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Quotes of 2006

Edgy DC Jan 25 2006 01:07 AM

]"Is it painful to watch him go through that -- oh my God, was it painful," Mets leftfielder Cliff Floyd said yesterday. "You know what it reminds me of? You know when you misplace your purse or something, and you get all frantic, you start patting everything down, looking all over the place for it, almost going crazy until you finally find it -- and then you go, 'Ahhh?' It's the same with him. What he was is lost somewhere. It's just lost. But I believe he's going to find it." --- Cliff Floyd on Kazuo Matsui... and his purse

Elster88 Jan 25 2006 01:41 AM

I have never lost my purse.

metsmarathon Jan 25 2006 09:47 AM

um, cliffy.... next time just use "keys" or maybe "wallet"

Edgy DC Jan 25 2006 09:51 AM

In Cornelius' defense, the article is written by Johnnette Howard, so he may have been trying to come up with an illustration that's meaningful for her.

metirish Jan 25 2006 09:56 AM

] "It's not as strong as it obviously was with Kris and Jae," Steve Trachsel said about the rotation. "Jae was on the verge of really taking off. But it's still pretty solid." Trax on the starting rotation.

smg58 Jan 25 2006 10:10 AM

Trax may have been a little too candid with that one. Not that I disagree with him, mind you.

seawolf17 Jan 25 2006 10:13 AM

smg58 wrote: Trax may have been a little too candid with that one. Not that I disagree with him, mind you. That's the kind of attitude we can't have in this clubhouse. Maybe they can find a middle reliever somewhere and deal Trax out of here.

Elster88 Jan 25 2006 10:13 AM

]It's not as strong as it obviously was with Kris and Jae," Steve Trachsel said about the rotation. Good thing improving the bullpen was more important than keeping the rotation as strong as possible. (Do I even need to post my SC here?) Not that we necessarily improved the bullpen either. Pulling Heilman out and putting Sanchez and Julio in weakens it in my opinion. I'm so mad. I'm much angrier than I should be over baseball. I still think CF put it perfectly by describing how the Benson trade weakens the rotation and the bullpen.

Elster88 Jan 25 2006 10:14 AM

LOL, seawolf. Considering that Benson's value is much higher than Trachsel's value, we might have to see if there's a reliever with a 2005 ERA over 7 that we can snag.

Edgy DC Jan 25 2006 10:29 AM

In his latest <a href=http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060123&content_id=1299330&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym target=blank>sort through the mailbag, Marty Noble (sellout?) also scratches his head at what he sees as a downgrade in the rotation. The funny part of Trax's comment is his unwillingness to suggest that he could upgrade Benson's slot.

metirish Jan 25 2006 10:32 AM

From the same article..... ] Asked about the strength of the rotation compared to 2005's, Tom Glavine added: "I think we're going to be a lot better because of our bullpen. How about that?" http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/story/385641p-327269c.html

Elster88 Jan 25 2006 10:35 AM

These trades were so bad that they're even the main topic of conversation in the Quotes thread. I can't get away from them. I'm going to go hang out in the NBF.

Elster88 Jan 25 2006 10:41 AM

="Marty Noble"]Who can say whether the Mets have insights into Julio, that they know something that will make him as effective as he was in 2002? I added the bold. The hope is that he can reach a level from 4 seasons ago. I am so angry. I am an angry man. Deep breaths.

metirish Jan 25 2006 10:45 AM

I have faith in Peterson, and I am not being sarcastic.

Elster88 Jan 25 2006 10:47 AM

metsmarathon wrote: um, cliffy.... next time just use "keys" or maybe "wallet" ="Edgy DC"]In Cornelius' defense, the article is written by Johnnette Howard, so he may have been trying to come up with an illustration that's meaningful for her. I don't think women should be allowed car keys either.

PatchyFogg Jan 25 2006 11:10 AM

I think Ms. Howard included Cliffy's quote as a placeholder for a future article or book on being a woman covering sports.

ScarletKnight41 Jan 25 2006 11:18 AM

Elster88 wrote: I don't think women should be allowed car keys either. Fine - YOU come down here and drive my kids all over the freakin' place then. Come on - I Double Dog Dare Ya!

Elster88 Jan 25 2006 11:23 AM

I think you realized I was kidding, but in case anyone else out there didn't realize, I was just making fun of the juxtaposition of the two quotes.

ScarletKnight41 Jan 25 2006 11:24 AM

Of course I did. I don't make it a habit to pawn my kids off on random people I only know through the Internet. Well, most days I don't....

Elster88 Jan 25 2006 11:25 AM

I'm not random. I'm Elster.

ScarletKnight41 Jan 25 2006 11:34 AM

In that case, get down here and chauffeur my kids for me! ;)

Johnny Dickshot Jan 25 2006 02:48 PM

Strong quote from Cliff. I kind of like what WWSB's saying in that article, by the way: Let's not pretend you haven't been a disappointment so far, but you can still have the job if you earn it.

Nymr83 Jan 26 2006 11:54 AM

]Cliff Floyd plans to play out the final year of his four-year, $26 million contract rather than pursue an extension. Floyd indicated his agent may bring up the topic with the Mets before the season starts, but he doesn't expect any negotiations to occur until after the season. "I won't let it be disruptive to my teammates at all," Floyd said. "I believe that when you sign a contract, you play until the end, and then at the end of that you sign another one. If they choose to call you and say, 'You know what? We'll give you an extension,' you deal with that accordingly. Honestly, I've done good things, but you still have to establish yourself where you have a right to talk - 'You know what? I deserve this right now.' I haven't done that. I just want to play." [url]http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/story/385665p-327268c.html[/url] I'd like to hear more things like this and less things like "trade me, trade me!... and while you're at it i demand an extension"

metirish Jan 26 2006 11:57 AM

Cliff seems to have assumed the role of media go to guy, I saw his bit on M&MD yesterday, he talked about taking the leadership role, it was good to hear.

seawolf17 Feb 08 2006 07:45 PM

Funny bit on WNBC4 this evening during the sports report. They played a short clip of Mets endorsing their choices for Grammys tonight. David Wright is a "big hip-hop fan," and loves Kanye West. The CG name underneath Wright on his clip said: DAVID WRIGHT Big Kanye West Fan Then Tom Glavine came on, babbling something inaudible about something, with the following CG name superimposed: TOM GLAVINE Kanye West Sounds Familiar Honestly, Ms. Wolf and I were laughing too hard to hear what Glavine had to say.

Willets Point Feb 09 2006 12:34 PM

I have more in common with Glavine here than with Wright.

metirish Feb 10 2006 08:43 PM

Rickey on the card game.... ] "I think playing cards gave me the opportunity to relax in the game," Henderson said. http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/ny-spmets0211,0,2493981.story?coll=ny-sports-headlines

Johnny Dickshot Feb 18 2006 10:00 AM

]"I didn't come here trying to implement the Yankee system or anything like that. I just felt like there were certain standards, things I wanted done, and since I'm the man, I just put them out there. That's all." --WWSB, reconsidering the controversial goatee ban

Bret Sabermetric Feb 18 2006 11:10 AM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: ]"... since I'm the man." --WWSB Quite a brag for someone so widely challenged as to the diameter of his 'nads. Really quite open for debate, I'd say.

Johnny Dickshot Feb 24 2006 07:20 AM

] "He probably just got lucky and walked into one, but that's okay." Willie on Matsui's HR off Wagner, 2/23

Rotblatt Feb 24 2006 07:26 AM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: ] "He probably just got lucky and walked into one, but that's okay." Willie on Matsui's HR off Wagner, 2/23 What a dick thing to say about one of your players. It's a good thing Matsui doesn't speak English & has a shitty translator.

Johnny Dickshot Feb 24 2006 07:43 AM

I'm sure it was for Wagner to read.

A Boy Named Seo Feb 24 2006 09:27 AM

Hoch gets a different quote with a different tone from Willie after Matsui's HR: ]"Anytime you go deep on a pitcher in early BP like this, you've got to tip your hat to them, because those guys are way ahead of us."

