Gothamist: Covered: NY Mets' Firing of Willie Randolph

pk4l

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:46:46 -0500

My Mets ... =\

sonyactivision

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:57:42 -0500

#9: Because you're high.

BMMDan

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:31:43 -0500

Hey! IKEA is open in Brooklyn!

Toby von Meistersinger

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:05:16 -0500

Is it me or does the Post cover sort of look like a LOLCAT?

JMH

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:49:37 -0500

The Yankees should fire Joe Girardi and bring Willie in.LOL... please do. He'll probably do a little better because managing in the AL is like Managing For Dummies, but you'll recognize his failings soon enough.

theloofyourlife

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:34:51 -0500

why would the yankees want to bring someone closer to joe torre when it's clear that's not the direction they want to go in anymore? its only june and i dont see the yankees in any issue right now. 5.5 games from first..and they have the best winning record in baseball. 5 straight and like 13-2 of the last 15? i may be wrong with the last 15 but not completely off. its def 8-2 of the last 10. A person like willie or joe torre is better for veteran teams ie.. late 90's yankees.. not the yankees of 2008 and CLEARLY not for the mets and their undisciplined antics. Plus Willie started digging his own grave.. you can't start crying racism to the media thinking it's off the record, when you're in New York, the most culturally diverse city in the entire US. I'm sure the yankees management would LOVE that kind of manager to join the organization. /sarcasm anyway..back to the story. While it was pretty slimy the way the Mess Management handled the firing, it was inevitable. My fav cover was the NY post.. Meet The Mess

RoDogg

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:25:48 -0500

The Yankees should fire Joe Girardi and bring Willie in. Hell, Joe has a better team then Willie had and look at the record. Joe ain't doing a great job himself. Willie is closer to being a Joe Torre then Joe Girardi is.

schadenfreudian mensch

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:16:57 -0500

Yak, yak, yak...Yawn .... zzzzzzz

Alex

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:12:55 -0500

The fact that the firing took place around midnight PST/3 a.m. EST, which meant it was too late to get into yesterday papers! The front office of the Mets needs a lesson in New York Press 101. Trying to weasel out of the front page by doing it at 3am has only blown this thing up way more than it would have been if they let Willie go in a respectable way. This whole charade has made the management of the Yankees look like saints in comparison.

Tim N.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:12:28 -0500

As a Yankee fan, I always thought George S. was mostly a jerk, and Fred Wilpon was a decent fellow. But one thing's for sure... leave the business to the sons and all they will do is screw it up.

g0thamg1rl

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:09:01 -0500

Clearly Minaya lacks class and tact. What a slimy way to handle firing anyone.

grooverider

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:33:51 -0500

who cares