06-20-2008, 10:20 AM
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|  Interesting Daily News Article
written by Willie Randolph himself. Willie Randolph opens up after his recent firing as Mets manager Quote:
Now, on Black Tuesday, we'd just beaten the tough Los Angeles Angels, playing one of our best games of the season. Mets VP Tony Bernazard came into my office.
"Omar wants to see you in his room when you get back to the hotel," he said.
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I stood up and shook his hand, told him I wished him and the team well. Then he handed me an envelope, a little parting gift, and told me to make sure I reviewed it with my agent, Ron Shapiro.
It was a copy of my Met contract that basically says I better not say anything detrimental about the team, or I might jeopardize the rest of the money I have coming to me.
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I thought I'd at least get to the next Yankee series, or the All-Star break maybe.
Heck, just Sunday night, before we left to fly to California, Omar and I had a heart-to-heart near the trainer's room.
I said to him, "Listen, I know you are under a lot of pressure, that there's stuff going on. If you feel you want to do this now, go ahead and do it.
"But don't make me get on the plane if I'm not the guy you want."
OMAR GRABBED my hand and told me not to think like that; things were still being evaluated. I gave him every opening, but for whatever reason he didn't want to take it.
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