Filed under: MLB Media Watch In the wake of this awkward interview about sexism in sports blogging (and the unedited rebuke it spawned ), the New York Observer today has a semi-related treatise on the not-so-knowledgeable female fans that take to...

Andrea wrote circles around Yardbarker’s Dewey Hammond and The Sporting Blog’s Chris Mottram. But she needs your vote to ensure she’s named the first-ever Iron Ref. [ HuggingHaroldReynolds ] Andrea also had some great responses to...

Matthew Cerrone has a legitimate take on the Randolph situation . A little bit dirty and a little bit embarrassed to be a Met fan.

The Binghamton Mets batted around in two different innings, on their way to a 10-1 win over the Erie SeaWolves at NYSEG Stadium Tuesday.

Omar Minaya's news conference is starting. You can watch on ESPNews. Update: Minaya says it was his decision alone....

To Steve Somers on WFAN and an enraged Jeff Wilpon, Willie Randolph is gone and this is your first inning without him: 1. Jose Reyes injured, leaves game in 1st inning. 2. David Wright grounds into a double play. 3. The Angels get 3 runs off...

The Jerry Manuel era begins tonight. The question is obvious: Will things change?

Random Michel Foucalt Quote: As the archeology of our thought easily shows, man is an invention of recent date. And one perhaps nearing its end.

Lineup New York Mets @ Los Angeles Angels 06/17/08 10:05 PM EDT New York Mets Los Angeles Angels Jose Reyes - SS Chone...

As today’s game approaches, I find myself scratching my head at the news I heard this morning. Willie Randolph was fired as manager of the New York Mets, along with base coach Tom Nieto and pitching coach Rick Peterson. The decision was made...

Once the lead reached double digits the game was over

Time to move on. You have to start somewhere, so let's start here. I feel like we've gone through the primaries of the Metropolitans National Convention. My candidate, Lee Mazzilli, will not be the choice of the party - so I hereby throw 100% support...

New mets manager Jerry Manuel speaks at his press conference in progress. Thats a good question and that will come out over time. Those things you will probrobly see over time. Its hard  for me to say well i’m gonna do this or do that. Willie...

The video via SNY.tv: Jeter being Jeter. Hank and Hal Steinbrenner are the real life Julius and Vincent Benedict . In the words of Chandler Muriel Bing, “Could they be any more different?”

As Sam Mele and Cal Ermer suddenly start fighting over phone privileges at the St.Paul Golden Living Center! The Mets are not in the dire straits the standings suggest. Pedro Martinez is back and throwing well. Carlos Delgado has a .842 OPS the...

I, along with many others who have already expressed their thoughts, am embarrassed and confused about what went down in the wee hours of the night. Many have used the word “cowardly.” The last time I heard that word thrown around this...

As I've said many times on this blog, I respect Willie Randolph the person but didn't like his managerial style and I felt he deserved to be treated better then he was. It seemed obvious that the leaks coming from the front office were on purpose...

Mets management pulled a Robert Irsay and fired Willie Randolph while most of New York was asleep (early this morning). Last September , I expressed how sorry I was to see a great Yankee have such tough times in the Land of the Mets. Today,...

The Braves came out strong behind Jair Jurrjens and 7 2/3rds innings of one-run ball to beat the Rockies last night 7-1.  Chipper went 2-4 and started the scoring in the fifth with two RBIs.   Jurrjens’ extra five days of rest due to his...

The Mets fired Manager Willie Randolph very early Tuesday morning. Randolph led the Mets to mediocrity this season, a year after faltering down the stretch with the NL East lead, allowing the Phillies to win the division on the last day. Bench...

The Mets looked tired last night. The team made three physical errors and one mental one. The play in the field looked sloppy overall. It makes you wonder if the late night firing of Willie Randolph caused the players to...

I think its fair to say the Mets do a pretty awful job at presenting themselves in the best possible way as an organization. Isn’t it time the Mets look into hiring a real public relations firm to manage their day to day operations or at the...

