ESPN’s Mike and Mike video interview with Kid Carter trying to explain his comments that appeared to be lobbying for Willie Randolph’s job. It might not be his job for long, but it sure is bad form to publicly posture to be the next manager of the New York Mets.
Thanks to Awful Announcing for the great find.
In case you were enjoying the beautiful weather on Memorial Day and missed the press conference yesterday, here’s the video footage from Fox Sports.
Status quo is the theme of the day. The Wilpons decided to keep Willie Randolph as the Mets manager and the Mets lost again. This time the Florida Marlins were the beneficiaries.
Mike Pelfrey didn’t have it at all. He got hit hard. The big hit came from Luis Gonzalez. He doesn’t have the power anymore, but he can still get the bat on the ball. He had a bases loaded double in a four run third for the Marlins.
I feel like a broken record writing the same game recap over and over. The difference tonight is that I thought the Mets would get a win with Jose Reyes hitting two homers in the first two innings off Ricky Nolasco.
The question that we’re left with is about Mike Pelfrey. Does he have what it takes to be a consistent pitcher at this level? I don’t think that he does right now. He may in the future. He’s had two really bad stinkers in a row now. He hasn’t been able to get past four innings in either start. That doesn’t cut it.
The good news is that Aaron Heilman pitched a clean fourth and fifth. He only gave up one hit and had three strikeouts. This was the perfect game for him to get some work. Pelfrey had already let the game get out of hand.
Matt Wise was shaky again. He gave a run in the eighth inning and left the bases loaded giving up two walks and two hits. His ERA is 6.43 now. Ugly!
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Omar Minaya and Willie Randolph addressed the media this afternoon and Willie Ranolph is staying. Basically, they said that the Wilpons wanted to speak to Willie face to face about the comments that he made last weekend to Ian O’Connor. And they wanted to discuss what’s wrong with the Mets and how to get things turned around.
If I was in the Wilpons shoes, I probably would have made a change. I think that there are viable candidates out there to replace Randolph as the New York Mets manager.
I would surmise that they spoke about particular player performances and what to do about several players that have been major disappointments.
Well, there you go. That’s what we’ve been waiting all week for. Nothing has changed. If you thought the booing was bad earlier this season, hold onto your hat tonight. I expect that the Mets are really going to hear it.
New York Mets manager Willie Randolph is coming home from Colorado to a well publicized meeting with the Wilpons tomorrow. Sports Illustrated baseball writer Jon Heyman is reporting tonight that Randolph won’t be fired at this meeting.
The report doesn’t seem to offer any factual evidence such as a quote from a team employee. It’s more conjecture based on the Wilpons’ past behavior to predict future behavior.
Basically, the column states that Willie will probably be given a very short amount of time, as little as a week, to display a change in the team. He may be given just the homestand against the Marlins and Dodgers to prove that the Mets are on the right track.
I’m not so sure that the Wilpons won’t make a change tomorrow.
New York Mets (23-24) at Colorado Rockies (19-30) 3:05pm
John Maine (5-3) vs. Aaron Cook (6-3)
What to watch: The Mets have a chance to win the rubber game of the series in Colorado today. Maine’s last start on Tuesday was forgettable. Otherwise, he’s had a good season. I think that we’d all like to see Nick Evans in the lineup again today after his monster Major League debut yesterday. Willie Randolph would feel much better about his meeting with the Wilpons tomorrow if he went in off winning the road series in Colorado.
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.
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