Boos for Willie's amazin' mess

There are losses, and then there are soul-crushing nightmares that send teams spiraling and get managers fired. For the Mets and embattled boss Willie Randolph, yesterday's 1-0 setback against the last-place Nationals at Shea Stadium could very well be one of those losses. Turning a near no-hitter by Mike Pelfrey into their third loss to Washington in the past four games was so frustrating for the Mets that signs of a clubhouse fracture were evident afterward.

Outspoken closer Billy Wagner barked at reporters for interviewing him instead of center fielder Carlos Beltran and first baseman Carlos Delgado, otherwise known as the two primary culprits in the Mets' nearly season-long hitting funk."Can somebody tell me why the [bleep] the closer is being interviewed and I didn't even play? And why they're over there not being interviewed?" Wagner bellowed as he pointed to the lockers of Beltran and Delgado. "Oh, I got it. They're [bleeping] gone. [Bleeping] shocker." Continue