When you took control of the Mets, were you signed on as commissioner and did you just click Act As in the top right of the screen? If you did, perhaps you got the message seen below. You are only acting as the commissioner and making the Mets do certain things; you are not actually in charge if that is the case. Make sure you are actually employed as Mets manager. Stay on as commissioner but go to Available Jobs and force Willie out of office. Make him your hitting coach. Oh, that job is taken already . . .
