Video: Olney On Mets Poisonous Atmosphere

ESPN baseball analyst Buster Olney talks about the disorganization within the Mets front office. Specifically, he talks about the well publicized problems with Assistant GM Tony Bernazard and Willie Randolph, [...]

Written on June 17, 2008 | Posted in Management, Video | No Comment

Video: Omar Minaya on Firing Willie Randolph

Mets GM Omar Minaya talks about the reasons why he fired manager Willie Randolph and hired Jerry Manuel as the interim manager.

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Mets Press Conference June 17- 5 PM EDT

The Mets will hold a press conference at 5:00pm EDT today to introduce Jerry Manuel as their new manager. Omar Minaya will make the announcement and I’m sure will have [...]

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With Randolph Gone, Minaya Is On The Hook

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Now that Willie Randolph has taken the fall for the under performing Mets team, someone else is going to be responsible for the wins and [...]

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Timing Of Randolph Firing Irrelevant

There’s never a good time to fire an employee. Whether it’s first thing in the morning or after a day of work, it isn’t pleasant.
We don’t know the nature [...]

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New Reader Poll: Who Should The Mets Fire?

Update June 17 11:00 AM EDT: Since the decision was made for us early this morning. I decided to take the poll down.
Since it appears to be imminent that [...]

Written on June 16, 2008 | Posted in Polls | No Comment

Roster Changes A Long, Difficult Road For Mets

For weeks I’ve been hoping that the Mets would settle on a direction to go for this season. There are two choices: change the manager or change the roster. The [...]

Written on June 14, 2008 | Posted in Management, Roster, Trades | No Comment

Mets Trade For Trot Nixon

The Mets acquired Trot Nixon from the Arizona D’Backs. Nixon has been playing for the Triple-A Tucson Sidewinders this season. His line is .309/ .437/ .558 with 15 doubles, 10 [...]

Written on June 13, 2008 | Posted in Trades | No Comment

Minaya Provides Meek Support For Randolph

Prior to tonight’s game Mets GM Omar Minaya addressed the rumors swirling that manager Willie Randolph’s firing is imminent. Minaya re-affirmed his statements from two weeks ago that Randolph has [...]

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Report: Mets Brass Met Thursday- Still No Changes

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Sports Illustrated senior baseball writer Jon Heyman reports that Omar Minaya and members of the Mets front office met yesterday to discuss the Mets decline. [...]

Written on June 13, 2008 | Posted in Management | No Comment
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