WILLIE RANDOLPH RUMORS
Mets Baseball Card of the Day: Willie Randolph (Topps 2007)
Just a manager card of an old friend:
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Written 7/19
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N.Y. Mets Clowning Out West
Fans of the New York Metropolitans haven't had much to celebrate in recent seasons. Their last winning record was 89-73 in 2008, after Jerry Manuel took over for Willie Randolph midseason. Compared to the doom and gloom many predicted for the Mets, the start of this young season has been a pleasant surprise for fans from Flushing.The Mets are three games over .500, trailing...
Patriots Reload for 2012 with Renewed Confidence
Sparky Lyle will begin his 15th season as manager of the Somerset Patriots.
After a difficult 2011 that saw the Somerset Patriots finish third in the Freedom Division and well out of the Atlantic League playoff race, the upcoming season sees Somerset with new faces and a renewed determination.
2012 is the 15th anniversary season for the Patriots and the man at the helm for all...
Relive The Mets “Glory Year”
Back again with two more gems from the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Shop. While going through their merchandise, I ran across these two items. With this hat and this shirt, you can remember the good times when the thought of a Mets dynasty in the NL East was a little less than a crazy pipe dream, Willie Randolph, a young David Wright and Jose Reyes, a 40 homer machine in Carlos Beltran...
Classic Yankees: Willie Randolph
The Yankees have two HOF second basemen in previous Classic Yankees profiles Tony Lazzeri and Joe Gordon, and have an All-Star right now in Robbie Cano.
If you had to fill out the top five second basemen in Yankees history, one of the five would be Willie Randolph.
Randolph, born in SC but a Brooklyn native (Tilden High in Brooklyn), started his career with the Pirates in 1975...
Via Bronx Baseball Daily
January 15, 2012
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Q&A: with Steve Popper about leaving Mets for Knicks
Steve Popper started covering the Mets for the Bergen Record the day Willie Randolph was announced as the team’s manager in 2004. Earlier this week, he announced he will no longer be covering the Mets, but instead his paper will have him covering the Knicks.
Here is a quick Q&A with Popper about his time covering the team, what has changed since then, and what’s next for...
Via Matthew Cerrone's Mets Blog
January 13, 2012
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This Date in Pirates History: December 11
On this date in 1975 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded pitchers Ken Brett, Dock Ellis and rookie second baseman Willie Randolph to the New York Yankees for pitcher Doc Medich. Ellis went 96-80 in eight seasons in Pittsburgh, he was 30 at the time of the trade and went just 8-9 with a career high 3.79 ERA in 1975. Brett went 22-14 over two seasons in Pittsburgh, he was just 27 at the...
This is no way for Jose to exit
It was going to be a bitter parting no matter what, because in some ways Jose Reyes is still the same sensitive kid who never seemed to forgive Willie Randolph for pulling him out of a game for not hustling way back when the Mets still mattered.
Via NY Daily News
December 07, 2011
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Movember MLB Mustache Madness: Managers, Round 1 - Hillman vs. Randolph
The Movember MLB Mustache Madness Manager bracket rolls on. This matchup is also known as "When Hot Managerial Prospects Go Wrong... But Have Great Mustaches."
Trey Hillman
Maybe they thought he was such a great manager in the Japanese leagues because his mustache just blew all of their minds?
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Willie Randolph
The pencil mustache almost never goes wrong.....
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