Last night's Daily Show opened with Jon Stewart (a Mets fan) talking about Willie Randolph's firing yesterday.  Stewart shows off a little, if you ask me.  "Ooh, look at me, I can tell jokes about sports without mentioning dead...

Last night the players finally weighed in on the changing of the guard in the Mets clubhouse, hoping they can finally move on from discussing the fate of their manager day in and day out. Billy Wagner “As a team, we hadn’t lived up to...

In the wake of the firings of Willie Randolph, Rick Peterson and Tom Nieto the Mets coaching staff was obviously shuffled around. Sandy Alomar Sr. moved from third base to bench coach, Ken Oberkfell and Luis Aguayo were brought up from New Orleans to...

Much has been written, much has been uttered about the way the New York Mets organization handled the dismissal of Willie Randolph yesterday morning at 3:15 in the AM. Some of it's been dead-on accurate criticism, some of it's been piling on and...

… But who had the more brutal cross-country flight today, Willie Randolph or the Los Angeles Lakers? The NBA is a tough watch for me. The 1986 Celtics would bury the 2008 Celtics. Meanwhile, David Letterman roasted the Mets tonight. Well...

It has been over 24 hours since Willie Randolph was fired... and it's already been talked to death.  Considering the fact that the story wasn't in newspapers today, that's pretty remarkable.  Anyway, now that we know Willie's fate, we must...

Good lord it's tiring being a Mets fan. Is this supposed to be work? And if it is, do we get mental health insurance? Staying up to watch the Mets play (and lose ) West Coast games feels like the least of it. The Mets have been out west so often...

With the news of Willie Randolph’s dismissal coming in the early morning, the staff mailing list was fairly busy yesterday. Here’s a sample of what some of our writers offered: Chris McCown: It’s. About. Time. At this point, even the most.

When I was a kid I had trouble fitting in. My parents were divorced at a time when divorce was still uncommon in my working-class neighborhood. My father chose not to be a part of my life, which left some scars. I was raised primarily by my...

I will be hosting a pre-game show  with Howard Megdal of the NY Observer to discuss the Willie Randolph situation at 9pm tonight. Howard and I will report on some of our findings as we spent the day talking to some people that we know around...

I was talking to a friend about a week ago regarding Willie Randolph's situation with the Mets. His position was that the Mets should have fired Randolph a few weeks ago, since in any organization, once it becomes clear that a manager doesn't have the...

This morning, I said all I thought I’d say on the Willie Randolph firing. Then I watched the Omar Minaya press conference. Here are some more random thoughts: – I do think Minaya was deeply loyal to Randolph and wanted to give him every...

As you may have heard, Willie Randolph is no longer the manager of the New York Mets and Omar Minaya handled the firing with the sort of tact and professionalism we've come to expect from this organization. The bottom line is that Wilie is out, which...

I listened to Omar Minaya’s press conference and heard his assertion that he was actually saving Willie Randolph from humiliation by firing him the way he did. That he’s Willie’s good friend. That Willie should be managing in...

It's certainly been a long day of baseball chatter and talking heads regarding Willie Randolph's dismissal. As we get set to watch baseball tonight rather than reprimand Mets brass for the news of the day, I thought I'd take a...

Confused. Devasted. Upset. Absurd. These are the words that again came to mind when I read early this morning that Willie Randolph, Tom Nieto, and Rick Peterson were relieved of their duties. While I knew time was short for Willie and company, I...

Well, by now you've heard that the New York Mets have utterly ignored my letter below pondering the upside to relieving Willie Randolph of his managing duties. Oh, well. As always with this ownership, the move itself was superseded by the PR...

The LoHud Mets Blog quotes Willie Randolph and Rick Peterson on their firings. Peterson was very gracious: "I appreciated the opportunity (the Wilpons) gave me," Peterson said. "They welcomed me into their home, and sometimes homes go through...

The email coming in at MetsBlog.com indicates the firing of Willie Randolph caused great embarrassment to Mets fans....

The Mets are getting hammered from all sides for the disgraceful way they treated Willie Randolph. On LoHud.com, columnists Sam Borden and Rick Carpiniello are writing about it on our new Faceoff blog. So check out the debate. Meanwhile, have you...

