Willie Randolph
20 June 2008
In some ways, this was handled better than the Mets’ embarrassing and insulting firing of Willie Randolph. At least McLaren wasn’t dangled for weeks before a midnight assassination, and there were suitably kind words for McLaren upon his dismissal, with new GM Lee Pelekoudas obviously distressed about having to fire his longtime friend and colleague.
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18 June 2008
>Beginning in the East and the earlier time zone is appropriate to the biggest story: the firing of Willie Randolph. Say what you will about Willie, he’s been a classy guy in both New York teams (he earlier served as a Yankees’ bench coach) and deserved better. That Minaya reportedly declined to fire him on Father’s Day, only to axe Randolph in the middle of the night on Monday, replaces a reprehensible act with a cowardly one.
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17 June 2008
Already on the hot seat is Mets manager Willie Randolph, whose slow start this year has yet to erase the bitter taste of last September’s epic collapse. Other likely candidates are Toronto manager John Gibbons, Houston GM Ed Wade and maybe even Seattle manager John McLaren.
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