Randolph’s days were numbered in Flushing. Even if he wasn’t entirely to blame for the Mets disappointing performance this season. Someone had to take the fall.
This isn’t Manuel’s first managerial job. He was at the helm of the Chicago White Sox for six years where he compiled a career record of 500-471. 2000 was his brightest season as the ChiSox manager, when they won the AL Central, and Manuel was named manager of the year.
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The Mets have zero direction, Wilpon is a clown, and the organization handled this in the worst way possible. That is all.
Wow! This is like waking up to Pine-Sol® after a hard night of drinking: sobering, nauseating and necessary. It’s time to open the curtains and grab some coffee. We’ve got work to do!