I guess that Joe Torre winning magic-rub off cream just needed a little more time to kick in. Shame. Randolph posted a record of 302-253 as manager of the Mets, good for fourth among the team’s managers in career victories, and second to only Davey...

All of a sudden, my own firing ten and a half years ago, smack dab in the middle between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, seems downright dignified by comparison. I got pinked from a radio job I loved but could hold no longer. The fault was...

Every New York Mets fan in the world breathed a sigh of relief this morning when they woke up and realized their prayers had been answered while they slept. Manager Willie Randolph was finally canned, 10 weeks into one of the most disappointing...

The big story today is in regards to a move that should have taken place a while back. Willie Randolph has been fired as manager of the New York Mets. Pitching coach Rick Peterson, and first base coach Tom Nieto have also been let go. In the media...

The Game Last night Willie Randolph managed his last game as a member of the New York Mets organization, a 9-6 victory over Jered Weaver and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The New York Mets of Flushing are now 34-35, still 6.5 games behind...

The Mets fired manager Willie Randolph , and right after the team won against a division leader, too. After most of their fans were asleep. Why? Pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto were also fired . Bench coach Jerry Manuel...

It was certainly a mild surprise this morning to see the Associated Press story that Willie Randolph had been dismissed as Mets’ manager, as well as Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto . I’ve never been a huge fan of Randolph...

Let's just say I thought that 3 a.m. firings were the kind of thing that James Dolan would do... At least Willie walks off looking like the good guy in this scenario. * Willie Randolph's tenure ends with him as the 4th-winningest walk-off manager in...

Hello from lobby of the Mets' hotel. We're waiting for Willie Randolph to emerge from his room. Surreal, actually. The Mets had so many chances to do this earlier, but didn't. All thumbs, these guys.

I expected the potshots from the media, as it is their job. But the bloggers and fans, who have been clamoring for this move for weeks, if not months. When some fans finally get their wish, all I read and hear is about what a terrible move they made...

Shame on the Mets for their cowardly firing of coach Willie Randolph. Yes, the Mets are underachieving and yes, someone needs to be held accountable, but to fire Randolph in an email quietly at 3:00 AM? It is a cowardly move and speaks volumes about...

Just typed "Mets" into google and I think the headlines say it all. The franchise is once again at a nadir. Just read the headlines: Mets' handling of Willie cowardly Newsday Mets were classless in firing Willie Randolph SportingNews.com Mets...

The fact that Willie Randolph was fired on Tuesday morning was not awfully upsetting. The team has clearly underachieved over the last four months dating back to last season. And while it certainly wasn’t completely his fault that his players...

Well, after weeks of much speculation and ominous headlines in both the New York and National press, the fans of the New York Mets are probably happy with the news this morning -- made most likely before most even woke up on the East Coast. At 3:15...

Imagine our surprise this morning when we woke up and found out that Willie Randolph was fired by the Mets . The last thnig we saw last night was the Mets clinging to an 8-6 lead in the 8th inning. They held on for a 9-6 win, but Willie along with...

Art By: Kevin Collazo It didn’t come before the game. It didn’t come after another Mets loss..No it didn’t even come directly after a solid Mets win behind Mike Pelfrey and the Mets offense…It came well after the post...

The general consensus about the Willie firing is that this organization is a complete embarrassment. Below is something I posted earlier in the year which seems appropriate this morning: 2009 presents an opportunity to start fresh in a new ballpark....

News came over the wire early this morning that the Mets have fired manager Willie Randolph, pitching coach Rick Peterson, and first base coach Tom Nieto.  Jerry Manuel becomes the interim manager. I've mentioned before - manager news isn't...

Filed under: New York , Mets , NL East Yeah, the rumors surrounding Willie Randolph and his job security with the Mets have been constant since pretty much the end of last season. So it shouldn't surprise anyone that it happened. But with his job...

The New York Mets allowed manager Willie Randolph to fly cross-country and manage the New York Mets to a win before getting the pink slip. Bench coach Jerry Manuel becomes the new manager…

As a Mets fan, I’m embarrassed this morning, and I feel a little dirty. I understand why Willie Randolph was fired.  In fact, due to the time I spend talking to people connected to the team, I am probably aware of  why he was...

