tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post2171780378395211272..comments2023-10-28T08:31:25.462-04:00Comments on Subway Squawkers - A Yankees-Mets Rivalry Blog: Three Years Ago, Same Record Got Mets Manager FiredSubway Squawkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04156896665605326549noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-76908146999316731672011-06-20T11:00:37.291-04:002011-06-20T11:00:37.291-04:00The difference is, the manager then was an ex-Yank...The difference is, the manager then was an ex-Yankee, and the dimwits inside Shea never gave a better man than themselves a chance. And it's not easy to motivate a team when it's full of unmotivated lumps of mashed potatoes.<br /><br />Terry Collins, who has never proven a thing as a manager (unlike Willie Randolph, who somehow whipped those potatoes to within 1 run of a Pennant), has the Mets roughly where the seriously undermined Randolph had them. Collins gets a free pass because, unlike Randolph, he is in his first season, and the current bunch, with a considerably different roster, hasn't yet proven themselves to be bums (except for Reyes and the post-August Wright, of course).Uncle Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618876073064128027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-27554530396273142662011-06-17T22:46:52.924-04:002011-06-17T22:46:52.924-04:00The difference is, the manager then was an ex-Yank...The difference is, the manager then was an ex-Yanker who was wasn't inspiring his team. Willie was too worried about carrying on clueless Joe's "legacy" of never showing emotion or getting fired up or getting the team fired up. Hey, if you're not inspiring or motivating your team, and they are floundering, then it's your neck on the line.<br /><br />That and the team was on the way down, being guided by an ex-Yanker, of course. Today the Mets are in a holding pattern, mostly because of dead head Fred, who needs to be "fired" just as much, if not more so, than Willie. But at least there is hope.<br /><br />The Mets are playing their youngsters now, so next year and beyond will (hopefully) be more productive years for our Mets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com