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• Fred Wilpon Discusses the Dismissal of Randolph

  One week after Mets’ manager Willie Randolph’s dismissal, Fred Wilpon, the team’s owner, finally spoke about the decision. Posted Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:53 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: New York Mets, Coaches and Managers, Randolph, Willie, Wilpon, Fred, Manuel, Jerry

• Sports of The Times: A New Manager Fosters a New Attitude Among the Mets

  It was not pretty watching what happened with Willie Randolph in California. But this is the new dawn of the Mets. Posted Monday, June 23, 2008 11:40 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: New York Mets, Coaches and Managers, Randolph, Willie, Manuel, Jerry

• Sports of The Times: Fate Finds Rivers but Eludes Randolph

  The divergent experiences of Celtics Coach Doc Rivers and former Mets Manager Willie Randolph show how arbitrary the world of professional sports can be. Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 9:59 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Baseball, New York Mets, Coaches and Managers, Boston Celtics, Randolph, Willie, Rivers, Doc

• Randolph Says Firings Happened ‘Too Early’

  On his first full day back home as the former manager of the Mets, Willie Randolph talked more about his dismissal and again said he was surprised to be fired. Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 9:45 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Coaches and Managers, Randolph, Willie

• Randolph Says He Is ‘Stunned’ by Mets Firing

  In the midst of another disappointing season, the team replaced Manager Willie Randolph with Jerry Manuel, the bench coach. Posted Tuesday, June 17, 2008 3:37 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Coaches and Managers, Randolph, Willie, Manuel, Jerry

• Sports of The Times: After Months of Wavering, Resolution

  For the Mets, the process of firing or not firing a manager had become an unsightly display of weakness and a public embarrassment. Posted Tuesday, June 17, 2008 6:19 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: New York Mets, Coaches and Managers, Randolph, Willie, Minaya, Omar

• Mets Fire Manager Willie Randolph

  Willie Randolph will be replaced by the bench coach Jerry Manuel. Also fired were two coaches, pitching coach Rick Peterson and first-base coach Tom Nieto. Posted Tuesday, June 17, 2008 4:17 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Coaches and Managers, Randolph, Willie

• Sports of The Times: For Randolph, Winning Will Cure All Woes

  With more than three years under his belt as Mets manager, Willie Randolph has arrived at the corner of Win-or-Else Boulevard. Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2008 1:34 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Coaches and Managers, Randolph, Willie

• Mets Notebook: Randolph’s Comments Add Another Distraction

  The Mets manager was asked to clarify remarks in which he wondered whether he was held to a different standard than some of his white counterparts. Posted Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:00 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, New York Mets, Coaches and Managers, Randolph, Willie, Race