The Mets announced this morning they have dismissed manager Willie Randolph and named bench coach Jerry Manuel their interim manager. Pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto have also been relieved of their coaching duties. ...

Instead of prolonging the inevitable, The Mets cut Bait with manager Willie Randolph, pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto. So much for Willie suiting up in the Mets uniform coaching in this years All-star game.   This move...

We find it fitting, after at least nine months of fervid speculation, Willie Randolph was fired as manager of the Mets at 3:30 a.m. ET . That's too late for the tabloids to slap it on the front page, which is just a tragedy in New York City; tabloids...

The latest and final twist in the Willie saga came : The Mets have fired manager Willie Randolph, pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto, the team announced shortly after 3 a.m. Eastern time Tuesday. Bench coach Jerry Manuel...

A day that has long been coming, is finally upon us. Willie Randolph has been fired as the head coach of the New York Mets. Among the other firings, Rick Peterson and Tom Nieto were also fired. Jerry Manuel has been named the interim head coach....

I know this isn’t Nationals news, but considering Manager Manny Acta worked for the guy, it’s kind of tied in. The Mets allowed Randolph to fly to the west coast for one game (that the Mets won) and then fired him. Wow. It’s not like...

Because Willie Randolph is a beloved New York Yankee, because he was a favorite player of two moderators here at YFSF, because he is a native New Yorker, because you just don't send someone 3000 miles to Disneyland to fire him when you could have...

It's no coincidence why Omar Minaya opted to fire Willie Randolph in the dark of night. He needed to hide in the shadows because he mishandled this situation from the start. He had to make sure that the news would come out so late that it wouldn't...

Can someone PLEASE explain to me, why you would have Willie and his staff fly across the country….and the fire them after a good win!? This is beyond comprehension. I am stunned and angry. Omar did a cowardly thing. It’s not enough to...

Don't ask me why I'm up at 4 AM, I'll just say that it's a Monday night in Gainesville. According to the AP Wire, Willie Randolph has been fired as manager of the New York Mets. The writing has been on the wall for the past few weeks, so this...

Willie Randolph is out as manager of the New York Mets, fired 2 1/2 months into a disappointing season that has followed the team’s colossal collapse last September. Bench coach Jerry Manuel takes over on an interim basis for Randolph, who led the...

The Mets fired Manager Willie Randolph this morning, along with coaches Rick Peterson and Tom Nieto and named Jerry Manuel interim Manager.

Something had to been done before it was too late. Despite winning for the third time in four games, Willie Randolph was fired after last night’s 9-6 victory. This was a long time coming for Willie. The team has been so inconsistent, playing...

According to the AP , Willie Randolph has been fired as the manager of the New York Mets.  Jerry Manuel will be taking the reigns as interim manager.  The Mets are currently 33-35, seven games back of the Philadelphia Phillies. ...

From Adam Rubin : The Mets have fired manager Willie Randolph , pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto , the team announced shortly after 3 a.m. Eastern time Tuesday. Bench coach Jerry Manuel has been named the team's interim...

The NY POST is reporting that Manager Willie Randolph and Pitching Coach Rick Peterson have been fired.  The story is developing and no further information is available at this time.  Check back with Hotfoot for more info as it becomes available. ...

The Mets fired Willie Randolph after a 9-6 win over the Angels: The Mets have fired manager Willie Randolph, pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto, the team announced shortly after 3 a.m. Eastern time Tuesday. Bench...

Mets brain trust gathers to decide organization's future. WANTED: Accountable, Proactive GM The organization has now completed its latest "Dance of the Dangle" (see Howe, Art) and has fired Willie and the Jacket in Anaheim of all places. And, as...

Willie Randolph walked into the lobby moments ago at the hotel in Anaheim and appeared to be very disappointed. He said the following: I’m very upset I won’t have the chance to fulfill my dream here of winning a championship in New...

