Start spreadin’ the news… Willie Randolph is no longer the manager of the New York mets!
It is evident by the events that transpired in the late hours of Monday evening that the New York Mets needed a scapegoat. The Mets were digging deep to find an answer as to why $114 Million could only buy them a sub .500 record. In the end, Omar Minaya could not fire the entire team so one man was chosen to take the fall.
You would do me wrong to read into the previous paragraph the notion that Willie Randolph was innocent of all wrong doing; however, there is only so much a manager can do when controlling that many millions worth of egos. Randolph is not on the field, he is not making plays, and he is not getting at bats. The players on this Mets team are seasoned enough not to need motivation from their manager, and yet without that fire from the man on the top step they simply were not enough.
There are two main managerial styles, there is the fiery get in your face type, and then there is the protective father figure. Willie Randolph was a shining example of the latter; he is a good man who knows the game. Unfortunately for him, it does not matter how much wisdom you have to impart, if you can not effectively convey it to your players, or if your players do not buy what you are selling.
Both sides are to blame in what has happened to the once bright hopes of the Mets. The players are not playing up to their potential and the coaching staff has failed to put prepare their team for the rigors of a Major League season. At this point, it is not important who is to blame for the sins of the past, it is important to look forward at how to fix what is left if this dreary season in New York.
And so now the Mets turn to Jerry Manuel as a savior. It is said that Manuel is inspired by the teachings of Mahatma Ghandi and Dr. Martin Luther King. While those teachings may provide comfort and knowledge to him off the field, with all due respect to both men, they never had to decide whether to swing away or bunt with two on and two out.
At 54, Manuel is being given a second chance at a managerial career, after winning the AL Manager of the year award in 2000. The Mets are counting on him being able to recapture that magic and lead this Mets team out of the tailspin that is the 2008 season.
Martin Luther King once said, “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Omar Minaya has taken the first step in correcting what has gone wrong for the Mets this season. It is now up to the players and the rest of the coaching staff to take that step with him. Whether or not Jerry Manuel is the answer, will remain to be seen, the only thing we can do now is wait and see if the Mets organization had the right question in mind when they supplied the answer.
It is evident by the events that transpired in the late hours of Monday evening that the New York Mets needed a scapegoat. The Mets were digging deep to find an answer as to why $114 Million could only buy them a sub .500 record. In the end, Omar Minaya could not fire the entire team so one man was chosen to take the fall.
You would do me wrong to read into the previous paragraph the notion that Willie Randolph was innocent of all wrong doing; however, there is only so much a manager can do when controlling that many millions worth of egos. Randolph is not on the field, he is not making plays, and he is not getting at bats. The players on this Mets team are seasoned enough not to need motivation from their manager, and yet without that fire from the man on the top step they simply were not enough.
There are two main managerial styles, there is the fiery get in your face type, and then there is the protective father figure. Willie Randolph was a shining example of the latter; he is a good man who knows the game. Unfortunately for him, it does not matter how much wisdom you have to impart, if you can not effectively convey it to your players, or if your players do not buy what you are selling.
Both sides are to blame in what has happened to the once bright hopes of the Mets. The players are not playing up to their potential and the coaching staff has failed to put prepare their team for the rigors of a Major League season. At this point, it is not important who is to blame for the sins of the past, it is important to look forward at how to fix what is left if this dreary season in New York.
And so now the Mets turn to Jerry Manuel as a savior. It is said that Manuel is inspired by the teachings of Mahatma Ghandi and Dr. Martin Luther King. While those teachings may provide comfort and knowledge to him off the field, with all due respect to both men, they never had to decide whether to swing away or bunt with two on and two out.
At 54, Manuel is being given a second chance at a managerial career, after winning the AL Manager of the year award in 2000. The Mets are counting on him being able to recapture that magic and lead this Mets team out of the tailspin that is the 2008 season.
Martin Luther King once said, “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Omar Minaya has taken the first step in correcting what has gone wrong for the Mets this season. It is now up to the players and the rest of the coaching staff to take that step with him. Whether or not Jerry Manuel is the answer, will remain to be seen, the only thing we can do now is wait and see if the Mets organization had the right question in mind when they supplied the answer.
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