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Old 05-06-2008, 09:37 AM   #1 (permalink)
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So is there a war between the plaers and fans?? Is Willie helping when he responds like this??

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May 6, 2008 -- LOS ANGELES - Willie Randolph doesn't think it was an accident that the MetsNew York Mets looked so relaxed while taking two of three from the Diamondbacks in Arizona over the weekend.

Randolph admitted yesterday that the constant negativity from the fans at Shea Stadium so far this year - an obvious carryover from last September's epic collapse - has turned the road into a welcome refuge.

"In our mind, we moved on," Randolph said of last season's historic meltdown. "Obviously, the fans are having a tough time moving past that."

Met players and officials were struck by how supportive and mild-mannered the fans were in Arizona, even when the hometown Diamondbacks struggled. It was a far cry from Shea in April, when even 2-1 counts on opposing hitters drew boos.

Randolph is convinced the atmosphere back in New York will improve, perhaps as soon as this weekend against the Reds, if the Mets can win their current series here in L.A.

"When we start to play well, you'll see a change in that," Randolph said of the fan reaction at Shea. "We don't talk about it or concern ourselves with it. We just hope that they eventually get behind this team, because I think we're going to make them real proud before the year is over."
 
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Old 05-06-2008, 09:42 AM   #2 (permalink)
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"When we start to play well, you'll see a change in that," Randolph said of the fan reaction at Shea. "We don't talk about it or concern ourselves with it. We just hope that they eventually get behind this team, because I think we're going to make them real proud before the year is over."
Shut up, Willie. Nobody wants to hear it.
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Shut up, Willie. Nobody wants to hear it.
I don't know about you but I am pretty proud of last night's performance...
 
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"real fans run over other fans with their cars. Our fans would just honk at them."
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We just gotta get ourselves into a little groove here and those fans will be on our side... We gotta get the bats going... I trust my guys and I know they'll turn things around...
 
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Willie is an idiot.
 
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"In our mind, we moved on,"
Bullsh!t. If that was the case, there would be NONE of that lazy assed play that we saw for parts of April.
 
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Met players and officials were struck by how supportive and mild-mannered the fans were in Arizona, even when the hometown Diamondbacks struggled.
Imagine that. Fans of the team with the best record in baseball being content. Shocking.
 
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I seem to recall Dodger fans booing last night... They seem to be on quite a roll, I'm sure ALL thanks to Saint Joe Torre.
 
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I don't want to come off as a 'superfan', but I think this past April's play was far superior to what we saw last August/September. However, that isn't much of an accomplishment; this team still gives me the sh*ts when I watch, but I think that there is some sliver of hope. David has got to get it going again, Beltran needs to keep doing what he's been doing over the past couple of games, and we've just got to hope to God (not the Jewish one) that Ryan Church doesn't fall flat on his face in May.

Oh yeah, and Oliver Perez can go f*ck himself...with a chainsaw...slowly.
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More from Willie...

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We live in an environment where they want it when they want it. Believe me, my team is really solid and together, how we look at ourselves. I don’t think that we define who we are by the reaction we get. We know mentally where we want to go, who we want to be, and we can’t get there until September. In the meantime, you’re going to go through your ups and downs, your scuttlebutt or whatever it is. I think we understand in this town that’s the way it’s going to be.”
 
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Yeah, that's it..
 
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LMAO.. I'll let you all guess where this comes from...

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my guess is that fans who already do not like willie will take this quote and use it to drive a wedge between him and the fans, and those who do like him will cut him some slack and try to understand what he is saying…

…my feeling is that he is right, and so are we…we should be frustrated and worried and we have every right to be negative…at the same time, for now, willie is probably smart to build a wall around his players…and, in time, like torre says, if the Mets start to win and we all calm down, and get comfortable and confident, fans and players will join back up on the same page like it was in 2006…but, last season was tough, man, for every one…it was never going to be a quick and easy flip of the page, willie…and, some how, i bet you knew that…
 
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LMAO.. I'll let you all guess where this comes from...
RAH RAH Siss Boom Bah!!!
 
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"In our mind, we moved on," Randolph said of last season's historic meltdown. "Obviously, the fans are having a tough time moving past that."
In their minds, they were never there in the first place.

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"When we start to play well, you'll see a change in that," Randolph said of the fan reaction at Shea. "We don't talk about it or concern ourselves with it. We just hope that they eventually get behind this team, because I think we're going to make them real proud before the year is over."
What? They're going to choke in August instead of dragging it out?

Btw, ***** all you will about Wagner's public comments. The attitude shifted since then...
 
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