Edgy DC Feb 24 2006 09:41 AM

Hopefully his translator gets that one right.

Rotblatt Feb 24 2006 09:49 AM

http://www.nj.com/mets/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1140759927266090.xml&coll=1&thispage=2 ]"I was going through a difficult time in my career ... and the first thing he said was 'I want Cliff on my team,'" said Floyd, who went on to hit a career-high 34 homers last season. "Everything he says I'm pretty much going to back. Facial hair, all that junk, it don't bother me. I'm ugly already."

Rotblatt Feb 24 2006 09:51 AM

In the full context, it is a bit nicer, so I guess I'll let Willie off the hook. But seriously, Matsui probably needs a little hand-holding at this point after all the abuse he takes and Willie's the guy who needs to do it. ]"Being able to hit well off a fast pitcher obviously is encouraging," Matsui said through an interpreter. Randolph said it's nice to see a hitter have a good day at a stage when pitchers generally are ahead of batters. The manager also praised Matsui's fitness level. Still, Randolph added: "He probably just got lucky and walked into one, but that's okay."

Zvon Feb 26 2006 12:09 AM

I touched on this rediculous quote in the 2nd base thread. Its the word "still" in that quote that sets the tone.

metirish Feb 26 2006 09:44 PM

Willie talking about Julio getting back to form and giving props to Peterson... ] "I hope so," manager Willie Randolph said, "because Peterson's one of the best pitching coaches around, as far as I'm concerned. Hopefully, he can help him find a certain rhythm or niche or whatever so he can repeat his delivery more consistently. He's a big guy with a lot of moving parts. If we can simplify some of that, hopefully it can translate into something more consistent."

Rotblatt Feb 27 2006 12:10 PM

Wagner speaks on why Philly phans suck, then on how Mets fans will probably suck as well. ]"Those people, it doesn't matter how successful you are. I don't get it. They boo you. They scream at you. Anybody who's going to boo you when you don't hit 100 miles per hour, what does that tell you? There are some fans who are fantastic, who were very supportive, and made you feel welcome there. But, for the most part, you had the guys who just came to the ballpark to yell at you. If you're having a bad season there, forget it. You can't get out of that funk. They won't allow you to. You have to go into Philadelphia and become so thick- skinned, somebody that you're not. It's hard." --new Mets closer Billy Wagner, on the fans in Philadelphia (Newark Star-Ledger) "Oh, I'm going to have a big, old bull's-eye on my back. But I'm going to approach it like I do everything else. I've got three hours to spend with you. You want to spend your three hours yelling at me? Go ahead. Then I'll go home and go to sleep. You'll get to tell your grandkids that you yelled at me for three hours. If you want to stand there and yell at me--as long as you're not saying anything about my family--you can call me whatever you want to call me. I don't care because I think it's hilarious. I spent most of my time (in the bullpen) laughing at these people. I think Major League Baseball should have some of these fans come down out of the stands. One's going to hit and one's going to pitch and it's going to be in a big situation. Let's see how easy it is. They sit up there and tell me how easy is it. 'I could do that. You bum. You (stink).' All right, find out how it is. Come down here." --Wagner, on going back to Philly this year

Rotblatt Feb 27 2006 12:15 PM

And Kris Benson, on Anna winning FHM's hottest wife "contest": ]"As soon as I got it, I had to show it to them to prove it." --Orioles pitcher Kris Benson, on a photo of his wife in FHM that he had to show his teammates (Baltimore Sun) Uh, I don't think that's why they wanted a copy of the photo, Kris.

MFS62 Mar 06 2006 03:41 PM

Sent to me by a friend: "I thought if you were good, you'd be on the Yankees." - 8-year-old Colby Byrd to his dad Paul. Later

Elster88 Mar 07 2006 03:34 PM

"It wasn't even close; I was awesome." -- Daryl Strawberry, on whether he saw any similarities between Mets' top hitting prospect Lastings Milledge and himself

Yancy Street Gang Mar 07 2006 03:38 PM

Elster88 wrote: "It wasn't even close; I was awesome." -- Daryl Strawberry, on whether he saw any similarities between Mets' top hitting prospect Lastings Milledge and himself I'd rather Darryl had said, "It wasn't even close; he's awesome!" I hope that Darryl sees Lastings as more than a Butch Huskey.

MFS62 Mar 09 2006 08:12 AM

Upon hearing that for the USA team to get to the next round, Canada must beat Mexico (or not lose to them by a narrow margin in a low scoring game)., A-Rod said: "We have to root for Canada? What's the spread?" Later

Elster88 Mar 09 2006 09:48 AM

"People say I'm a gold digger, but do you see me wearing gold? No. I'm wearing diamonds." -- Anna Benson

OlerudOwned Mar 09 2006 07:46 PM

The quote of the day on the Bill Simmons homepage. ]"Because I want to have my arm in good shape, I need to have my legs in good shape. Without a leg, there is no arm." -- Pedro Martinez

ScarletKnight41 Mar 09 2006 08:03 PM

Seaver actually adhered to that philosophy. He just didn't phrase it quite the same way.

A Boy Named Seo Mar 24 2006 07:49 PM

"Stay away from them. Avoid them. Get one of those Michael Jackson masks." -Willie Randolph when asked what he could do about his growing list of sick players.

cleonjones11 Mar 24 2006 10:10 PM

Yancy Street Gang wrote: ="Elster88"]"It wasn't even close; I was awesome." -- Daryl Strawberry, on whether he saw any similarities between Mets' top hitting prospect Lastings Milledge and himself I'd rather Darryl had said, "It wasn't even close; he's awesome!" I hope that Darryl sees Lastings as more than a Butch Huskey. Nah I hope not ...Lastings has tools and great baseball maturity for a 20 year old. I see him as a starter by mid season due to injury, rightfield troubles or a knee jerk reaction to a team slump..He plays all 3 OF positions. It appears from what I've seen his arm is just OK but his body is still developing. I think Butch just got too thick in his upper body and lost bat speed prematurely..too bad..I liked him...

Nymr83 Mar 24 2006 11:59 PM

The Mets style isn't to bring up prospects as a reaction to a team slump, though they might do so for individual slumps by Nady AND Diaz. I think its pretty unlilkely that we see Milledge before September barring a serious injury to Beltran

Edgy DC Mar 27 2006 09:31 AM

"Everyone I've ever talked to who has played with Josh Beckett says no one likes him." --- Corey Lidle

MFS62 Mar 29 2006 08:03 PM

Braves manager Bobby Cox, commenting on his catcher, McCann getting hit in the,uh, crotch in today's game: "He still has two hands and two feet and hopefully two of something else." Later

OlerudOwned Mar 29 2006 08:07 PM

MFS62 wrote: Braves manager Bobby Cox, commenting on his catcher, McCann getting hit in the,uh, crotch in today's game: "He still has two hands and two feet and hopefully two of something else." Later Sounds funnier comming from Cox

MFS62 Mar 29 2006 08:55 PM

OlerudOwned wrote: Sounds funnier comming from Cox "comming?" Cox can probably spell better than you, too. Later

OlerudOwned Mar 29 2006 09:03 PM

MFS62 wrote: ="OlerudOwned"] Sounds funnier comming from Cox "comming?" Cox can probably spell better than you, too. Later Oh boo, so I double clutched one key.

Elster88 Mar 31 2006 09:02 AM

When did Rickey start talking in the first person? I don't like it. [url=http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp-rt_06_day3_nym&prov=yhoo&type=lgns]Source[/url] ]"Teams won't give me tryouts because most of them know I'll make the club," Rickey said Tuesday, on assignment here as a baserunning coach for the New York Mets. "If I don't make a club, I know I'm done. But I've still got that question mark. Look out here." Rickey gazed around Roger Dean Stadium. "I can play with these kids." ]There was another. Julio Franco is still playing, too, and Rickey couldn't seem to understand how Franco received a two-year contract with the Mets and he can't even get a minor-league deal. "He hasn't accomplished as much as I have, and that's why he got it," Rickey said. "I know I have way more tools than he has." ]An exchange between an autograph-seeking fan and Rickey on Tuesday: "Rickey, I've been a fan of yours for so long." "I believe you." "Can I have your autograph?" "No." "No?" "Remember me as a player?" "Yeah." "Well, I'm a coach now. And I gotta coach." And Rickey laughed like mad.

metirish Apr 04 2006 09:08 AM

Floyd might be just to honest or quotable... ] "Nothing against Loop. Nothing against Roberto. I love both of those dudes," Cliff Floyd said, referring to the 2005 late-inning combo of Roberto Hernandez and Looper. "Those guys gave us all they had. Loop was hurt. But everything now just feels different."

