In an act of classless ordinance, Mets GM Omar Minaya decided to fire manager Willie Randolph at 3:15 am ET this morning in Anaheim, California. With the Mets below .500 and still wobbling from last year’s colossal collapse, rumors about Randolph’s status built to a crescendo over the weekend. Minaya said the tension went on “far too long.”

“I’m really stunned by it,” Randolph said as he left the team hotel shortly before noon. “I was surprised by it.”