Minaya likes his manager; Randolph earns praise with Mets reaching NLCS.(Sports)

Byline: PETER BOTTE - New York Daily News

NEW YORK - With the Joe Torre debate raging, Willie Randolph hardly has been the most talked-about manager in New York in the past few days. With Lou Piniella also prominently in that mix, the Mets' skipper might not even be in the top two.

But Randolph is the only one still slated to manage a few games this season.

General manager Omar Minaya said the Mets "better come ready to play" against Tony La Russa's Cardinals in the National League Championship Series and believes his team's division series sweep of the Dodgers proves that Randolph is the right man to get the Mets to do just that.

"Willie …