Edgy DC Apr 04 2006 10:20 AM

"I want people to know that when they boo Carlos, they're booing David Wright. They're booing me. We're in this together. No one is thinking, 'Damn, I'm glad it's him and not me.' We all wear the same uniform in here." --- Cornelius "Cliff" Floyd, 4/5/2006

Willets Point Apr 04 2006 10:23 AM

Reminds me of Otter's speech from Animal House: ]But you can't hold a whole fraternity responsible for the behavior of a few, sick twisted individuals. For if you do, then shouldn't we blame the whole fraternity system? And if the whole fraternity system is guilty, then isn't this an indictment of our educational institutions in general? I put it to you, Greg - isn't this an indictment of our entire American society? Well, you can do whatever you want to us, but we're not going to sit here and listen to you badmouth the United States of America. Gentlemen!

Rockin' Doc Apr 04 2006 07:21 PM

Damn, I really like Cliff.

Elster88 Apr 07 2006 09:07 AM

]"Those pitches just got away. That pitch wasn't really that far in, except [Jose Guillen] leans over," Martinez said. "I think he overreacted a little bit, especially going out there with the bat. I can understand it if you're frustrated or mad or something. You want to charge, you charge. But don't bring your bat out there. I wasn't scared anyway."

abogdan Apr 07 2006 09:15 AM

That Floyd quote reminds me of something. I saw James Brown at Lincoln Center a few years ago. Great show. Anyway, during the middle of it, the Reverend Al Sharpton comes on stage to say a few words. Of course, he gets, at best, a mixed reaction from the crowd. After he's off stage, James Brown goes off on the crowd, saying "You boo him, you boo yourself" repeatedly. Then he starts going off on how the world needs more love. He then gets the entire crowd to tell the people sitting next to them that they love them. "Now, turn to the person to your left and say 'I love you.' Now turn to your right and say 'I love you too.'" Then he broke into "I Feel Good." Amazing show.

Elster88 Apr 07 2006 09:17 AM

]Now, turn to the person to your left and say 'I love you.' Now turn to your right and say 'I love you too.'" How did this work? If they all turned to the left at the same time they would be looking at the back of the next person's head.

abogdan Apr 07 2006 09:53 AM

You don't argue with the Godfather of Soul.

Edgy DC Apr 07 2006 09:56 AM

I had a conversation once with James Brown. I was so dumbfounded that he was the articulate one.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 08 2006 07:44 AM

And on the 8th day, God doffed His cap. This one was kinda funny to me. ]"I just took my time. Like I said, in the beginning I didn't feel like doing it, but I just put myself in the situation of what God would have done in a situation like that. I'm a Christian and I know after being booed for the first two days and all of a sudden you come through and get a hit and all of a sudden they want you to come out and get a curtain call. I put myself right there, and I believe God would have gone out, and that's what I did." -Beltran on the curtain call thing

Bret Sabermetric Apr 08 2006 07:56 AM

Does God take on 3-0? Does he put the winning run on base to pitch to the next batter with the forceout in effect? At last we have the means to get an answer. Also, if Beltran's God now, what does that make Julio Franco? St. Peter, maybe? And who would be booing God in the first place? Wouldn't God have won the MVP last year and made the whole question moot? How could God not be the MVP, anyway? "In a surprise vote, dark-horse candidate Satan was voted this season's MVP, upsetting God who had won the award the previous 2 billion millenia..." Beltran is sounding more like a loony nutbar every day. I may start booing him for his religious beliefs now.

Rotblatt Apr 08 2006 09:31 AM

Petey v. Guillen ]Martinez, who earned the victory despite allowing five runs in six innings, said he isn't sure if the Nationals will retaliate or let the situation die. "I have no idea how they feel, I can't really tell, but in my heart I know I didn't mean to do anything like that. I don't have the need," said Martinez, who also stroked an RBI single. "If (Guillen) doesn't want to understand, or anybody doesn't want to understand, it's fine. There's nothing to linger, nothing special happened out there, except maybe my base hit."

A Boy Named Seo Apr 09 2006 01:48 PM

]"The fans love it. Players hate it because it is too cold for that stuff right now. You like the added stuff that goes on, but you don't want it to the point where guys start to get hurt. You have retaliation. It doesn't mean when they say they are going to hit you that they are going to hit you in the arm or the leg. What if they hit you in the head? I've got family." -The quotable Cliff Floyd on the Pedro/Guillen tiff

Bret Sabermetric Apr 09 2006 02:21 PM

That's just so wussy. "I have a family." "I have a boo-boo." "I have my period." Tell you what, you pampered ("I have a load in my pampers") overprivileged whiny infant, if you value your family so much, take a fucking deskjob where there's very little chance of physical danger cropping up, and walk away from the multi-million dollar salary you're collecting, and PROTECT YOUR FUCKING FAMILY THAT WAY, okay? One of the reasons you get paid like you do is that people are throwing baseballs in the vicinity of your head, and we still expect you to do your job anyway. Deal with that.

A Boy Named Seo Apr 09 2006 02:50 PM

I agree, Bret. Loving your family and not wanting to get killed by a baseball to the head is so pussy! Why don't you line your gay, Cool-Flo helmet with some tampons, Cliff, you whiny, menstruating, infant.

Edgy DC Apr 09 2006 03:19 PM

Pitch one and shoulda-been-ball one for Reyes is out two.

metirish Apr 12 2006 09:08 AM

Jeter talking to Lupica.... ] "I keep telling everybody, the baseball season doesn't start until it starts here." yeah right.

Iubitul Apr 12 2006 09:27 AM

metirish wrote: Jeter talking to Lupica.... ] "I keep telling everybody, the baseball season doesn't start until it starts here." yeah right. Someone should notify that arrogant POS that the winds of change are blowing, and that there will soon be a new sherriff in town...

Bret Sabermetric Apr 12 2006 09:34 AM

Iubitul wrote: ="metirish"]Jeter talking to Lupica.... ] "I keep telling everybody, the baseball season doesn't start until it starts here." yeah right. Someone should notify that arrogant POS that the winds of change are blowing, and that there will soon be a new sherriff in town... or maybe you should wait until the Mets actually win a badge or two before notifying? I mean, not to seem arrogant or anything.

Elster88 Apr 12 2006 09:43 AM

I hate this "sheriff in town" stuff. I don't want to compete with the Yankees, and I don't care which team attracts the most bandwagoners. There are two teams in New York. When they are both good, they are both popular. As much as I'm sure Larry's quote ("Now all the Met fans can go home and put their Yankees' stuff on") angered people, it had a lot to truth.

Edgy DC Apr 12 2006 09:45 AM

That was Rocker who said that, no?

Elster88 Apr 12 2006 09:45 AM

I was positive it was Larry. But I've been wrong before.

Edgy DC Apr 12 2006 09:49 AM

Jones it was.

ScarletKnight41 Apr 12 2006 09:59 AM

Edgy DC wrote: That was Rocker who said that, no? Larry. Definitely. Rocker wasn't that eloquent. He was busy giving Mets fans the finger from the mound during the playoffs.

Edgy DC Apr 12 2006 01:28 PM

Four pages in and the first quote in this thread is still the best.