Willie Randolph said he did not know he would be fired when he left the stadium last night. "No," Randolph said as he walked out of the Mets' team hotel this morning. "I was stunned. ... This is a very difficult time." After several weeks of...

Had the Mets fired manager Willie Randolph when the team finished their home series loss to Arizona last week, things would be a lot different. Sure, supporters of Willie would have been upset, and there would have been some grumblings of unfair...

Back when her campaign was still alive, former 2008 Presidential candidate Hilary Clinton ran an ad about a phone call at 3 AM. Most phone calls at that hour are not good phone calls, understandably. In the stealth of early Tuesday morning, the...

In a stunning move in the middle of the night, not unlike the Colts bolting Baltimore for Indianapolis in 1984, the Mets finally put Willie Randolph out of his misery, as he was fired, along with coaches Rick Peterson and Tom Nieto. It was just a...

The Mets axed manager Willie Randolph a little after 3 a.m. Eastern time this morning.  Randolph returned to the team hotel after the Amazin's beat the Angels in Los Angeles of Anaheim (their third win in four games), where GM Omar Minaya was...

Carlos Beltran went 2-for-5 with a pair of solo homers to help power the Mets to a 9-6 victory over the Angels at Angel Stadium. Luis Castillo added a two-run single and David Wright had an RBI double and a sac-fly for New York. The Mets built a...

Willie Randolph has been fired as manager of the New York Mets. Shortly after the team's victory over the Angels in Anaheim, the Mets announced that bench coach Jerry Manuel will take over the managerial duties on an interim basis. Pitching coach Rick...

The one time I call it an early night and miss a 9-6 win over the Angels, Willie Randolph gets his walking papers. It's foolish to say I'm surprised - No one on the planet was surprised by this move....

A blue and orange clown car pulled into Anaheim last night. One by one, the clowns spilled out as a calliope played madly in the background. Rollicking, it was. Then one of the clowns went mad and fired Willie Randolph . That's what it feels...

The sentences that define it all : A big lead shrinks in the same inning it grew, but the Mets hold on for a win.

What does Willie Randolph and Loge13 have in common? At the moment, neither of us have seats in Citi Field next year. Willie was fired early this morning in Anaheim, ending months of speculation. Rick Peterson and Tom Nieto also “have been...

Breaking: Barely hours after his New York Mets clipped the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, 9-6, Willie Randolph was finally pinked —and, as of 12:15 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, yet—as were two of his coaches, Rick Peterson (pitching) and...

Wow, I'm kind of surprised and feel a little bad for Willie because of the timing. Why torture the man and make him fly to LA when they could have done this over the weekend? Did they think that by being on the West Coast we wouldn't notice? This...

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...

New Mets manager Jerry Manuel spoke to Mike Francesa and Chris Russo today on WFAN. To listen to the interview click here . ShareThis

So why did the firing of Willie Randolph occur so late on Monday night (Tuesday morning, actually)? Turns out that Mets general manager Omar Minaya actually flew to Anaheim, checked in to the team hotel and waited to deliver the news to Randolph...

Jerry Manuel is still the manager of the New York Mets 24 hours later. Ken Oberkfell, Dan Warthen and Luis Aguayo are also still employed. Just keeping you as updated as possible.

It sure didn't take Jerry Manuel very long to become acclimated to the drama that has become the New York Mets. In just his very first inning as a Mets manager, his authority was snubbed by an indignant Jose Reyes who refused to come out of the game...

Well the Mr. Hyde came out again tonight and in a big way to start Jerry Manuel's era as the manager of the Mets. In the first inning Jose Reyes started the game fast by lining a base hit into center field, but he came up lame holding the area...

After spending my entire work day tuned to WFAN online, I'd like to take a look at the other big news of the day. We have a new leader. Jerry Manuel is now the manager of the New York Mets. And according to Omar Minaya, Manuel will be the manager for...

Still in the first inning out in Anaheim and I'm already liking Jerry Manuel as the interim manager. First, during the press conference this afternoon, Manuel stated very clearly that he will not ignore what happened to this team last year, a marked...

A 3:15 A.M. press release Eastern Standard Time to announce the firing of your Manager after letting him twist in the wind for weeks was certainly not a good move by the Mets organization. However, it is what it is, and we must move on because it's...

