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Willie Randolph is in big trouble. That cannot be ignored any more. He was booed off the field making a pitching change yesterday - the second consecutive day Shea fans let him know what they think of his performance. If the problem for Randolph were quarantined in the stands, however, he would be fine. But he is presiding over unease in the clubhouse, sloppiness on the field and what sure plays publicly as too much indifference by too many players. Most dangerous to Randolph now is that he lacks a true ally in either the clubhouse or the front office at a time when upper management is paying more in payroll than ever, propping up a still infant TV network and footing most of the bill for a stadium springing up beyond the Shea outfield wall.

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Willie Randolph , AP Willie Randolph , AP
May 16, 2008  07:01 AM ET

there is the understatement of the year

May 16, 2008  07:15 AM ET

Wasn't this headline from LAST year...?

May 16, 2008  07:29 AM ET

The Mets suck. No matter who manages them.

May 16, 2008  08:00 AM ET

I hope this thread turns into a good, old-fashioned, Mets fan vs Phillies fan cripple fight!

May 16, 2008  08:03 AM ET

You think???!!! After their mess at the end of the season and they way they are playing after spending so much money... unless he can turn this around and win the division.. "next"!

May 16, 2008  08:03 AM ET

should I get the popcorn now, or wait till later?

May 16, 2008  08:13 AM ET

Mets blow. They may possibly make some sort of run during the summer, but will soon self implode. The fans are right to boo this clown. They should also boo themselves for being dumb enough to root for the Muts

May 16, 2008  08:24 AM ET

This is what happens when you are the most overrated team in baseball.
Reality sets in eventaully.

May 16, 2008  08:35 AM ET

Willie should have been fired at the end of last season after gift wrapping and handing the Sillies the division. His "everything is fine" and "we've put last year behind us" attitude is wearing thin.

Of course, the Sillies took the gift and immediately slammed it into a tree by getting swept by the Rockies......

May 16, 2008  08:38 AM ET

Fans and front office getting impatient and it's only May...

May 16, 2008  08:40 AM ET

Of course, the Sillies took the gift and immediately slammed it into a tree by getting swept by the Rockies......

baseballpurist | 05/16/08, 08:35 AM

You guys would have done the same thing...get over yourself.

May 16, 2008  09:32 AM ET

Willie and HoJo both need to go. The season is, unless they make a dramatic turnaround, a loss anyway. No way they'll keep pace with Philly, and (My god) the Marlins with a team batting average of .230.

I hate to lay all of the blame for poor play on a manager, but something has to change, and in situations like this, the change has to start at the managerial level.

What a waste of tallent.

May 16, 2008  09:34 AM ET

The season is a loss? It's friggin May. The Yankees were 3 games under .500 after something like 60 games. So first of all - Met fans are over-reacting because it's just May - and then - people tell us our season is lost - in MAY. Amazing the double standard you all seem to adhere to.

May 16, 2008  09:49 AM ET

It should be in doubt.
The team is apathetic and underachieving & the players don't seem to want to win for him

It is CERTAINLY NOT all his fault, but he is the captain of the ship

Results are what matter-
his team has possibly the worst reg season collapse last year & the hangover is still there.

May 16, 2008  09:53 AM ET

Agreed on the hangover from last season. It wasn't mathematically the worst regular season collapse in history, nor the worst overall, as the 2004 ALCS ranks up there.

But this is still hanging over their heads. New blood needs to be injected into this team, and if this year is lost, then I look forward to the departure of the likes of Delgado, El Duque, Oliver Perez, and unfortunately Aaron Heilman - who has become a joke.

May 16, 2008  10:01 AM ET

This is what happens when you are the most overrated team in baseball.
Reality sets in eventaully.

Hi, I'm Troy McClure | 05/16/08, 08:24 AM
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Unless you're talking about the 16-25 Detroit Tigers....I'm really not sure where you're going with that. Likely nowhere - where baseball knowledge goes to die.

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May 16, 2008  10:08 AM ET

Most "experts" had the Mets going to and wining the WS. So yes, they are overrated. The tigers are too, but I think people went a little overboard when they got a 15 game winner and crowned them the champs.

 
May 16, 2008  10:08 AM ET

Yes, they are. But then again, they didn't pay $137 million for Santana. The Mets did and are under .500.'
The Yanks are only a few games out. They were in worse shape last year.

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