DerangedHermit 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2004 http://cbs.sportsline.com/mlb/story/7854978 A six-time All-Star who was a coach with the New York Yankees for the past 11 years, Randolph replaces Art Howe, fired at the end of the season. Randolph will be introduced Thursday at a news conference at Shea Stadium. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strummer 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2004 ah, beat me to it, DerangedHermit! Anyway, I like the move, Willie has been pegged as a future manager for years, hopefully his "winning attitude" comes over to Shea. Now he needs some players, that can, ya know, actually hit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strummer 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2004 Al, as always I defer to your baseball knowledge, is this a good move for the Mets? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Shadow Behind You Report post Posted November 4, 2004 I'm no Al but personally it's not really the manager who will make a difference here, it's if the GM can stop wasting money and get quality players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Man in Blak 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2004 Yeah, that'd be my call too (the Mets are an disaster), though having a manager that can handle the pressures of New York and the wild temperaments of the clubhouse (just imagine how charming everybody will be if they pull off Sosa) will likely have just as much of an impact on the Mets' success in 2005. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2004 Al, as always I defer to your baseball knowledge, is this a good move for the Mets? Absolutely. Willie Randolph has been a top managerial candidate for several years now, and it is about time a team gave him an opportunity to manage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJordan23 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2004 Mike and Chris (WFAN Sports Radio) seem to have more of a problem with this hiring then most Met fans. They have some personal conflicts with him apparently, so who knows how much that factors in. The calls seem to be 50/50 on it so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Man in Blak 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2004 I'm just curious - what's the basis behind the negative calls? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJordan23 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2004 I'm just curious - what's the basis behind the negative calls? Most are of the "He's a Yankee, I don't want a Yankee managing the Mets" variety. Nobody's really complaing about his ability on the managerial aspect. A few have said a first time manager shouldn't get his start as a Met Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brett Favre 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2004 Mike and Chris were pricks to Minaya. How has Chris not gotten jumped yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJordan23 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2004 Mike and Chris were pricks to Minaya. How has Chris not gotten jumped yet? lol. I only caught the tail end of it. But Chris always acts like a prick to guest (Unless they're really close, no homo), I remember when Sean Salibury (Who I dislike but...) put him in his place. Entertaining radio. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brett Favre 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2004 Mike and Chris were pricks to Minaya. How has Chris not gotten jumped yet? lol. I only caught the tail end of it. But Chris always acts like a prick to guest (Unless they're really close, no homo), I remember when Sean Salibury (Who I dislike but...) put him in his place. Entertaining radio. I need to get a clip of that. I remember when Isiah Thomas wouldn't want to leave until he shut Chris up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted November 4, 2004 I'm just curious - what's the basis behind the negative calls? Mets fans are generally strange people Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2004 I'm just curious - what's the basis behind the negative calls? Most are of the "He's a Yankee, I don't want a Yankee managing the Mets" variety. Nobody's really complaing about his ability on the managerial aspect. A few have said a first time manager shouldn't get his start as a Met Joe Torre's first managerial gig was as a Met. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2004 I'm just curious - what's the basis behind the negative calls? Mets fans are generally strange people Strange isn't bad, wacko Yankee fan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted November 5, 2004 I'm just curious - what's the basis behind the negative calls? Mets fans are generally strange people Strange isn't bad, wacko Yankee fan Strange is bad. Mets fans are loyal sons of bitches, (sort of), though. They have that going for them. Honestly, the only real problems I have with Mets fans are the trade proposals and the kind of imagined Yankee Rivalry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2004 I'm just curious - what's the basis behind the negative calls? Mets fans are generally strange people Strange isn't bad, wacko Yankee fan Strange is bad. Mets fans are loyal sons of bitches, (sort of), though. They have that going for them. Honestly, the only real problems I have with Mets fans are the trade proposals and the kind of imagined Yankee Rivalry. I'm ashamed of fellow Mets fans that do that...and that one guy on WFAN that always calls them the Metropolitans without fail really annoys me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
