Nicholas Stix, Uncensored (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
By Nicholas Stix VDARE blog June 25, 2008 Eight days later, New York Mets’ general manager Omar Minaya’s dead-of-night firing of manager Willie Randolph reverberates . As an assistant Mets GM during the late 1990s, the Dominican-born Minaya proved himself an astute judge of talent, and the Montreal Expos (now the Washington Nationals) hired him away in 2002 as their GM. When the Mets signed Minaya...
Hot Foot (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Its still very much the honeymoon period of Jerry Manuel’s managing career with the Mets, but the early returns are quite impressive. How much credit does Jerry Manuel actually deserve for how well the Mets have played since he took the reigns? How much of a difference from Willie Randolph’s style of managing to Manuel’s [...]
Cincinnati Reds Blog (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Cincinnati will host a series of games starting tomorrow (Thursday), beginning with a four-game series against the New York Mets. The Mets have awakened since the firing of Willie Randolph and appointing of Jerry Manuel manager. Thursday, Friday and Saturday are night games, followed by a Sunday afternoon affair. Then beginning Monday, San Diego comes to town for three. After a Thursday off, Colorado...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
William C. Rhoden / New York Times : Randolph to Be Steinbrenner's All-Star Guest — Willie Randolph is expected to watch the All-Star Game Tuesday as a guest of the Steinbrenner family, providing a bit of local intrigue for an evening that will be filled with history and emotion because of Yankee Stadium's impending demise.
Hot Foot (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Newsday’s David Lennon is reporting that Willie Randolph will be a guest of George Steinbrenner for tonight’s All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium. “George emphasized that his friendship with Willie is a very important thing to him,” spokesman Howard Rubenstein said. “He’s always looked at Willie as a friend and he is very pleased he’ll be his [...]
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Not nearly satisfied with his role in the dismissal of Mets manager Willie Randolph —- can a newspaper columnist be voted a playoff share? — the Bergen Record’s Ian O’Connor can foresee a day in the not-so-distant future when the current captain of the New York Yankees is also considered surplus to requirements. Brett Favre today [...]
New York Post (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Perhaps it was meant simply as wholehearted praise for Jerry Manuel, but for the second time in three days, Mets closer Billy Wagner sure sounded as if he was taking a thinly-veiled shot at deposed manager Willie Randolph. Wagner had just closed...
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
The Mets have made a move prior to the series with the Rockies, they have sent down OF Chris Aguila and called up Robinson Cancel. The Mets tried carrying a third catcher under Willie Randolph and the concept never worked. The idea was to have light hitting Brian Schnieder work with the starting rotation while Castro was to be used as a pinch hitter late in games with either Cancel or Casanova in reserve...
Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Jerry Manuel was the Mets' interim manager for exactly three days when he joked with reporters about getting a three-year extension. Almost a month later, that's not such a ridiculous idea. Based on his immediate success in reviving what too often looked like a dead team under Willie Randolph, he has to be considered a strong favorite to keep the job.
The LoHud Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Jason Giambi had no idea until today that the American Mustache Institute had endorsed him for the All-Star Game. “Just think, The Big G a fashion icon,” he said. Meanwhile Giambi said that if he makes the team and is in the Home Run Derby, he could ask former Mets manager Willie Randolph to pitch to him. [...]
The Mets Report (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Billy Wagner was selected to the 2008 All-Star game to represent the Mets. He’s had a great season, minus the one week that got Willie Randolph fired. David Wright is one of five finalist for the last spot on the roster. Voting is available at MLB.com. He’s up against Pat Burrell of the Phillies, [...]
Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
PHILADELPHIA - The Mets were guaranteed to have one important representative at the All-Star Game, but that plan went to pot when Willie Randolph was fired. Randolph was supposed to be a coach on the NL squad; now he'll be sitting at home unless the Yankees figure out a role for him at the July 15 game at Yankee Stadium.
Crosstown Rivals (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
The Mets had plenty of opportunities tonight, in what seemed to be an unfortunate redux of various parts of the 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons. You can take Willie Randolph out of the clubhouse, but it still doesn't mean the Mets can hit a rookie left-hander. J.A. Happ didn't pitch all that well tonight, but one would not have been surprised to see the name "Kuo" on the back of his jersey. But unlike...
Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
John Delcos discusses Jose Reyes's antics on the LoHud Mets Blog: He does these things because the Mets let him. He loses focus because the Mets don't do anything about it when he does. Some players have said Willie Randolph...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Cubs manager Lou Piniella was selected Thursday to replace fired New York Mets manager Willie Randolph on the NL coaching staff for next month's All-Star game at Yankee Stadium.
