I, along with many others who have already expressed their thoughts, am embarrassed and confused about what went down in the wee hours of the night. Many have used the word “cowardly.” The last time I heard that word thrown around this much was right after 9-11, referring to the terrorists. In fact, I haven’t seen this much television coverage of one story in this town since 9-11. Even the music leading to and returning [...]

It’s no coincidence why Omar Minaya opted to fire Willie Randolph in the dark of night. He needed to hide in the shadows because he mishandled this situation from the start. He had to make sure that the news would come out so late that it wouldn’t appear on the front pages of newsstands all across New York, or glaring at us from our lawns and doorsteps when we stepped out of our homes this morning [...]

The Associated Press reports that he Mets have fired manager Willie Randolph, as well as pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto. The team announced it shortly after 3 A.M. EST on Tuesday, how nice of them… Bench coach Jerry Manuel has been named the team’s interim manager, while Ken Oberkfell, Dan Warthen and Luis Aguayo will also join the staff. The announcement came despite the Mets’ 9-6 victory against the Angels only hours earlier. The Mets upped [...]

Happy Monday Mets-fans! I feel pretty good for a Monday, seeing that the Mets won the last game of the twin bill against the Rangers. Trot Nixon did pretty well in his first appearance and Pedro made it through 6 innings without getting injured, so today should be a pretty good day. Like many Mets fans, there is a direct correlation between my daily happiness and the Mets performance the day or night before. As [...]

I recently blogged about the varying reports suggesting that coaches Rick Peterson and Tom Nieto are on the chopping block. While I ponder the merits of such a move, I’m bewildered by the fact that Sandy Alomar’s name isn’t included on that short list. While some of us can certainly make a strong argument for keeping Rick Peterson or Tom Nieto, is there one Mets fan among us that could make even a weak argument for [...]

We are still staying with this story since we began following it and reporting it to you since the end of last night’s doubleheader split. This morning we have some comments as reported by ESPN and Newsday on some of the Mets players who were willing to comment on the growing drama that has been unfolding. David Wright – "It’s getting tiresome talking about it, that’s the only thing. All of us in here back [...]

He’s frustrating to watch, exasperating to try and figure out, and he makes you want to throw your remote at the TV more often than not so far this season, but there is mounting evidence that Oliver Perez may be ready to step up in a big way for the Mets. I know we’ve seen back to back solid starts before from Perez, and yet he always manages to revert back to his wild and [...]

Today in the Daily News, Adam Rubin reported that the Mets have confirmed their interest in Rockies reliever and closer, Brian Fuentes. The 32-year old lefthander has a solid season so far, and his 2.28 ERA looks more remarkable when you consider he pitches in the thin air of Colorado. He also has collected 10 saves, and in 27.2 innings pitched, he has struck out 25 while walking only 8. Fuentes is not entirely someone [...]

The Daily News is reporting that Mets coaches Rick Peterson and Tom Nieto could get fired and that Willie Randolph’s job is safe for now. The news is breaking pretty fast and is gaining momentum. Earlier tonight we reported some of the sharp comments that Omar Minaya made during his post game press conference. Now, Adam Rubin is hot on the heels of a few further developments. Omar Minaya refused to guarantee that his on-field staff [...]

Welcome Mets fans to another installment of Hot of Not. Not a lot of highlights this week. There have been some, such as Carlos Beltran’s walk off home run but most of the focus this week has been on Willie Randolph’s job and which coaches may go with him. Lets get started: Hot As FireMy hot as fire picks this week are both pitchers. And I feel both of them got shafted this week. Mike [...]

It’s time to face some hard, cold facts. This season has, thus far, been a source of huge let downs and disappointments for both Mets fans and players alike. With the exception of an occasional bright spot, 2008 has been an unending deluge of heartache and frustration. Almost since Opening Day it has become clear that it would not be a cakewalk to the post-season. I have constantly heard the same comments repeated over and [...]