So, the Mets finally fired Willie Randolph. Was it the right move. Well, based on posts I have on this blog, certainly I feel it is justified. It would have been justified at the end of last season or during the off-season; it would have been justified earlier this season; based on the overall record of the Mets, it is justified right now.
The problem is the timing stinks and makes one wonder. I have heard commentators refer to the Mets as a joke in terms of the way they handle the whole situation and if the move was designed to shake things up and show fans they want the team to be a winner, one certain has to wonder about the timing.
The Mets took a weekend series from the Texas Rangers, winning two of three. The Mets won yesterday, the day the firing took place. The Mets have now won three out of four. To fire him now seems strange. The team has been inconsistent and I am sure will be on another losing streak. I think it makes sense to hold off until they lose.
In addition, the fact that the Mets finished a home stand and make Randolph fly out to the West Coast to fire him seemed unfair and actually made the Mets seem like cowards. The fact that they did it after 3am EST and after midnight out in California also makes them seem like cowards.
This team needs to get its act together from ownership on down to the GM to the new manager to the players. Hopefully the move will seem to shake things up a bit and they will respond but still, the way that it was done was about as poorly as you can handle it.
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Yep, the Mets are bush league to fire him in the middle of the night. Yep, its a joke. Yep, the timing doesn't make sense to do it after winning a few games.....but they pay Willie lots of money so if they want to fire him in the middle of the night I guess they can.
TexMet out.
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