Did you happen to catch Omar Minaya's explanation of the firing yesterday? If he was auditioning for a stand-up comedy routine, he performed quite well.

"I wanted to go directly to Willie myself and personally tell him of this decision. I wanted to look him in the eye and tell him straight.

I know the perception is that the way it was handled, it was disrespectful, maybe. The reason it was handled quickly is out of respect to Willie."

Oh, I see. You fired him at 12am PT on the other side of the country after he'd just won a game and had two more to play in Los Angeles out of respect for the guy. I get it. Wait, no, no I don't and neither does Mets fan Jon Stewart.

3,000 miles away from home at 3am... out of respect. Minaya would later add that the most disrespectful thing a general manager can do is fire a guy while he's in uniform. I'm pretty sure Randolph would have settled for being fired in uniform, before he boarded the flight to LA.

The Daily Show and I agree on one thing more than any other: the only calls that should be made at 3am are for sex.