Opinion

WILLIE GO – OR STAY? AMAZIN’ HEADACHES

* Willie Randolph’s recent meltdown was fascinating for the sports media, and his subsequent apologies were certainly contrite (“Willie’s Reprieve,” May 27).

It ultimately doesn’t matter if Randolph is liked by all his players, if he once wore pinstripes or how pasionate he professes to be about wins and losses.

The Randolph hubbub only serves to obscure the main issue: that, for over three seasons now, Randolph has proved himself to be a mediocre manager.

The Wilpons, the Mets and Met fans deserve better.

Jim Burns

Valley Stream

* What’s wrong with the Mets is the team’s pitch-count coaches, not Randolph.

No one would have taken Nolan Ryan, Doc Gooden, Tom Seaver or Jerry Koosman out after five or six innings.

Let the starters pitch. They get in a groove, and if you take them out, next thing you know, we are down 10 runs.

BD+>Barry Newman

Manhattan

* What’s the hold-up in giving Randolph the heave-ho?

We have a coach who obviously has not recovered from last year’s season-ending meltdown.

I was unhappy with Randolph when he was signed to be the manager of my beloved Mets. He is too laid back.

It seems as though being in Joe Torre’s shadow has enveloped Randolph’s coaching technique.

A coach needs to be the voice of the team, the leader, the person who oozes camaraderie and showmanship. Randolph lacks it all.

Can we please get a coach – not Gary Carter – who will take us to the promised land?

Luis E. Martinez

Manhattan

* With the poor play of the Mets, Randolph is taking the heat.

But the real blame lies with Omar Minaya, who has provided them with several “over the hill” players who essentially couldn’t care less about the team.

Bruce Maltz

Lawrence