Don’t be fooled folks, this was not an Omar Minaya decision. He may have been the messenger, but the message came from above.
Now, with Willie Randolph gone, the pressure shifts to the man the Mets would have you think was responsible for pushing Willie out the door. It will be interesting to see now how aggressive Omar is in trying to save his own job as we approach the trade deadline. Jerry Manuel is playing with house money, he could be here a month, he could be here a week, he could be here until the end of the season, but the real focus now will be on how Minaya proceeds because the Mets are essentially his team now.
Omar tried his hardest to protect Willie for as long as he could, but as many reporters and talk radio hosts will tell you today, Jeff Wilpon wanted Randolph out the door. Omar will now have to prove to the Wilpons that he can turn it around, or he will be the next man walking.
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