Summary
This was mid-September, 2005, when Willie Randolph gathered the Mets in the middle of the clubhouse, challenging them to finish the season over .500. It wasn't a historic speech, but the rookie manager's point was made clearly and forcefully the organization's future was riding on those last two weeks of the season.
The Mets, who had been staggered by consecutive 90-loss summers under Art Howe, desperately needed a turn-around, even if it was cosmetic one. They'd collapsed in late August and were on the verge of melting down again, just as they did under the clueless Howe.See the full content of this document
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Where Is the Love and Money for Willie?
It's no stretch to say Randolph's managerial fate hinged on how his team would respond. The Met stopped listening to Bobby Valentine by 2001, and never took Howe seriously. Now, it was Randol...
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