The new interim manager of the New York Mets, Jerry Manuel , was the subject of a New York Times back on February 24, 2007. Ben Shpigel penned the column, and here's an excerpt: As the manager of the White Sox, Manuel developed a reputation for being...

Our opponents over the weekend, the Mets, will have a different look in the dugout as Jerry Manuel became the interim manager over the night for the fired Willie Randolph. Pitching coach Rick Peterson was also fired. As the article indicates,...

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...

The firing of Willy Randolph may not have been a big surprise to Mets fans, but kicking pitching coach Rick Peterson to the curb along with him was a different story. The pitching has been the Mets (only) strong point this season and he's been known...

Video via NY Post’ Mets Blog ShareThis

We all knew it was coming. We could set our watches by it. But why did the Mets’ management wait until now? Why did Willie have to win 3 of 4 to get fired? Why did they fly them 5,000 miles from home, tailed by a looming Omar Minaya with a...

Immanuel Kant...but maybe Manuel can. “Homes go through renovations, and sometimes you have to make changes when things don’t go that well, and I’m part of that change. I totally understand that -– I grew up in the baseball business. I’m the ha

Much like each successive episode of Lost , the Mets' own sci-fi melodramatic love story has left us with more questions than answers after Wille Randolph, Rick Peterson and Tom Nieto were canned in the middle of the night. Questions like: Why...

The Game The Jerry Manuel Era looked an awful lot like the Willie Randolph Era on Tuesday night as the New York Mets gave a typical uninspired effort, managing just six hits (all singles) and one run while committing three errors en route to a 6-1...

Hey that was some first inning by our Metsies last night in Anaheim eh? From Jose Reyes shaking his leg to throwing a tantrum after Jerry Manuel in his first crises on day one as the manger of the Flushing Day Care Center took Jose out of the game...

The Angels scored three times off Johan Santana in the first inning and went on to beat the Mets 6-1 at Angel Stadium. Torii Hunter's two-run double erased a 1-0 deficit for Los Angeles, which spoiled the debut of New York interim manager Jerry...

Looks like the managerial change didn’t spark the Mets. In the first game since Jerry Manuel took the managers reins from Willie Randolph the Mets lost 6-1 to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Team could field behind Johan Santana. They...

On the first play of the Mets game, Jose Reyes had a run in with Jerry Manuel over an injury. In the fourth inning, Reyes returned to the dugout and appeared to apologize to Jerry....

So after a catastrophic and humiliating public execution of most of the Mets' field staff, the team assembled its worst single inning of play this season in the first, or so testified the Angels broadcasters, who heard it from Mets broadcaster Wayne...

7:05 PM - Oliver Perez @ Jon Garland - FSW The return of Erick Aybar to the 25-Man roster (Sean Rodriguez was sent back to AAA) reveals nowhere to place The Admiral. Pregame Guesses: YES/NO - Will Jon Garland throw a pitch in the 7th...

Johan Santana vs John Lackey ( Baseball-Reference.com Preview )

The Mets organization is the talk of baseball and of the entire sports world today, but none of that chatter is particularly good. Jerry Manuel makes his managerial debut with the Mets tonight amid a media circus, as the off the field...

NY Times' opening to Ben Shpigel's article on Willie Randolph's departure on their website: "Jerry Manuel('s) intellectual interests and his ability to display a fiery temper set him apart from his predecessor." From NY times, referencing story...

Despite all the rumors, the firing of Willie Randolph was still a shock.  It came immediately after a Mets win, a win that meant the team had won three of its last four.  It came after a weekend where Willie pushed all the right buttons -...

Filed under: New York , Mets , NL East , Featured Stories , The Word I get why the Mets fired Willie Randolph . I don't necessarily agree with the decision but I understand that the team wasn't playing well enough and that will inevitably lead to a...

Filed under: New York , Mets , NL East In the wake of their firings early this morning, the LoHud Mets Blog caught up with Willie Randolph and Rick Peterson for some comments about the dismissal. Randolph gave an answer straight from Crash Davis's...

