Randolph Writes About Being Fired

This is an incredible scoop by the Daily News.  Willie Randolph writes a first person account about his firing by Omar Minaya.  There isn’t that much new that we don’t [...]

Written on June 20, 2008 | Posted in Management | No Comment

Video: Phil Rogers Profile Of Jerry Manuel

Chicago Tribune columnist Phil Rogers talk about his experience covering Jerry Manuel when he was with the Chicago White Sox for six years. The conversation covers everything from his managerial [...]

Written on June 19, 2008 | Posted in Management, Video | No Comment

Video: Yankees Broadcasters Defend Randolph

This video is from the WFAN radio show Mike and the Mad Dog. They play a clip of Suzyn Waldman and John Sterling complaining about the Mets mistreatment of Willie [...]

Written on June 19, 2008 | Posted in Management, Video | No Comment

Mets Looking At Freel- Phillies At Pitching

Jayson Stark’s Rumblings and Grumblings column today contains a few Mets references:

The list of managers that the Mets will be looking at for 2009
The Mets have some interest in the [...]

Written on June 19, 2008 | Posted in Management, Trades | No Comment

Mets Focus Squarely On Minaya Now

Now that Willie Randolph is gone and Jerry Manuel is all but guaranteed to be the Mets manager for the rest of the 2008 season, the Mets success or failure [...]

Written on June 19, 2008 | Posted in Management | No Comment

Mariners Fire John McLaren

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Not to be outdone by the Mets, the Mariners fired manager John McLaren today.  This follows GM Bill Bavasi’s firing on Monday. Bench coach Jim Riggleman will take [...]

Written on June 19, 2008 | Posted in General, Management | No Comment

Manuel’s New Strategy Pays Early Dividends For Mets

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For three and a half years we’ve been watching Willie Randolph bring in his closer, Billy Wagner, to pitch the ninth inning of tied or close games.  Jerry [...]

Written on June 19, 2008 | Posted in Management | No Comment

Video: Omar Minaya Raked Over The Coals

WFAN’s Mike and The Mad Dog lambaste Omar Minaya over the firing of Willie Randolph. They do a good job in this interview of asking the tough questions that a [...]

Written on June 18, 2008 | Posted in Interviews, Management, Video | No Comment

Video: Mets Players On Willie Randolph

The Mets “core” players talk about the decision to fire Willie. Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes, and David Wright do the talking. Beltran is particularly insightful about the players causing Willie [...]

Written on June 18, 2008 | Posted in Interviews, Management, Video | No Comment

NY Times: Jerry Manuel Profile

I’ve read many profiles of new Mets manager Jerry Manuel over the last 24 hours. Most have been too brief with Zen-like references of his reading preferences. For a more [...]

Written on June 18, 2008 | Posted in Management | No Comment
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