Bob Klapisch on The Record reveals a confrontation between Willie Randolph and one of the elder players on the Mets in early May of this season.

The manager summoned one of his veterans into his office for a closed-door meeting, challenging him to focus more on baseball.

It was a rare, line-in-the-sand moment for Randolph, who avoided confrontation with his players. But the manager’s attempt to assert his authority failed miserably, as the two men raised their voices at each other.

As he walked out the door, the elder Met taunted Randolph, “I’m going to be here longer than you.”

Why did Klapisch sit on this story until after Randolph left? Seems he had lost at least one of the veteran players on the team. My guess is that this was either Delgado or Beltran, both of which Jon Heyman mentioned on WFAN as not being 100% in Willie’s camp.