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I think a lot of Mets fans still hold Peterson responsible for a certain trade with Tampa.

Allow some bitter fan writing on Wikipedia to explain...

Peterson joined the New York Mets in November 2003 as their pitching coach, replacing Rick Waits. Peterson gained the ire of many Mets fans when in July 2004 he allegedly said he could fix Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitcher Victor Zambrano in "10 minutes" and allegedly said that Mets’ top prospect Scott Kazmir was at least 3 years away from being a Major League pitcher.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Peterson

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Absolutely gutless move by the Mets. Why wait until AFTER the first game of a west coast road trip to fire him? Why do you make him fly across the country, why wait until the team wins the first game, why wait until after he does his postgame presser?

On Mike & Mike this morning, they pointed out that Randolph actually was selected as a coach at the All Star Game at Yankees Stadium.

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Absolutely gutless move by the Mets. Why wait until AFTER the first game of a west coast road trip to fire him? Why do you make him fly across the country, why wait until the team wins the first game, why wait until after he does his postgame presser?

I agree, such a cowardly act and the man who did this as well as a few overpaid gutless players need to go before this ship is fixed.

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Nothing wrong with firing him, or even firing him after a few wins if you think its the right move.

But to let him fly out with the team to the West coast, manage the game, talk to the press afterwards, and then send out notice that he was fired through a press release is absolutely shameful and gutless.

My roomate, who is a Mets fan, wanted Willy fired (moreso to end all the speculation than anything else) but I'll have to see what his feelings are on how the team handled it.

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I can understand firing Randolph, but what in the world are they doing getting rid of Rick Peterson? He's one of the best in the game. I'll bet he goes back to Oakland now.

Yeah, the real news is that Peterson is gone. He's easily among the top 5 pitching coaches in the game, and If we didn't have Kranitz, I would jump all over this.

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He nailed his coffin shut when he made the racial remarks. It was just a matter of time before they acted.

I'm really surprised about Peterson though. He's one of the top in the game and although he may have missed on Kazmir, he certainly got John Maine doing well.

There's probably a lot more to this considering the timing with the roadtrip and all.

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He nailed his coffin shut when he made the racial remarks. It was just a matter of time before they acted.

I'm really surprised about Peterson though. He's one of the top in the game and although he may have missed on Kazmir, he certainly got John Maine doing well.

There's probably a lot more to this considering the timing with the roadtrip and all.

Agree 100%. If he didn't say his racial remarks then he would still have a job. They are a better team than their record.

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They are a better team than their record.

Aren't the Mets always that way though? They need a serious overhaul of that roster, and they have needed it for a while. Too much clubhouse politics, too many rifts in the dugout, too much talent and not enough desire.

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Aren't the Mets always that way though? They need a serious overhaul of that roster, and they have needed it for a while. Too much clubhouse politics, too many rifts in the dugout, too much talent and not enough desire.

I can't speak of the clubhouse politics or riffs, but they have a solid team with a superstar at 3rd base and a great SS. They have one of the best pitchers in baseball and a CF that is still producing. Only LF is a spot where they are struggling. Maybe we can help them out and give them Payton.

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