Johnny Dickshot Apr 12 2006 01:39 PM

The quotes thread was a disaster last year too. Let's try n' fill this thing with witty or funny or profound or meaningful remarks from or about the Mets, -- limiting it to that surrounded by quotation marks in a newspaper or other reputable journal and usually followed with 'he said.' Dates and subject and context ought to be added by way of explanation, for example: "The quotes thread was a disaster last year too." --Johnny Dickshot on the "Quotes 2006" thread, 4/12

metirish Apr 13 2006 09:38 AM

] "You know what, I don't hold any grudges," Martinez said. "He's probably bitter still. But I'm just going to continue to pray for him and hopefully he'll get better, his temper will change." Pedro on Guillen.

GYC Apr 14 2006 11:21 AM

]We have a certain swagger to us…We have a lot of confidence. We just have an attitude about us right now that we don't think we're going to lose…We’re not cocky, but we go out there every day and we expect to win, day in, day out… Is it going to happen? Probably not. But we're going to go out there and play good baseball and expect to win. That's what winning teams do, even before the game starts, they have a swagger to them that they think they're going to go out there and win…We want to jump on pitchers early and bury them… We smell the blood, and we want to go for the kill. We want to put the otherteam away early. David Wright on the fast start.

Elster88 Apr 14 2006 11:22 AM

All the players are saying things like this. It's making me a little nervous. And I'm not superstitious..

Yancy Street Gang Apr 14 2006 11:28 AM

The axiom that you're never as good as you look when you're winning is certainly true, but nevertheless, it's nice to read that quote. David Wright is talking like an 86er.

Edgy DC Apr 14 2006 11:36 AM

I'm sure that's a recycled Ray Knight quote.

TheOldMole Apr 14 2006 12:04 PM

Cliff Floyd: "Ain't nothing about this phony."

Gwreck Apr 14 2006 06:49 PM

Eddie Coleman: "How much grief did you take when you got back to the dugout after your 2-run single?" Darren Oliver: "No grief. These guys know, I can hit a little bit. Stats don't lie. Check the books."

Edgy DC Apr 14 2006 07:20 PM

And so I did: .228 / .264 / .292 // .556 Anderson Hernandez, eat your heart out.

Johnny Dickshot Apr 16 2006 10:21 AM

]"Most of us are in here wishing we could throw with the stuff he's got." --Steve Trachsel on Jorge Julio, 4/15

metirish Apr 18 2006 10:19 AM

] "They plugged a hole at first and a hole in the bullpen," Cox said of the Mets' offseason moves, including the acquisitions of Delgado and Wagner. "They couldn't have plugged them any better." Larry on the series.. ] "They're chasing the memory of 14 division titles, that's what they're chasing," he replied "They're looking at us in their rearview mirrors right now, and they look at this series as being about as big as an April series can be. "They could very easily come in here and increase their lead in this series. But they have enough experience over there to know we have won 14 consecutive division titles, and it's only April. There's a lot of baseball left to be played."

Elster88 Apr 18 2006 10:21 AM

Not a single one of the Mets is doing remotely what Chipper is saying. Maybe Chipper is referring to Met fans. He's awfully concerned about New York fans. He's also doing an awful lot of talking for someone who isn't playing.

mlbaseballtalk Apr 18 2006 10:23 AM

Elster88 wrote: Not a single one of the Mets is doing remotely what Chipper is saying. Maybe Chipper is referring to Met fans. He's awfully concerned about New York fans. He's also doing an awful lot of talking for someone who isn't playing. Larry should realize that sometimes big series wins in April can set the tone for the rest of the year. I seem to recall a series in Saint Louie some 20 years ago this month...

metirish Apr 18 2006 10:30 AM

] "There's really only two teams I'd play for next year, the Mets and the Braves," he said. "It's really going to be up to my family and what's best for them. I love it here, I've had a great time, but Atlanta is closer to where we live. So I honestly don't know right now." [url=http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkxMDYmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY5MjA0MDUmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2]Read more Glavine here[/url]

Elster88 Apr 18 2006 12:35 PM

]"One of the best moments of my career," Sanchez said. "Pedro Martinez waited for me on a mound. What else do you need? If anyone needs anything else, they've got issues."

metirish Apr 18 2006 01:04 PM

] "He's the best I've ever seen," said Jim Palmer, Hall of Fame pitcher and current Baltimore broadcaster. "I always said you need four things to be a great pitcher -- location, movement, velocity, and deception. He's got all those. Now, you add the intelligence he brings to the mound and we're not talking about a mere mortal here." Palmer on Pedro... http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2411381

Gwreck Apr 18 2006 02:19 PM

"Pedro Martinez, waiting for you on the mound, giving you a little punch in the chest, telling you 'let's go, now it's your game,' I mean, what else can you ask for?" Duaner Sanchez on Pedro waiting for him at the mound to come in from the bullpen, 4/17/06.

Elster88 Apr 18 2006 03:34 PM

RMPL

Gwreck Apr 18 2006 03:36 PM

Elster88 wrote: RMPL Not sure what this means, but I'm going to translate it as "Hey moron, I just posted that quote two posts up, if you could've bothered to actually read the thread." Oops.

Elster88 Apr 18 2006 03:37 PM

LOL. Slightly more polite than that, but the overall message is similar. I don't think you're a moron. People double post all the time.

Yancy Street Gang Apr 18 2006 03:39 PM

That's pretty much what it means.

ScarletKnight41 Apr 18 2006 03:46 PM

Gwreck wrote: ="Elster88"]RMPL Not sure what this means, but I'm going to translate it as "Hey moron, I just posted that quote two posts up, if you could've bothered to actually read the thread." Oops. Close. Literally, it's Read More, Post Less It doesn't include the word moron, though. It's just CPF lingo.

Elster88 Apr 18 2006 03:51 PM

Fairly standard across the Internet, not just CPF.

GYC Apr 18 2006 04:16 PM

Pedro's Mancrush on Glavine: ]In the clubhouse after the win, Martinez approached Glavine, who has 277 career victories. Martinez told the southpaw: "Look how hard it is for me to get 200." Then, he added: "You are special."

MFS62 Apr 18 2006 05:27 PM

Don't know if this is from 2006, but it is baseball related: ""If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." --Dave Barry" Later

Centerfield Apr 18 2006 05:31 PM

It's not from 2006 but I love that quote. You would be startled by how many people don't understand why that quote is funny.

Gwreck Apr 21 2006 01:25 AM

"I'd like it to be New York," Piazza said. Piazza on the HOF plaque.

Frayed Knot Apr 21 2006 09:12 AM

Not a quote per se, but I heard yesterday of tee-shirts in Boston which read: 'Damon looks like Jesus, acts like Judas, and throws like Mary'

MFS62 Apr 21 2006 09:47 AM

Willie Randolph, on Franco's home run: "He hit a nice ball." How could he tell? I thought baseballs all look alike. Later

metirish Apr 21 2006 11:19 AM

Floyd on Kaz ] "It was kind of funny because we all thought the ball was going over the fence," Floyd said. "We're like, 'Ain't no way it's happening again.' I'm glad he came back on the road, so he could do something good, then come home and have the fans appreciate him for it." Kaz on Griffey..... ] "I feel sorry for being compared to him - he's Ken Griffey!"

Centerfield Apr 25 2006 11:48 AM

Carlos Delgado chuckled at any suggestion the Marlins approached the Mets about sending Dontrelle Willis to Flushing for David Wright. "D-Wright!" the ex-Marlin called out to Wright in the clubhouse, after seeing ESPN mention a trade rumor that has no chance of happening. "I'm selling my place in Miami."

