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Willie Randolph is expected to watch the All Star Game Tuesday as a guest of the Steinbrenner family, providing a bit of local intrigue for an evening that will be filled with history and emotion.

The Mets won three of four games this series against the team they have spent most of the season chasing, and reached a modest milestone: a record of 45-44.

Now that Willie Randolph has become a victim of perceived dysfunction in the Mets’ organization, will the fans continue to rip the Mets on talk radio?

In his first 24 hours on the job, Mets Manager Jerry Manuel was not afraid to use a firm hand, but his laid-back personality has presented a stark contrast with his predecessor.

The divergent experiences of Celtics Coach Doc Rivers and former Mets Manager Willie Randolph show how arbitrary the world of professional sports can be.

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.

In an interview, Willie Randolph said “shabby” wasn’t strong enough of a word to describe how the Mets treated him.

After a rare display of enthusiasm to begin the Jerry Manuel era Tuesday, the Mets were sucked back into their season of meek and mediocre baseball.

The Mets’ General Manager struggled to answer why a decent baseball man had to effectively be dragged through the street before finally being let go.

In the midst of another disappointing season, the team replaced Manager Willie Randolph with Jerry Manuel, the bench coach.