Following up on the post written by my colleague Matt Wilson, Manager Willie Randolph, Pitching Coach Rick Peterson, and First Base Coach Tom Nieto were all fired this morning at 3:15 Eastern Standard Time after the Mets defeated the Angels 9-6 in...

I am sure all of you have been following the circus around the Mets the last few weeks regarding the coaching staff. Finally after weeks of speculation, Omar Minaya, Mets GM, pulled the trigger at midnight last night after a 9-6 Mets win over the...

Bill Madden of the Daily News writes today regarding Mets assistant general manager Tony Bernazard . Meanwhile, Bernazard, the unofficial godfather to the Mets’ Latin players, has been a constant undermining presence in the Mets clubhouse...

Get Over It. (Thanks to Pensblog for first introducing me to this wonderful link)

Buster Olney takes down the Mets front office: The personnel meetings the Mets hold are said by participants to run on for hours, the discussion often turning circular and pointless. And maybe that's when it starts to happen in their...

For his blog on ESPN , Buster Olney writes about the circus that is the Mets and the Mets upper management, especially with the way they handled Willie Randolph .  He discusses the Mets’ meetings, where Omar Minaya had to step up to...

Weaver didn't have it, and according to Helen, who watched it, he let himself get taken out of his game following Mathis' first inning throwing error, contributing to him giving up a cookie to Carlos Beltran for one of the two homers he would have in...

ANAHEIM _ The inevitable became reality tonight when the Mets fired the embattled Willie Randolph and made Jerry Manuel their 19th manager on an interim basis. The Mets also fired pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto, and...

7:05 PM - Johanna Santana @ John Lackey Bummer Kobe didn't wipe the parquet floor in four as nobody is going to see this great match-up. Pregame Guesses: Name the Angel with the highest total combined hits-walks-runs-RBI in tonight's game....

What do we say about Mike Pelfrey's outing last night against the Angels? Steady as a sinking ship Do we focus on the simple things like, well, he earned a rare victory, his first since what, like April 15th, kept the Mets in the game (sort of) and...

In an article on Inside Bay Area , the word out of San Francisco is that a high-ranking official within the Giants organization believes the team should reach out to the recently fired Rick Peterson in an advisory role to help Barry Zito get back on...

Hiring Peterson would not guarantee Zito’s return to Cy Young form, but as one baseball lifer said, “Who knows? Peterson could say the word ‘boo’ and maybe something would click in Zito’s mind.” Zito declined to comment on the idea of hiring

The sentences that define it all: New manager, same Mets.

Two Ramon "sleepyHEAD" Castro-size helmets guard the entrance to "Angela" Stadium; I hear they are a great place to meet other white elderly baseball fans. Excited to make history by attending the first game of the Manuel Era , how was I to...

 will air today’s press conference at 5 pm EDT when the team will officially introduce Jerry Manuel as the team’s new manager. ShareThis

Now this is cowardly, firing the manager on the West Coast and sending an e-mail out at 3:11 a.m. From the Mets: ANAHEIM, Calif., June 17, 2008 – The New York Mets today named Jerry Manuel interim manager, replacing Willie Randolph. Manuel, in...

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...

The Jerry Manuel era begins as inauspiciously as we could have imagined, with Jose Reyes departing with nondescript leg injury and the Mets managing practically nothing against John Lackey. Johan Santana did Manuel no favors by turning in a...

So here's how the Jerry Manuel Era begins in Metville... Jose Reyes leads off with a base hit to center. Somewhere in the at-bat, run to first, or casual turn-and-look, he tweaks something in his knee. He leaves the game. If I had a nickel for every...

Despite winning 3 of his last 4 and showing signs of turning things around, Willie Randolph was fired today by the New York Mets. Wow...unreal. The Mets named Jerry Manuel interim manager, replacing Randolph.  Manuel, in his...

The Mets fired Willie Randolph, making the announcement two hours after beating the Angels, 9-6, tonight, and named Jerry Manuel interim manager. Manuel is in his fourth season with the Mets and has been bench coach since 2006. The Mets also...