Elster88 Apr 27 2006 12:13 PM

Julio Franco wrote: I don't believe in age

MFS62 Apr 27 2006 05:55 PM

From prospectus. The last one is about a Met. YOUR CAREER IS A WONDERLAND "That really stuck out and bothered me. To hear that something that happened when you are 12 would be the highlight of your life seems a little bit harsh. While I won't say that was the sole motivation shaping who I am today, I will say that it did sort of get to me. One more stick. One more stick to throw into the fire. It kind of pushed me into a competitive nature." --Wesleyan student Jeff Maier, who turned a fly ball into a home run in 1996 for the Yankees, on Tony Kornheiser saying that his life had peaked at 12 (Boston Globe) "A lot of these fans know who you are. Jeter said if he's not booed the loudest in Boston, he's not having a good year. I kind of treat it the same way." --Maier, who plays on the Wesleyan baseball team, on playing in Massachusetts and being heckled "My real goal is to play until somebody tells me I'm not good enough to play anymore, and after that I'd like to get involved in baseball operations, ultimately becoming a general manager." --Maier, on his career aspirations "I believe we could put our partisan issues aside." --Maier, on maybe working for the Red Sox despite being a Yankee fan "If they want to give me a chance to play, I'll bury the hatchet and go down there." --Maier, on the possibility of playing professionally for Baltimore "You don't really have much time to think about it. It's an instinctual thing. Anyone who goes to a game and is under 15 years old who tells you they don't want to catch a ball is lying to you. It's sort of the thrill of going to a game. It's why you bring your glove." --Maier, on "the play" "It kind of hits the heel of my glove, comes up into my chest and rolls onto the floor. I have it on the floor. But a 12-year-old weighing 115 pounds doesn't have much of a chance against a bunch of drunk 30-year-olds. So I did not come away with it. It's like a kicker trying to come away with a fumble in a football game. No chance." --Maier "You live life without regrets. Everything happens for a reason. I haven't quite figured out what the reason is yet, but I don't have any regrets about it." --Maier FLYIN' FREE TENACIOUS LEE "They're going, 'Here, take this, take this, take this.' Afterwards, I've got sterazolidin, butazolidin, Clenerol, Indicin. I've got everything in me. I can pitch in the American League, but I couldn't run in the Kentucky Derby. Holy cow, I'm glowing in the dark. Now all of a sudden (current players) are doing it on their own and now it's a crime?!" --former pitcher Bill "Spaceman" Lee, on when he hurt his elbow once and was given drugs by the Red Sox (Marin Independent Journal) "I'd hire him right now as my own advisor. Anything that can take the pain out of the inside of my knees and allow me to hit a three-run homer at the age of 62, I'll do it. If I die rounding third, so be it. What a way to go." --Lee, on BALCO founder Victor Conte "I felt so sorry for BALCO when all this happened. If you can take a follicle of my hair and tell me what I'm deficient in my life, I want to know." --Lee "He's an arrogant, (jerk) and he's got a show that I would never watch, but he's still has the best swing that I've ever seen and the best eye. He's the best hitter we'll ever see in our lifetime. I rather face Bonds than Frank Robinson, though." --Lee, on Barry Bonds "It doesn't bother me. I'm going to get him out. I'm going to throw him sinkers in on his hands and jam him and make him run the ball off his armor-plated foot and armor-plated elbow and everything else. I'm going to pitch him like he's a little tank." --Lee, on how he'd like to pitch to Bonds "And he steps out and says, 'Why don't you challenge someone you gray-haired old fart?' I drop down and throw him a hard sinker in on his hands. He hit it like two inches from his hands. He went down on one knee." --Lee, recalling the time he pitched to Bonds in 1984 at Arizona State "That's why we used them, because we were hung over and you couldn't get that much caffeine in you in a short period of time. You can drink five cups of coffee and run to the bathroom all day or you can take one black beauty. It was better work through chemistry." --Lee, on amphetamines "Oh, really? Bummer. They got discos out, too. That's the only reason we were doing drugs: To stay up late. That's where the girls were." --Lee, after being told that MLB was cracking down on amphetamine usage "Everybody's gotten bigger. Everybody's gotten stronger. The thing is the Perdue chicken matures at 6 1/2 weeks now. It used to take eight. They come off the truck and they don't even have feathers. You just give them a couple of shakes. Are our kids getting smaller or are they getting bigger? And they talk about how we're all concerned, 'Oh my God. There's a couple of ballplayers out there who are chemically enhanced!' Everyone's running around like the sky is falling." --Lee HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA “I never say it can’t get worse.” --Royals manager Buddy Bell, after his team lost their 10th straight (Kansas City Star) “If it doesn’t turn around, we’ll have to change things. We can’t wait too long. I’m not willing to go through a season like we did last year. None of us are.” --Royals owner David Glass, on his team “Once again, Forbes is not accurate in the information they are reporting on the Royals. We continue to operate as David Glass has directed, and that is to operate the club overall on a break-even basis (for the long term).” -- Mark Gorris, senior vice president for business operations, on a Forbes report that the Royals made $20 million last year "We all know we’re a better club than we’ve shown. Offensively, guys are pressing. It doesn’t help that we’ve faced a lot of good pitching. But, that said, you have to figure out a way." --Royals GM Allard Baird, on his team's abysmal start “We can’t go against the plan and start rushing guys up here. We’re just not going to do that. That said, none of us are content and in a pause mode to see what happens.” --Baird, on....what plan? “You don’t want to do things too quickly. We spent all winter and all spring putting this thing together, and we thought we were on the right track. But we need to see results. You want me to give you a date? I can’t do that. You have to evaluate it on a day-to-day basis. If I say it has to be better by the All-Star break, that might be too late." --Glass "[Forbes makes] these numbers up. We just think it's important that people understand and realize these are not real in any sense of the word." --MLB Executive of labor relations Rob Manfred, apparently hoping that MLB's word is just as good as an independent audit of their books (Toronto Star) A BYRNES FOR ALL SEASONS "There was no head contact, but I couldn't stop smacking kids around in tournaments, so I kept getting disqualified." --Diamondbacks outfielder Eric Byrnes, on when he took karate as a kid (Arizona Republic) "Dude, I was like John McEnroe. I was good, but I threw my racket all the time. Once, I nailed the kid on the other side of the net. I never hit the judge, but I did fire some balls at him." --Byrnes, on his tennis career as a kid "I don't think there's an extreme sport I haven't tried." --Byrnes "The thing now in baseball is, you've gotta be careful. But what are they gonna do? Take away my multiyear contract? I don't have a multiyear contract. I never have. I'm pretty much a year-to-year guy, so what's the worst that can happen?" --Byrnes "Personally, I think it's a breath of fresh air. And I don't want to be the one to tell him to slow down. It's too much fun watching him play. It's too much fun working for him. Hopefully, nothing will happen and so far, the walls have taken more of a beating than he has." --Byrnes' college friend and agent Mike Sasson, on his client's recklessness "People have told me my style of play probably isn't conducive to a long career, but you know what? I don't care. This is the only way I know how to do it. My response to them is always, 'When it's done, it's done.' But I'm going to enjoy the ride." --Byrnes "I'm not afraid for it to be over. There are plenty of things in my life I want to do beyond baseball. As long as I'm playing this game, I'm going to have as much fun as I can." --Byrnes I LOST MYSELF IN A FAMILIAR NEWSPAPER... "It must have been from playing too many video games growing up. I'd never experienced a thumb cramp before. Just looked too strange, so we got him out." --Devil Rays manager Joe Maddon, on taking pitcher Scott Kazmir out of the game because of a thumb cramp (Boston Globe) "I asked if I could get a new count. It's too much of a delay. It can't be 2 and 2. I asked if we could have a do-over." --Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell, who was at bat and had a 2-2 count when Kazmir was removed "If he says something to me, I'll say something back. If he apologizes or says anything to me, I'll talk to him, but I have no reason to go out and try to fight him. That's stupid. It's baseball, not UFC [Ultimate Fighting Championship]." --Tampa Bay outfielder Joey Gathright, on Boston reliever Julian Tavarez "David Ortiz is a great player, and an even better person. Yes, sometimes an umpire will miss a pitch or a play. However, happily for the Red Sox, if David did his job to the extent the umpires statistically do theirs, he would be hitting over .900." --Director of umpires Mike Port, on David Ortiz' assertion that he's 90% right when he argues about a pitch that was called a strike THE REST "Those stats show you a whole lot. But it's like that woman on the beach in a bikini. It shows you a lot, but it doesn't show you everything. I'll never be accused of taking the human element out of it." --current Dodgers manager Grady Little, on why he won't ever just use stats to make decisions (Boston Globe) “I’m not hitting, you know what I mean? I know what they’re doing. They’re trying to walk me, but I won’t let them. They’re throwing everything in off the plate. It’s a ball. They’re trying to walk me. They’re just not throwing strikes.” --Cubs outfielder Jacque Jones, on his hitting struggles (Arlington Heights Daily Herald) "I feel sorry being compared to him. I mean, it's Ken Griffey." --Mets second baseman Kaz Matsui, on joining Ken Griffey as the most recent players to homer in their first at bat of the season three years in a row (New York Times) "I'm not ashamed of what I did. When I talk to people I tell them I'm crazy, I tell them, hey, I'm nuts." --Royals pitcher Zack Greinke who left camp for personal reasons, on how he'll respond to teammates (MLB.com) "If I waited five days last time, why not wait 10 or 15 days, make sure we get it out of there for good, whatever it is. There's a shark floating around in there and we got to get it out." --Toronto pitcher A.J. Burnett, on the source of his elbow pain (Toronto Sun) "I was 250, probably. I was soft. I was athletic, don't get me wrong. I was Ken Harvey times three. Picture him, but times three of that." --Milwaukee first baseman Prince Fielder, reflecting on his AAU playing days (Baseball America) "He's very consistent in his personality. You can't hardly tell whether he's high or low. His mound presence is full of quiet confidence. He's a quiet young man. You can tell internally that he's confident. He knows what he wants to do, and has a pretty good idea of what he's doing and not doing." --Cubs manager Dusty Baker, on rookie Sean Marshall (Chicago Tribune) "I think we all know what kind of player X was and is. I was always high on X. Obviously, that hasn't changed." --Padres pitcher Jake Peavy, on former teammate Xavier Nady (MLB.com)

