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Adam Rubin / NY Daily News:
Mets fire Willie Randolph — ANAHEIM - The Mets have fired manager Willie Randolph, pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto, the team announced shortly after 3 a.m. Eastern time Tuesday. — Bench coach Jerry Manuel has been named the team's interim manager …
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Associated Press:
Mets fire Randolph; Manuel to lead team in interim — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Willie Randolph is out as manager of the New York Mets, fired in the middle of the night 2½ months into a disappointing season that has followed the team's colossal collapse last September.
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Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Opinion: I Feel Dirty — As a Mets fan, I'm embarrassed this morning, and I feel a little dirty. — I understand why Willie Randolph was fired. In fact, due to the time I spend talking to people connected to the team, I am probably aware of why he was fired better than most people.
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
Mets Fire Manager Willie Randolph — ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Mets announced early Tuesday morning that they have fired Willie Randolph and replaced him with the bench coach Jerry Manuel. They also fired two of Randolph's coaches, the pitching coach Rick Peterson and the first-base coach Tom Nieto …
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Mets name Manuel interim manager — Randolph, two coaches let go after win over Angels — ANAHEIM — What took months to develop and weeks to transpire has now become official. The Mets dismissed Willie Randolph and two coaches early Tuesday morning, bringing an abrupt end to the speculation that had enveloped the team all month.
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Mets sign, seal, deliver win for Pelfrey — Beltran homers twice; bullpen finishes job against Angels — ANAHEIM — Flashes to the recent past were inevitable late Monday night, when closer Billy Wagner took the mound, allowed a booming flyout and then put two runners on base with one out.
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MLB.com:
Jerry Manuel named interim manager — ANAHEIM — The New York Mets today named Jerry Manuel interim manager, replacing Willie Randolph. Manuel, in his fourth season with the Mets, had been bench coach since 2006. The Mets also named Ken Oberkfell, Luis Aguayo and Dan Warthen to the coaching staff.
Bart Hubbuch / New York Post:
METS FIRE RANDOLPH — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mets GM Omar Minaya staged his own Midnight Massacre last night. — In a bizarrely timed housecleaning, Minaya fired Willie Randolph, pitching coach Rick Peterson and first base coach Tom Nieto shortly before midnight West Coast time (3 a.m. in New York) …
Associated Press:
Hank Steinbrenner Blames N.L. Rules — The Yankees' loss of their ace, Chien-Ming Wang, for up to 10 weeks prompted the team co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner to chastise the National League for playing without a designated hitter. — “My only message is simple,” Steinbrenner said in Tampa …
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Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Steinbrenner: NL responsible for Wang injury — Yankees ace Chien-Ming Wang is likely done for the year after suffering a sprain to his Lisfranc ligament and a tear to another tendon. (Newsday / Audrey C. Tiernan) — Hank Steinbrenner knows where to place the blame for Chien-Ming Wang's devastating foot injury:
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:Wang out at least 10 weeks - likely more
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Mel Antonen / USA Today:
Phillies' Howard goes deep twice in blasting of Red Sox — PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard hit two home runs and then legged out a triple to lead the Philadelphia Phillies' 8-2 victory against the Boston Red Sox Monday at Citizens Bank Park. — Howard was coming off his best three-game series of the season …
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Joshua Robinson / New York Times:
A Knuckleballer Is Waiting to Rise — PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Six years after throwing his first knuckleball as a professional — the first of several to hit a batter in the head — Charlie Zink has come to terms with his rare and maddening skill. He accepts that all he can do is aim at his catcher's face mask …
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Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Doumit, Nolasco share NL honors — Recipients named co-players of the week — Starting pitcher Ricky Nolasco was so close to breaking one of the most peculiar droughts in Marlins history. — On Sunday, the 25-year-old righty was just one out away from being the first Marlins hurler …
Anthony McCarron / NY Daily News:
A-Rod & Pete Rose are text pals! — Alex Rodriguez, needy superstar, wanted another baseball mentor. Pete Rose, hit king and pariah, needed a baseball outlet and a path to baseball legitimacy. Through the magic of text-messaging, the game's best active player and its all-time hit leader/controversy magnet have become e-confidantes.
Associated Press:
Top-Seeded Miami Survives and Advances — OMAHA (AP) — Jemile Weeks hit his second home run of the College World Series and closer Carlos Gutierrez worked out of a bases-loaded situation in the ninth inning as Miami held off Florida State, 7-5, in an elimination game on Monday.
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