By Dom Amore, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Jul. 23--NEW YORK -- The Mets like to say they are past the agony of last September. Yet somehow they keep reliving it. On Tuesday night, they had a chance to regain first place and make a statement about the rest of this summer.

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - David Wright hit a solo home run and drove in four as the New York Mets held off the Philadelphia Phillies, 10-9, to wrap up a four-game set at Citizens Bank Park.

By Ken Peters, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANAHEIM, Calif. - Once he decided to fire Willie Randolph, New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya caught a flight to the West Coast, went to the team hotel and waited to deliver the news in person. "Eye to eye," Minaya said Tuesday.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANAHEIM, Calif. - After weeks of speculation that his job was in jeopardy, Willie Randolph finally got fired by the New York Mets while most fans were sleeping.

New York Mets Manager Willie Randolph was fired early Tuesday and replaced with team bench coach Jerry Manuel. The Mets, in a news release which made little mention of Randolph, also said pitching coach Rick Peterson and first-base coach Tom Nieto were relieved of their duties.