Gwreck Apr 29 2006 01:38 PM

"I don't know what he did over there in San Diego, but he's one of the best dudes I ever met in my life." "Honestly. I mean, Cam's my boy for life, but I like this guy a lot. Floyd on Nady, 4/28/06

TheOldMole Apr 29 2006 01:45 PM

Martinez was asked if he was particularly pumped up facing Smoltz. He doesn't require additional motivation and he turned the question on its ear, smiling and responding to the reporter who asked the question: "I wish I was matched against you. Smoltz is not easy."

Edgy DC Apr 29 2006 02:41 PM

Does Eric Byrnes have a media consultant to help him say less appealing things?

Rotblatt May 01 2006 10:13 AM

5/1/06, AP Sports, Johnny Damon on his reception as a MFY at Fenway: ]"I expect them to cheer what our team accomplished back then. Winning the World Series was pretty awesome," Damon said. "I expect them to boo the fact that I'm here. That I went over and that I'm playing with a team that truly needed me, truly wanted me." Red Sox Fan shirt, 5/1/06: ]"Looked Like Jesus." "Throws Like Mary." "LOYAL Like Judas." "Johnny B GONE!"

Frayed Knot May 01 2006 10:46 AM

What George said: "I think it is a crime that the league would assign a rookie umpire to a crucial series [NYY vs TOR] like this, ... It is just stupid." What George means: These fill-in umps [he wasn't technically a rookie] should be assigned to all those unimportant NON-Yankee games. Those games don't mean anything anyway"

Edgy DC May 01 2006 11:17 AM

The Yankees may have wanted Johnny Damon more. Lord knows that they needed him more. But the city of Boston and the Red Sox fans wanted him more. That's the part he's fudging. As for George, he's had a history of failing to accurately distinguish what is and isn't crime.

Elster88 May 01 2006 11:25 AM

Honestly, it's good to hear from George again. Snobbish old rich pricks amuse me. Edit: Why, oh why, does a stupid remark get awarded top of the page status? I guess it's more likely to happen with someone who posts a lot of stupid remarks.

Rotblatt May 01 2006 11:30 AM

="Edgy DC"]The Yankees may have wanted Johnny Damon more. Lord knows that they needed him more. But the city of Boston and the Red Sox fans wanted him more. That's the part he's fudging. Good point, although I hardly think the Yankees NEEDED much of anything. They could have signed a cheap, defense first CF and been just peachy. I think Georgie WANTED Damon far more than he needed him. Anyway, if Damon selflessly wanted to play for a team that truly needed and wanted him, he should've gone to San Diego or Milwaukee. Unless, of course, there's some other motivation that Damon's talking around. I can't imagine what THAT would be . . .

Rockin' Doc May 01 2006 12:57 PM

$$$ - Steinbrenner has always known how to show players how much they're wanted in the only manner that most of them truly care about.

The Big O May 01 2006 03:17 PM

From the "He-coulda-phrased-that-better department": ]After starting each of the Mets first 23 games, Xavier Nady was given the afternoon off. Randolph said Nady was "banged up," but the right fielder said he was fine. "Nady hasn't ever played every day in his career," Randolph said. "We want to make sure that transition is smooth. Mentally, some times it's good to give a guy a blow."

Yancy Street Gang May 01 2006 03:19 PM

I remember Ed Coleman using that phrase last year when Mike Piazza got a day off. "Mike said he needed a blow, so Willie gave him a blow." Call a press conference! How could you not know how that would sound?

Edgy DC May 01 2006 04:12 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 02 2006 07:51 AM

I think that's probably common enough jargon within the game that they're probably long since over the double entendre.

Gwreck May 02 2006 12:18 AM

"You hear opposing teams or you hear yourself always saying, `Get into the bullpen,' but I don't think guys want to get into our bullpen too often." -Cliff Floyd, 5/1/06

Gwreck May 06 2006 12:54 AM

"Jorge Julio, looking a lot better than Anna Benson tonight." -Steve Somers, 5/5/06

OlerudOwned May 07 2006 03:55 PM

"He learned a lesson in stool removal" -Gary Cohen, talking about the bat-boy who failed to move his stool from the path of an approaching ball in today's game.

Edgy DC May 17 2006 07:06 AM

Cliff Floyd to Marty Noble, on why he's wearing a long face after a two-hit performance in an 803 Met victory: "That goes away," he said, "the first day the people who love me can call me in the morning and not sound so down. Maybe tomorrow morning."

Gwreck May 19 2006 10:44 PM

"I got closet wheels, closet wheels! Speed kills!" -LoDuca, immediately after scoring the winning run against the MFYs on Wright's single over Johnny Damon's head, 5/19 "Put that in your books, the Mets beat Rivera!" -Howie Rose, same game.

A Boy Named Seo May 20 2006 06:55 AM Natural High

]"This is what you come to spring training for, for games like this. It's electric out there, and you don't need any - what they call 'greenies.' You don't need greenies for a night like this. So it was unbelievable." -Paul Lo Duca on why the Subway Series is better than anything, including amphetamines

GYC May 20 2006 12:36 PM

]"I think there is a very good chance it could happen." Ed Coleman on Mike Pelfrey starting Thursday

GYC May 21 2006 07:35 PM

David Wells on: Barry Bonds: ]He's hit a few home runs off me while he was juiced. Look at him, the man is enormous. Still, he's a hell of a ballplayer. He's got to deal with it, not me David Dellucci: ]Did you see that little bitty guy, Dellucci, hit 29 last year? How many this year? One? I know Dave. I've never suspected him of doing them. Although, Wells later did say: ]I've known David for a long time. I've been a teammate. The guy busts in the gym, and he works out hard. We were just making conversation. I wasn't accusing him or anything of the sort. I think that he should be cleared, and I feel bad for him. He shouldn't have to go through all that. ESPN.com also said: ]Wells said he tried calling Dellucci and he plans to stop speaking to reporters from now on. Craig Biggio: ]Who else? Biggio. To me, the suspicion is on everybody. On Sosa and Palmeiro: ]Since the steroid scandal, the numbers have dropped. Guys have retired because they couldn't handle the pressure and the flak they were taking. Heard Sammy Sosa's name lately? Rafael Palmeiro? Sammy didn't do [anything] in Baltimore. Obviously, he was guilty as charged, but he didn't get caught. To me, if you've cheated as a player, that's as bad as being a scab.

