After his little "Is it race?" gaffe, and the subsequent round of apology, Willie Randolph would be correct in thinking himself all but fired from his job as manager of the Mets. Even if he had delivered an Obama-esque inspirational speech to the media (instead of, say, comparing himself to Isiah Thomas), Randolph had to feel close to the precipice. He should now feel even closer: Randolph tried to reach out to the Mets' owners Wednesday, getting no response before he publicly apologized for the comments he made recently suggesting he was portrayed in a different manner than white managers. Randolph and Mets Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon usually speak often, which seems to make the Wilpons' decision not to return Randolph's call telling. Wilpon declined to comment Thursday when contacted by 1050 ESPN Radio.You know how, when your girlfriend or boyfriend and you talk four or five times a day for three months? And then one day, out of nowhere, he or she goes off the grid completely, and no matter how many texts or phone calls or desperate emails you send, you don't get a response? That's when you know the break-up is coming. Intercept. Preempt. Get out of there, as fast you can.
That's about how Willie's feeling right now. Or, if he isn't, he should be.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-22-2008 @ 11:34PM
ray shields said...
Willie is not a motivater of the team. It is unfortunate that we have no passion in our games, we lose like champions and are surprised when we win. No heart, little class, no passion, the 2008 Mets. Losers all, and Willie is the leader!
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5-23-2008 @ 12:24AM
George B Vieto said...
Unless Jeff Wilpon has the patience of a saint Willie Randolph will be fired from the Mets before the All Star break.
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5-23-2008 @ 1:51AM
AtTheWall said...
Shouldnt be just Willie although he should be the first. But also what Omar Minaya has been doing to that organization for the past few years should be a crime. Favoring all the latinos and hooking them up with contracts they dont deserve and purposely acquiring latino players over whites and blacks. THats called racism and to make matters even worst his whole "latino heat" project is failing bigtime.
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5-23-2008 @ 10:17AM
alan said...
I don't know about his comments, but getting swept by the Braves sure is not going to help.
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5-26-2008 @ 11:50AM
scarlett3701 said...
if you recallin 1991,they liked Buddy Harrelson and they lost big time and, they fired him when the team fully collapsed. They should fire him now before it's too late.
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