WFAN audio with Willie Randolph doing his weekly spot with Mike and the Mad Dog. Wally Backman and Davey Johnson talk to Boomer & Carton.
Randolph talks about his meeting with Omar Minaya and the Wilpons on Monday. Wally Backman talks about his desire to get back to the big leagues after the D-Backs let him go after four days in 2004. Davey Johnson talks about being the Mets manager when things aren’t going so well
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ESPN’s Rob Neyer and Andrew Marchand join Michael Kay on ESPN Radio. Neyer makes some great points about why Willie Randolph should have been fired yesterday. Andrew Marchand talks in detail about the scene at Shea Stadium yesterday and the mixed support that Randolph received from the Mets players.
Brian Schneider does his weekly spot with WFAN’s Joe & Evan. Jon Heyman, Sports Illustrated baseball writer, joins WFAN’s Mike and the Mad Dog.
Schneider talks about the Mets struggles and the announcement yesterday that Willie Randolph is still the manager. Heyman talks about Randolph and a testy exchange that he had with Carlos Delgado yesterday.
It’s been well publicized since yesterday that Gary Carter was interviewed on satellite radio and went into great detail about his desire to manage the Mets. He talked about the team’s lack of spark under Willie Randolph and the sub-.500 record that the Mets have had over the last year. He also mentioned that he called the Mets to inquire about the job.
Carter blames the media today instead of his own statements for making him look like he’s throwing dirt on Randolph’s grave. Listen to Carter with Steve Somers on WFAN below.
Billy Wagner joins Michael Kay on ESPN Radio for his weekly appearance. He didn’t have much to say about Willie Randolph’s recent statements to the Bergen Record, but he did answer questions honestly about the Mets poor performance.
WFAN audio clips from Mike and the Mad Dog show. Mets beat reporter and Sports Illustrated baseball writer Jon Heyman appear.
New York Mets manager Willie Randolph appeared on WFAN’s Mike and the Mad Dog show this afternoon and apologized to everyone (except the fans) for claiming that SNY portrays him negatively and that criticism that he’s received has racial motivation.
He said that he thought the conversation with Ian O’Connor of the Bergen Record was off the record (throwing O’Connor under the bus). He said that he takes full responsibility for his comments. But just yesterday he was backtracking from his comments. How is that taking full responsibility?
Listen for yourself by clicking the play button next to the link below. He sounds like a soon to be former Mets manager to me.
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