faba Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Updated: November 8, 2008, 2:16 PM ET Comment Email Print MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers hired former New York Mets manager Willie Randolph as bench coach on Saturday. The 54-year Randolph was fired as the Mets manager on June 17. His career record was 302-253 and he led New York to the playoffs in 2006. His .544 winning percentage ranks second to Davey Johnson (.588) in Mets history. "We are very pleased to add Willie to the organization as he brings recent National League expertise and success to our coaching staff," general manager Doug Melvin said. "His reputation as a player is a quality that will be valuable in his teaching and coaching of our talented young team. Willie is a professional both on and off the field." Ken Macha was hired Oct. 30 as the manager, taking over from Dale Sveum following the team's first postseason appearance since 1982. In addition to his managerial experience, Randolph spent 11 seasons on the coaching staff of the New York Yankees as third base coach (1994-2003) and bench coach (2004). He was a part of four World Series championship teams with the Yankees. The six-time All-Star second baseman had an 18-year playing career spent primarily with the Yankees (1976-88). He also played for Pittsburgh (1975), Los Angeles (1989-90), Oakland (1990), Milwaukee (1991) and the Mets (1992). Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Good. He's in the game, but not leading his own team. He'll be available when Clueless Joe gets ****canned at the end of next September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 well it's better than nothing remember when he was talking about popping bottles in the bahama's or some crap before the first collapse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianJet Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Wow, very interesting. I was expecting him to be Seattle's manager, but I guess not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bergen Jet Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 It is hard to not root for Willie if you are a Yankee fan. I wish him nothing but the best as long as it doesn't have a negative effect on my team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Good luck to Willie. I wonder if brewers fans will blame him or Macha when they are back to .500 or worse next year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted November 9, 2008 Author Share Posted November 9, 2008 He is a good guy except when he complained about prejudice showed against him because the Mets were losing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeShelter Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 He is a good guy except when he complained about prejudice showed against him because the Mets were losing. Good for Willie. A base hit in that game 7 aginst the Cards by Floyd or Beltran in 2006 and Willie is likely thought of much differently by the NY media and Met fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 he'll coach again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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