Memo To Human Resources

So the Mets have themselves a manager. Willie Randolph gets the job after spending the last decade on the other side of town with the Yankees. Now we're hearing that Randolph grew up as a Mets fan and is therefore fulfilling a lifelong dream. The only year of his eighteen as a major league player that was spend with the Mets was his final one, the disastrous 1992 season. That he was willing to give this franchise a second look after that debacle is, I suppose, an encouraging sign. I've said basically all I have to say about Randolph below, so I won't ramble. There's nothing immediately thrilling about this hire, but neither is there any obvious cause for grave concern about the future of the franchise. Perhaps it's reassuring that the Mets managed to make one personnel move without resorting to desperately grasping for a "proven veteran", but hiring a popular former Yankee isn't exactly thinking outside the box for the Mets. Wait and see appears to be the way to go for Mets fans right now, but at least we can say the team didn't entirely screw up its first big decision of this offseason.  ¶ joe | 8:11 PM |