[NCIH Damage]

Yanks don't have anything to trade to the Indians.

Additionally, the Indians are still a bit of a contender for the AL Central. No need to start the fire sale, yet.

But yeah, seeing the Yanks and Mets both out of the playoffs is awesome.

[Montel V. Porter]

I would think Wang is gone for the year which sucks seeing as how the Yanks were starting to gain some momentum.

Until we get some pitching though we're going nowhere. This team is going to be a mess in a few years, even worse then they are now. I just hope not trading Hughes will be worth it down the road.

On a brighter note can't wait until All Star Weekend. The stadium will get a great sendoff.

[Skill]

BREAKING NEWS: Randolph, Peterson, Nieto Fired...Manuel Named Interim Coach

Willie Randolph emerged from the visiting manager's office at Angel Stadium on Monday, looking a little tired and wearing a gray T-shirt that read "Property of the New York Mets."

That he is -- for now.

But nobody seems sure how long Randolph will remain the team's manager, or whether his coaching staff will stay intact. Randolph's job appears to be in jeopardy, while reports Monday indicated pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto could be fired soon.

"If you believe what you read I guess, or whatever, that's a possibility," Randolph said before the Mets' 9-6 win against the Los Angeles Angels. "But they're here, they should be here, and that's my main concern. No one's said anything to me. In [New York], you hear things all the time, so you just take it with a grain of salt and just get it from the people that know. And no one's really said anything to me about it, so that's the way I look at it.

"It's hard," Randolph added. "I mean, these are the guys that I brought here. Those are my guys, and they work hard every day at what they do. So you don't ever want any speculation about them losing their jobs. I think it's unjustified. It's not comfortable, but I know that that stuff is out there all the time. So I don't let it affect me."

Triple-A New Orleans manager Ken Oberkfell, whom the Mets have considered promoting to the parent club to replace Nieto, told Andrew Marchand of 1050 ESPN New York he hasn't heard from the Mets.

The New York Daily News reported on Monday that general manager Omar Minaya joined the team in Los Angeles.

A team insider told the Daily News that Randolph's job might be spared during any initial shakeup.

"I think the coaches are in trouble. That may be the compromise for now," the source told the newspaper.

During their 47-year history, the Mets have fired their manager eight times while a season was in progress. The last time was 1996, when Dallas Green was dismissed with a 59-72 record and replaced by Bobby Valentine.

The Mets improved to 34-35 with Monday's win, but remained 6½ games behind first-place Philadelphia.

On the field, the Mets are trying not to get distracted by the uncertainty of Randolph's status.

"I think it's unfortunate that the players have to deal with that stuff," Randolph said. "I think they deal with it pretty well, but I think what bothers them more than anything is the questions about it. What can they do? They can't do anything but go out and play the game. We spend so much time talking about all this extracurricular stuff, man. This team needs to just focus on playing winning baseball."

When asked if he senses that his players are doing their best to rally around him, Randolph said: "I don't really feel like they're looking at it as any type of rallying around me. They could be, but I haven't taken any polls.

"I just assume that they're going out to win a ballgame. And that's really what we think about and talk about as a team -- how we can get this thing going. Period. I just wish we can get back to that, because that's really what it's all about. That's the way we started out in spring training, and that should be the main focus here."

I'm just glad all of these rumors are past us now, and we can try to move on and focus on winning games. I am surprised that this came after a win though, but obviously the FO had this planned regardless.

[ShocK]

LOL @ Randolph getting fired now, here's a great idea, lets sent Willie out west and then fire him after a win so he has to travel all the way back to New York to empty out his shit from the clubhouse.

[Certs]

I got the notification of this at 6AM this morning (Willie Randolph fired). On the west coast, that's 3AM. Omar is at a press conference right now saying that "I slept on it first." Not sure what's worse, doing this at 3-6AM or doing it during a road trip. I love Omar but he didn't handle this properly at all

[GD™]

Omar is full of shit. His press conference, he sounded like a drunk.

You can blame Willie, it is some of his fault, but it's not his fault his time is full of grandfathers and closers who can't close.

[hbknsting]

That was disgraceful on Omar's part. If you're going to fire him don't make him go out West. It wasnt his fault they suck anyway.

On the other hand, I've now decided that Hank Steinbrenner (I have no idea how to spell that) is THE biggest retard in the world. He's blaming the NL for Wang's injury. He says the NL should get a DH. Bullshit. The game is hitting, fielding, and pitching. Pitchers should always be hitting.

[Certs]

LOL Hank said something like 'get with the times' Pretty funny stuff

[Porn Freak]

Originally Posted by Certs

LOL Hank said something like 'get with the times' Pretty funny stuff

He was talking about the NL and how they still don't have the DH rule. It's because of the Wang injury. And for Willie, it was a bullshit move on the part of the Mets. If you are going fire him, do it before the trip and not in the early morning.

[KingCrash]

It seems like the Mets were trying to push the firing under the radar, like that would happen. How sad is it that the Mets can't even fire anyone right?