DocTee May 21 2006 08:05 PM

Wells also said that Bonds' claim of ignorance was hollow. "Any professional athlete would examine what they ingest and the effect it has on their bodies" (paraphrase)-- well then, David, how do you account for that gut of yours?

DocTee May 21 2006 11:51 PM

"He had it all going on. Fastball, slider, changeup. Both sides of the plate, up and down." -- Devil Rays manager Joe Maddon, on Scott Kazmir, who tossed eight shutout innings against the Marlins sigh

Rotblatt May 22 2006 07:55 AM

A-Rod on Duaner getting him to GIDP, 5/21/06, the New York Post ]"He got me this time. Next time I may win. Props to Sanchez." Is it just me, or does everything he say confirm the fact that he's a huge douchebag?

Rotblatt May 24 2006 09:42 AM

Carlose Beltran, 5/24, > 12:33 a.m. EDT ]“I hit it good,” Beltrán said. “I hit it real, real good.”

Edgy DC May 24 2006 10:06 AM

I'm OK with A-Rod saying that there. I can't imgaine hoping for any better statement if he was playing for my team. Juicing is llearly worse than scabbing from where I sit.

Rotblatt May 24 2006 10:22 AM

Edgy DC wrote: I'm OK with A-Rod saying that there. I can't imgaine hoping for any better statement if he was playing for my team. Yeah, it's just me, then. I think it was picturing A-Rod using the word "props." Smacks of poseurdom to my completely biased self.

Elster88 May 24 2006 10:32 AM

I think A-Rod should be allowed to use the word props. Edit: And of course this would be the first post on a new page.

Willets Point May 24 2006 10:37 AM

A-Rod thanks you for the permission. He gives you props.

Rotblatt May 24 2006 10:45 AM

Well, okay, but only if he also makes an awkward "raise the roof" motion when he says "props," then tries to bump fists with the reporter he's talking to.

metirish May 24 2006 01:30 PM

] "Just this past weekend, Aaron helped us win two games," General Manager Omar Minaya said. "He has more value to the team as a reliever. He gives us an opportunity to win more games during the week as a reliever than he would as a starter." http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/24/sports/baseball/24chass.html

Edgy DC May 24 2006 01:36 PM

Um, sure. But he potentially gives them a bigger opportunity to win games as a starter, albeit fewer games per week. That logic is fine, but it doesn't stand alone without further clarification. The obvious, if stupid, response is, "Well, then why don't we put Pedro Martinez in the bullpen?"

TheOldMole May 24 2006 01:53 PM

Last night's game showed something about the importance of a deep bullpen.

Edgy DC May 24 2006 02:01 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 24 2006 02:07 PM

Sure, but it works both ways. It also showed the situation a failing starter can put a team in. What's important is having a deep staff. And those are easiest to construct when your best pitchers get the most innings. If they believe they have somebody who they think can get them to the seventh in Lima, Gonzalez, Soler, or somebody, then go crazy and run them out there. Show me somebody who they think is close enough to what they expect Heilman would be that it's not worth pulling him from the pen, then fine. But they've got to be honest with themselves. For my part, I'm excited to finally see Soler. But the minute they run Huckleberry Hound out there, I'm leaving.

metirish May 24 2006 02:05 PM

Tom Glavine in the same article.... ] "I would leave the guy where he is now," Glavine said. "You don't find too many guys with his versatility out of the bullpen, getting lefty and righty hitters out, throwing multiple innings. He's so, so valuable in what he brings to the table out there. I know he probably doesn't want to hear it, but I think, for right now, it makes us a better team to have him do what he's doing." ] "He went from being somebody who was expendable to somebody that was untouchable."

metirish May 25 2006 09:53 AM

] "He's a winner, a gamer, a warrior," Minaya said. "We're excited to have him." yikes...Omar on Hernandez. ]"When you bring a guy into New York, it's New York," Minaya said. "I think he's a proven guy." WTF you saying Omar?

Bret Sabermetric May 25 2006 09:58 AM

I think he means El Duque is a "made man," maybe?

OlerudOwned May 27 2006 10:44 PM

We must've missed this one. Gennaro Filice, SI.com wrote: The Quotable Billy Wagner: Following Wagner's disastrous performance against the Yankees last Saturday -- one of the worst outings of his career -- a reporter asked the closer if he'd be ready to pitch on Sunday. His response: "Does a one-legged duck swim in circles?" Move over, Yogi -- New York has a new wordsmith.

MFS62 May 28 2006 09:27 AM

Toronto manager John Gibbons, about playing third baseman Troy Glaus at shortstop: ]"Don't get used to it, and if something goes wrong, don't get used to me." Later

Hillbilly May 30 2006 11:45 AM

Valentin on starting at 2nd: "I got my opportunity and I don't want to let it go. I don't want to give it away to someone else," Valentin said. "Matsui had the job, he didn't do the job and now [Willie's] looking for somebody else. That can happen to me, too. If I'm not doing it, he might get someone else." On working at his D there: "Hopefully I'm perfect," Valentin said. "Hopefully I'll win a Gold Glove." Hillbilly likes the 'tude.

DocTee May 30 2006 09:44 PM

From espn.com: ]"Why not run the kid up there and give him the opportunity to play? This is an opportunity for the kid to get a taste without feeling he has to be the guy," Minaya said. "I like to give kids opportunities. He doesn't have to feel he's the savior. We have some vets around him and that will help him learn. That sound you hear is Bret's head exploding.

metirish Jun 05 2006 09:18 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 05 2006 10:19 AM

Alou on Milledge ] "No, I probably never saw that before," Alou said. "The kid was excited, which is understandable. But that's for them to take care of. We don't concern ourselves here with what players on other teams do. They have to be attended to on the other end. Otherwise, the big leagues will take care of all of that."

ScarletKnight41 Jun 05 2006 10:12 AM

I have always found Felipe Alou to be a class act.

ScarletKnight41 Jun 12 2006 11:26 AM

]The way they've been rolling, the Mets should spend their off day in Atlantic City. Ron Darling, during the broadcast on June 11, 2006.

Yancy Street Gang Jun 12 2006 11:34 AM

Bowie Kuhn wouldn't approve of that statement.

smg58 Jun 12 2006 11:47 AM

No he wouldn't, but I still love the quote.

Elster88 Jun 15 2006 09:47 AM

Floyd again tested his still-sore left ankle and said it limited his mobility. "I can't go back on a ball," he said. "So what? They're playing in Citizens Bank Park where the left fielder needs only to be able to turn and watch baseballs fly into the the seats."

metirish Jun 16 2006 01:28 PM

Jim Kaat gets pissed... ] "It's embarrassing to come to Yankee Stadium and have to try to talk to people with what we've got going on in the background," he said, referring to loud contemporary music blasting during b.p. "This is not a baseball atmosphere, but for some reason, that's what they do at this stadium more than any other, and it's an embarrassment to the game, really. With that out of the way, let's talk pitching."

metirish Jun 16 2006 03:39 PM

I fucking hate Rodriguez....after the game yesterday he said this.... ] "If you want to write the worst article you ever wrote about somebody," Rodriguez said, "today is a good day to write about me. So if you want to rip me, go ahead. Rip away." ]"Whatever bad thing you want to write about me, go ahead and do it," Rodriguez said. "You'll probably be right." ]"If I was a fan, I'd probably be booing me too," he said. "If I were a writer, I'd be ripping me. But listen, the Lord has blessed me with a great hand. I'm not gonna sit here and whine and complain about any situation that I'm in." ]"At the end of the year, I know what I'm gonna do and I know what I'm gonna be," he said. "I'm gonna help us win a lot of games. I can hit, man. I'm a great hitter. I've always been a great hitter. So I know how to get it done. It's just a matter of going out and doing it. And right now I'm not doing it."

Centerfield Jun 16 2006 03:52 PM

Am I crazy? I have no problem with anything A-Rod said there.

