Filed under: New York , Mets , NL East , MLB Media Watch , MLB Rumors Omar Minaya had a "yes, we did in fact fire Willie Randolph in the dark of the night" press conference yesterday whereby he discussed the "job status situation" (what the hell is...

It was one late evening in June when the New York Mets sent shock waves through the baseball world. There had been some rumors about the eventuality but when these rumors became fact, the news was still hard to accept. It was not just what...

Look, there are two thousand reporters in this town, are there five on Aguagate? When did the N.Y. Sun suddenly get the monopoly on wisdom? On April 30, 1973, just after the congressional testimony of a White House counsel, John Dean, had dragged the...

The dismissal itself was not the surprising part. Randolph knew his job was in danger, and he went as far as to ask Minaya last week to make a decision—one way or the other. The two talked after Sunday night’s doubleheader against the Rangers back in.

Omar Minaya explains his decision to fire Willie Randolph and ESPN’s Buster Olney gives his take. ShareThis

The wrong man got fired on Tuesday morning. By now the world knows that Willie Randolph was fired as Mets' manager in one of the most appalling ways ever known. He got bounced after a Mets' win in Anaheim, and after winning 3 of their last 4 games. He...

"I know the perception is that the way it was handled, it was disrespectful, maybe. The reason it was handled quickly is out of respect to Willie." Respect? Willie got off the bus Sunday night and asked Omar if he should make the trip. Omar said...

Just sharing this video from ESPN on Omar Minaya's Press Conference, for those of you who missed it. It is the condensed version. By the way, today we are all passionate and emotional about what's transpired. Let's not forget the fact that we have a...

Mets general manager Omar Minaya said it was his decision only to fire manager Willie Randolph last night. ``It was my decision to hire Willie Randolph, and it was my decision to fire Willie Randolph,'' Minaya said. ``It was my decision. It was...

Just moments ago, Omar Minaya was a guest on the Mike and the Mad Dog show on WFAN. It was more interesting and revealing than the press conference where he was able to give measured responses and canned answers. He was specifically asked, how do you...

Omar Minaya speaking at his press conference which is currently underway said that firing Willie Randolph was his decision. It was my decision. It was done based upon how I see our team for the past year or so. It was a tough decision. You have to...

Watching Omar Minaya’s press conference. He didn’t say anything earth shattering. It was more or less “this was my decision, we needed a change”.

Don’t be fooled folks, this was not an Omar Minaya decision. He may have been the messenger, but the message came from above. Now, with Willie Randolph gone, the pressure shifts to the man the Mets would have you think was responsible for...

Many questions are surfacing in Mets-land now that Willie Randolph has been fired as manager. Here are a few. Was it fair to fire Willie? Randolph had little to do with player acquisition. He had no control over injuries. He was simply trying to do...

Yesterday, Omar Minaya decided to address the media at 5pm, to discuss the firing of Willie Randolph and two coaches. It could have been held much earlier, but Omar obviously needed to sleep in after conducting major team business in the wee hours...

What’s Mets Bross got to be asham...oh, wrong decade. The stain not only is on general manager Omar Minaya, but also those above him — specifically owner Fred Wilpon and his son Jeff, the team’s chief operating officer. Shame on the Wilpons if...

Ken Rosenthal was scathing in his article on Fox Sports regarding the Mets firing of Willie Randolph I do not say this lightly: The Mets’ firings of Randolph, pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto will go down as one of...