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With rumors swirling about his future, Willie Randolph threw a team meeting before last night's game at Yankee Stadium. It worked. The Mets didn't lose their third straight game. They didn't win either, the game was rained out, but Willie will probably take what he can get these days. Everyone came out of the meeting with smiles and full of sunshine but the dark clouds remain.

The focus of the meeting was defusing any tensions created by Billy Wagner's comments following Thursday's loss. Wagner said he apologized to Carlos Delgado, alleged to be the guy Wagner was calling out, and then accused the evil media of blowing things out of proportion.

"I shouldn't be here right now. I shouldn't be answering this stupid stuff about something that was taken out of somebody's imagination, saying I'm pointing out my teammates when I didn't point out anybody."

In case you missed it, here's what Wagner said.

"Someone tell me why the (expletive) you're talking to the closer. I didn't even play. They're over there, not being interviewed. ... I got it. They're gone. (Expletive) shocker."

Gosh, wherever would you get the idea that he's pointing his teammates out. Wagner was specifically told to keep his mouth shut by Randolph after he ripped Oliver Perez. His response was to rip more teammates and then act indignant that anyone noticed.

Whether or not Randolph's lost the clubhouse, the perception is that he has. The only way to change that perception is a nice, long winning streak. Anything else could mean curtains.