Finally! Despite the poor taste in how Omar Minaya chose to fire Willie Randolph, at least he followed through. Minaya's mistake? Firing Rick Peterson, who unfortunately ended up sinking with the Randolph ship.
True, the bullpen has been atrocious. However, Randolph was the decision maker come game-time. The fact is that without Peterson's coaching and guidance, chances are John Maine and Mike Pelfrey wouldn't be coming into their own as young, talented pitchers. If Randolph chose to ignore Peterson's suggestions during a game, it shouldn't have been the only reflection of Peterson's tenure with the team... but clearly Minaya and Co. believed otherwise. Rather, Minaya should be looking for a better middle reliever and ridding the team of those with little still in their tank or arsenal (here's looking at you, Aaron Heilman!).
The shake-up likely won't change anything in the short term... especially since the team won 3 of their last 4 games. Now that Jerry Manuel has the reigns, a few gutsy moves (and not of the Randolph caliber) -- how about a two-game break for David Wright, even if he protests, so he doesn't hurt himself? -- could help revitalize the team and its fans.
One can only hope.
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