The (relatively) good news for McLaren? He didn't get Willie Randolphed. The Mariners fired McLaren before he boarded a team plane headed for a weekend series in Atlanta. McLaren asked for a day before talking to the media by teleconference. Interim manager Jim Riggleman (yes, same guy who managed the Cubs and Padres), jumped on the jet without any media gab.
Randolph, of course, was fired earlier this week after flying cross-country for a Mets-LA series opener in Dodger Stadium, only to win (inching the Mets to one game under .500 before Jerry Manuel lost in his debut the next night) the game, then find Mets GM Omar Minaya at the hotel ready to let him go.
Minaya said it was standard procedure, firing a manager late night and explained he never cans a manager still in uniform.
I hope at least Randolph was wearing some nice threads, probably, judging from the stylish way he handled 2B for the Yankees all those years.
Willie R is by far the people's choice in Seattle. They would be happy if the M's hired him right now. And it might not be that bad of an idea, since Randolph will get another job soon enough--hey, Jim Riggleman got another job. Randolph might prefer to collect his Mets check and let Manuel (another ex-Chicago manager getting a second chance running the dugout this week) tiptoe the media land mines in NYC. OK, fine, play some golf, clean the garage, kick back with the fam, let's talk about you was a compass on your uni starting after the All-Star Break.
Or better yet, as an AL all-star coach (and Seattle uniform) for one last shindig at Yankee Stadium. Now who is managing the AL team and might he go for that swing at the Mets and Yanks? ...
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