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Willie Randolph grinned when he heard a familiar voice heckling him from the edge of the visitors' dugout at Citi Field.
The Milwaukee Brewers hired former New York Mets manager Willie Randolph as bench coach on Saturday.
Willie Randolph is enjoying the good life since being fired as manager of the New York Mets — beach days, picnics, family reunions.
Cubs manager Lou Piniella was selected Thursday to replace fired New York Mets manager Willie Randolph on the NL coaching staff for next month's All-Star game at Yankee Stadium.
Mets owner Fred Wilpon praised Willie Randolph's performance as manager, even though he agreed with general manager Omar Minaya's decision to fire him last week.
Willie Randolph figured the New York Mets would fire someone. He just didn't think general manager Omar Minaya would pick him. "I thought he was talking about whacking a couple of my coaches," the ex-manager told several New York-area newspapers Wednesday outside his home in Franklin Lakes, N.J.
Almost 4 1/2 years passed between Jerry Manuel's 500th victory as a big league manager and his 501st. Now that he has it, maybe he and the New York Mets can put all the turmoil surrounding Willie Randolph's firing behind them and focus on catching the Philadelphia Phillies.
Pedro Martinez pitched six sharp innings, pinch-hitter Robinson Cancel got his first major league hit in nearly nine years and the New York Mets beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 Sunday for a doubleheader split.
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."
At the very least, Willie Randolph has more time to try and turn the Mets around.
Willie Randolph didn't get the pick-me-up he needed Sunday when the New York Mets lost 4-1 to the Colorado Rockies, whose patchwork lineup included four recent minor league call-ups.
If Willie Randolph was worried about losing his job, he never showed it.
New York Mets manager Willie Randolph issued an apology Wednesday to team ownership, the club's TV network and his players "for the unnecessary distraction" he created by suggesting he was portrayed in a different manner than white managers.
Joe Girardi is handing his office in Yankee Stadium over to Boston's Terry Francona for the All-Star game.
The makeshift Mets boosted New York to a 7-1 victory over Arizona on Saturday and manager Willie Randolph knew all along that they could do it.
New York Mets manager Willie Randolph isn't ready to proclaim Oliver Perez a big-game pitcher. For now, it's enough that Perez is New York's new Braves-beater. Perez pitched seven innings and moved to 3-0 against Atlanta this season to lead the Mets to a 3-0 win over the Braves on Wednesday night.
With the bunt sign on, Endy Chavez took a ball from Andy Pettitte. Then manager Willie Randolph signaled for Chavez to swing away, and the light-hitting New York Mets outfielder connected for his first home run of the year.
Oliver Perez pitched so well that Mets manager Willie Randolph grinned while criticizing the left-hander for committing one of his pet peeves. Perez took a one-hit shutout into the ninth inning and Damion Easley drove in four runs, leading New York to a 9-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.
The Atlanta Braves are alone in first place for the first time in a year. That's not a surprise to New York Mets manager Willie Randolph.
Willie Randolph was somewhat uncomfortable when he talked about his role in turning around the New York Mets. The manager's boss didn't mince words.
John Maine tends to lose focus when he's on the mound. He knows it, and Mets manager Willie Randolph does, too. Maine's working on fixing that, though, and when he pitches well, he tends to give New York a chance to win.
Willie Randolph swears there was no special message in the New York Mets' three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals. After all, in this runaway season, the Mets have swept eight other series.
Mike Piazza got a warm welcome home from the crowd at Shea Stadium and the New York Mets got a win in a matchup of division leaders.
Keith Hernandez says that Willie Randolph lost the Latin players in his clubhouse last year:
Braves end homestand with another pathetic showingA fitting end to a brutal homestand, as the Braves never were in it Monday before a slim crowd at Turner Field, losing 5-0 to the Giants to wrap up a 1-6 homestand.
New York Mets fire manager Willie RandolphWillie Randolph is out as manager of the New York Mets, fired 2½ months into a disappointing season that has followed the team's colossal collapse last September.
Mets were sharp in openerAlou, 40, made a headfirst dive to snare Adam Kennedy's pop to shallow left in the sixth. Paul Lo Duca helped set the tone early, pouncing from behind the plate to foil a suicide squeeze on a Chris Carpenter bunt that settled a foot in fair territory.
This guy would help the Mets pitchingI still think the Mets pitching is going to be their downfall, allowing teams like the Phillies and Braves to stay competitive and challenge in the East. Nothing negative you can say about the offense, but the pitching could provide hope for others.
Hot Spring secures spotMets top prospect Lastings Milledge hit .368 this spring and earned the final spot on th Mets roster the club announced yesterday. The Mets open the season in St. Louis.
Rising son: Willie RandolphWillie Randolph's great-grandmother was a slave. His parents, sharecroppers. His success is a symbol of his family's perserverance.
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