well, it was about 9 months in the making, but we all knew it would happen sooner or later. willie's gone as of early this AM, along with two of his coaches.
it's easy to look at him as a scapegoat for the team's failure, but i have to believe at some level he truly wasn't getting the job done. i've always been a huge willie fan, way back to the time he was a yankee second baseman. on the surface, his demeanor suggested he was a good man for the job. but in recent weeks, amid all the turmoil in flushing, i was struck by the audible silence of the players. when asked about willie, most just didn't want to get involved, and some even went so far as to suggest that the mets should just do whatever they were going to do and get it over with. i didn't hear or read a single comment from a player either in support of willie or accepting any blame for the team's collapse.
you have to believe that their silence is an endorsement of this decision. we'll see if by getting their wish this team can salvage this season before it's too late.
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Something had to change--too much talent on that team. Good news is it's only mid June and you have pitching. Enjoy the quotes you'll get from Jerry, the "Jazz man", Manuel. TJ
I'm not breaking new ground here, but I think it's outrageous how this firing was handled. If I were a Mets fan, I'd be really concerned having Omar Minaya as my team's GM.
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