Why Did The Mets Fire Willie Randolph? Video
June 17, 2008 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under News
The New York Mets fired Willie Randolph in the middle of the night. The team was on a two-game winning streak. The playoffs were still in sight. So why did the Mets fire their manager?
Watch this Omar Minaya video to see the general manager’s reasoning for firing Randolph. It sounds like it basically came down to Randolph was no longer wanted and the team decided to make a move now rather than later.
It makes sense, especially if management had given up on Randolph. A two-game winning streak isn’t as impressive as a seven or eight game winning streak. At that point, it would have been much more difficult to fire Randolph — even if the team thought it was the right move.
Here is the Minaya video:
