The Final 9

Jim Baumbach

The Mets sure do seem as if they want to fire Willie Randolph. The silence from upper management in recent days all but confirms that. If they weren't going to, wouldn't you think they'd tell Randolph that, to make this all go away? Instead we're left to believe this waiting game means this: they're trying to figure out the logistics: When will they do? How will they do? Where will they do it?

General manager Omar Minaya has never fired a manager, as pointed out today by colleague Ken Davidoff. Thus, there's no track record there to go by.

Fear not, Mets, we're here to help. We've gone through the last two decades of your history and looked up the details behind the firings of your past six managers. Hopefully these reminders will spark you to make a decision - one way or the other - because this waiting game is silly and is good for no one.

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