Alomar’s Strange Firing

FLUSHING, N.Y., October 5, 2009 - "The New York Mets today announced that Bench Coach Sandy Alomar Sr. and First Base Coach Luis Alicea will not be returning for the 2010 season. Alomar Sr. will be offered another position within the organization.Hitting Coach Howard Johnson, Pitching Coach Dan Warthen and Bullpen Coach Randy Niemann will return to Manager Jerry Manuel's...

The Mets remained mum regarding their coaching staff for 2010 on Sunday, but several sources are reporting that the Mets have made some moves. Joel Sherman is reporting that the Mets have fired bench coach Sandy Alomar and first base coach Luis Alicea. Pitching coach Dan Warthen will be resigned for the 2010 season, and Howard Johnson will be [...]

Mets just announced via  press release they  have kept the following coaches: 3B Coach Razor Shines and Catching instructor Sandy Alomar Jr. However, their roles have yet to be determined. Hitting coach Howard Johnson, Pitching coach Dan Warthen and Bullpen coach Randy Niemann have also  been retained in the same positions for 2010. 1B coach [...]

    The off season is not even 24 hours old and I want to rip someone throat out in the Mets front  office. The **** heads in charge have made their big announcement on the changes in the coaching staff.  Sandy Alomar Sr and Luis Alicea get the ax and Hojo, Razor Shines and Old School Dan Warthen  get to stay.   Sandy Sr. will be reassigned to another job in the organization...

Prior to Jeff Wilpon, Omar Minaya and V.P. Of Lying About Obstructed Views David Howard being interogated by Mike Francesa this afternoon, the Mets parted ways with 1B coach Luis Alicia while reassigning 3B coach / baserunning saboteur Razor Shines and bench coach Sandy Alomar Sr.   Lest you think the Amazins are all about increasing [...]

The one positive thing that the Mets did today is that they acted swiftly, however; I do not believe enough was done and they have made their first miscalculation of the off-season. The Mets needed to clean house, for any of the staff to return was a slap in the face of any Mets fan who already suffered through a horrendously disappointing three year stretch. Luis Alicea was in charge...

Pitching coach Dan Warthen and third-base coach Razor Shines both keep their jobs

The New York Mets announced Monday that bench coach Sandy Alomar, Sr. and first base coach Luis Alicea would not return for the 2010 season.

The Mets were an awful mess this season. What does manager Jerry Manuel think the reason for that was? Injuries? Poorly constructed lineups? Terrible pitching rotation? Nope, folks. It was baserunning.First base coach Luis Alicea was fired and third base coach Razor Shines will have a different role next season. Bench coach Sandy Alomar also lost his job but will be offered another...

The first day of the Mets' offseason Sunday brought only modest adjustments to Jerry Manuel's coaching staff and no hint of radical upcoming maneuvering. The lone dismissals: bench coach Sandy Alomar Sr. and first base coach Luis Alicea.

First-base coach Luis Alicea, bench coach Sandy Alomar Sr. lose jobs, third-base coach Razor Shines reassigned

Even though the season's over, the agony continues. In case you haven't heard, the Mets today announced that first base coach Luis Alicea was let go and that third base coach Razor Shines and bench coach Sandy Alomar Sr...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...

Mets GM Omar Minaya has interest in hiring two of his former counterparts, Kevin Towers and J.P. Ricciardi.  Joel Sherman of the New York Post says Minaya contacted the ousted GMs "to express his support...and also to lay the groundwork to speak to both soon about possible jobs in the Mets' organization." Sherman notes that Minaya is on thin ice, and bringing...