Well…note to the Wilpons and Omar, 80% of the fanbase wants him out. I think its time.

i agree. 77-79. it’s time.

all the arguments about who should replace him are clouding the issue. in this case it would be addition by subtraction.

The thing is I don’t think I ever realized how sensitive Willie was. We the Mets fan clearly hurt his feelings and put him on the ropes. IMO, everything that came out about the fans is just him trying to hurt us back. And on a human level I understand this. I’ve been in that situation a few times in my life and know what that must be like. Maybe not to the extend of what Willie is going through.

The thing that bothers me the most is that as a person who understands pressure, sensitivity and a what its like to be criticized, I find it hard to separate those feelings from what I feel as a fan.

I do feel Willie has sort of an I’m Willie Randolph and your not attitude and a real inability to get on the same level as the fans and players. IMO he comes off as a guy that doesn’t allow you very close. So I feel that there is a major disconnect there with the fans and possibly even the players. IMO Willie isn’t a mans man. Not the type of guy you go out for drinks with or someone you can just let loose with. He’s wound up tight. Very defensive and very sensitive. I can’t imagine Wright or Wags sitting next to Willie talking about women or acting like guys do. Laughing and carrying on about nonsense. And I think sometimes especially in hard times you need your leader to be able to come down to your level. Be just one of the guys and excepted as a personality . Not just as an authoritarian.

I fully understand that I don’t know the first thing about who Willie Randolph is. This is just my outsiders perception and my opinion.

The thing is that Willie really isn’t getting the most from these players. His managerial skills seem average at best and he doesn’t seem to have the type of leadership skills that works with this makeup of players. One day Willie Randolph will be an excellent manager. But he has some things he needs to figure out first. I understand your a sensitive guy and someone that gets hurt very easily but that does not mean that you should be the Mets manager. Maybe one day you will be back here a changed man. But the time is not right anymore. If you could just flip a switch and start doing those things you need to then do it,, but I find it hard to believe you can or that the players will accept it. Your a good man willie but its time to go.

Of more concern is the perception that they are unprepared for most games, mentally and situationally (such as having a plan of attack for the pitcher, then executing it).

To me, that is losing the team just as much as an open rebellion in the clubhouse.

I think it is well past time to move past the “racist” comments, but we need to address the product on the field. It stinks. This team has no life, and once they get down, as Mike Nichols said, you know it’s over. That is not a good sign for a manager. Even after last night’s debacle, Willie came out with that monotone, “We have to play better”, “the guys are working hard”, etc. I’ll give him credit for pointing out Castillo’s horrid AB, but the message he is sending the team is it’s business as usual, keep working hard and everything will be fine.

But everything is not fine. This team has no life. As I’ve said many times, a lot of this is Omar’s doing; he has stocked the roster with low-key, quiet guys. If you’re going to do that, you need a more charismatic manager to take the press heat off the players, and to motivate them when they are down, and rip them when they are playing poorly. Think Bobby V with the ’98-01 Mets. That team had a lot of low-key players, but Bobby’s charisma made him the center of media attention, and took the glare off the team when things weren’t going well.