By Brian Joura
2007 TOPPS WILLIE RANDOLPH
With the Mets hiring a coach from the Yankees with no previous MLB managerial experience, my thoughts turned to Willie Randolph. The Mets hired Randolph following the 2004 season, in which he served as Joe Torre’s bench coach. The previous 10 years, Randolph was the team’s third base coach. And in 1993, his first job after retiring as a player, Randolph was hired by the Yankees as an assistant GM.
It’s not an exact match for Carlos Mendoza but it’s close enough. So, how did Randolph do as the Mets’ manager? He finished over .500 in all three of his full seasons. In his second year at the helm, Randolph guided the Mets to a 97-65 record and reached the NLCS.
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