Elster88 Jun 16 2006 03:52 PM

Me neither. What's the problem with those quotes, Irish?

metirish Jun 16 2006 03:53 PM

To me he's being a fake "stand up guy".....that's just what I think.

Yancy Street Gang Jun 16 2006 03:53 PM

I agree. He could have pouted or whined, but he didn't.

Centerfield Jun 16 2006 03:59 PM

This may cause me to get struck by lightning here, but I think Alex Rodriguez actually is a stand up guy. I think he's a bit of a wuss...and sure that slap play on Arroyo was bush-league. But he has had to apologize for his contract ever since 2001. And that is not fair. At any point, he could have lashed out and said, "Hey, that wasn't my decision to offer me that much money." But he hasn't. He's accepted that such criticism will follow the money. He could also really get upset about the booing on the heals of an American League MVP. Or the way the press features a photo of A-Rod every time the Yanks are struggling. Or get upset about the bullshit "clutch" argument used to canonize Jeter and demonize A-Rod. But instead, he stays gracious about it. I hate him because he's a Yankee, and I hope he sucks and hits .200 from here on out. But if MFY fans get sick of him, they can ship him across town to play second-base. (We can't be expected to move clutch, True-Mets like Reyes and Wright).

metirish Jun 16 2006 04:02 PM

Sure I would like him on the Mets, what I find most that I don't like about him is that everything he says sounds to me like it came from a PR guru,he's all about his image I think.

metirish Jun 16 2006 04:02 PM

Sure I would like him on the Mets, what I find most that I don't like about him is that everything he says sounds to me like it came from a PR guru,he's all about his image I think.

Elster88 Jun 16 2006 04:03 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 16 2006 04:06 PM

="Centerfield"]This may cause me to get struck by lightning here, but I think Alex Rodriguez actually is a stand up guy. I think he's a bit of a wuss...and sure that slap play on Arroyo was bush-league. But he has had to apologize for his contract ever since 2001. And that is not fair. At any point, he could have lashed out and said, "Hey, that wasn't my decision to offer me that much money." But he hasn't. He's accepted that such criticism will follow the money. He could also really get upset about the booing on the heals of an American League MVP. Or the way the press features a photo of A-Rod every time the Yanks are struggling. Or get upset about the bullshit "clutch" argument used to canonize Jeter and demonize A-Rod. I agree with all of that. I've read in a few places that, besides the money/jealousy issue, the reason a lot of other ballplayers hate him is because he has a lot of Gary Carter in him. Not the "I'm going to pose in front of as many cameras as I can" part of The Kid. But the "I'm going to give you advice all the time and talk like I know everything about the game and like I'm a coach" part. One thing in particular that sticks in my mind is some player saying that he was on second and ARod was shouting from the dugout "Get a secondary lead, get a secondary lead." I really think ARod thinks that kind of talk is helpful and appreciated, and doesn't realize that it can be annoying and make you seem like a know-it-all weenie. (We had a guy like that on my high school team.) ----------------- At the end of the day, the guy hasn't been caught with steroids, doesn't throw firecrackers, doesn't treat reporters and/or fans like shit, and busts his ass on every play. The quote above is really telling too: "I'm not gonna sit here and whine and complain about any situation that I'm in.". He recognizes that being booed sucks but also realizes that 99.99999999% of the population would trade jobs with him in a split-second. (In that respect, he's a lot like Natalie Portman, who says it was difficult growing up as an actress, but was quick to say she feels really blessed and lucky and didn't mean to knock it.) All threads lead to Natalie Portman.

Yancy Street Gang Jun 16 2006 04:04 PM

Rotblatt Jun 16 2006 04:10 PM

I'm with Irish here. Everything he says bugs the hell out of me. A-Rod's fatal flaw is that he desperately wants to be loved, and that desperation makes him unlovable. People who don't give a shit--like Floyd, for example--are much easier to love than some dude jumping up and down on the sidelines yelling, "I'm a stand-up guy! Hey! Look at me! I'm the most talented guy in baseball! Hey!" Sure, he's not a BAD guy or anything, and I think he'd help our team (from second base, as CF says), it's just . . . he's a douchebag. I may even go so far as to call A-Rod the Aristotelean ideal of "douchebag."

Centerfield Jun 16 2006 04:11 PM

Quotes of 2006: CF (As he's being struck by lightning): Hey! It's Jupiter!

ScarletKnight41 Jun 16 2006 04:13 PM

I have no love for A-Rod, but Captain Intangibles would never come that close to revealing an honest emotion. Fake stand-up or not, at least A-Rod can say that he sucks when he sucks.

Centerfield Jun 16 2006 04:17 PM

I can certainly see what you guys mean about him being a weenie. Maybe it's because he plays next to that fake, conceited captain-in-name-only Jeter that he doesn't seem so bad. The way I see it, it's this.... Jeter is a prick. If a bunch of guys get together, you won't want him there and will have no qualms about lying to him or telling him he can't come. After all, he's a prick. A-Rod is a weenie. And if you have a get-together, you will feel bad about not inviting him. Eventually one of they guys will invite him anyway (and tell the rest of the guys, "Come on, give him a chance, he's a good guy."). But his over-zealousness will ruin everyone's time meaning next time you will be forced to lie to him and tell him there is no get-together even though you feel bad about doing it.

Yancy Street Gang Jun 16 2006 04:23 PM

Let's just say that they're both hard to like. And meanwhile, Wright and Reyes are both so easy to like. I do wonder what we'll be saying about Lastings Milledge five years from now. (I hope it's not, "I can't believe we traded him for Victor Zambrano's kid brother!")

Edgy DC Jun 16 2006 04:29 PM

I think if Clff Floyd was a Yankee making 25 big 'uns, we'd find a lot to dislike in his quotes, and rooting for the day that the next Yankee rookie told him to carry his own damn bags.

Frayed Knot Jun 16 2006 04:36 PM

I agree A-Rod can be a weenie although I see nothing wrong with any of those quotes. Jeter saying those same things in a slump would be characterized as a "stand-up guy" not afraid to "take responsibility" for his short-comings. Yet A-Rod gets gets treated as a whiner simply because it fits the stereotype going in. In-game situations are also treated this way: Jeter hitting solo HRs while his team is down by multiple runs (as he did several times while getting beat by the Angels last fall) is treated as examples of his never-say-die attitude. A-Rod does the same and it's stat-padding worthlessness. Nice also of 'Captain Clutch' to back up his 3rd baseman this week huh? Claiming that pleas to the fans to lay off him would go unheeded he basically said; 'get over it' ... even though he did go out on a limb when Giambi was struggling (MUCH worse) last year; 'we're going to need him to win', etc.

DocTee Jun 19 2006 12:22 AM

The White Rat: "I don't know how many games I lost as a manager because of drugs. By the same token, I don't know how many games managers have won beacuse of enhancement drugs."

metirish Jun 20 2006 09:16 AM

Reds catcher David Ross on the 61mph pitch that El Duque threw him and the ump called him out on... ] "It was a slider-sidearm-sssssomething," Ross said, shaking his head. "That's not fun." Felipe Lopez on the 53mph offering... ] "Fifty-three miles an hour," Lopez repeated. Now he was shaking his head, too. "I was waiting, waiting ... then waiting some more for it. Waiting too long. Since I've been in the big leagues, I've never seen a ball that slow."

Edgy DC Jun 20 2006 09:25 AM

If A-Rod had stuck with Texas, he'd be padding his stats (what he's accused of) in a serious hitter's environment, without a killer power alley in left, with fans who don't boo every failure and some successes. He'd still be at short and by now we'd be talking about whether he has yet displaced John Peter Wagner as the greatest shortstop ever. Criticize him for leaving to join a winning team, rather than bearing the challenge of helping to transform a losing team, but it's hard, in that contxt, to say all he cares about is number padding.

MFS62 Jun 20 2006 09:32 AM

Minor Leaguer Delmon Young, who was suspended for throwing a bat at an umpire. ]" ... instead of returning a tad more humble, Young returned to the Bulls with a surly demeanor. Repeatedly snapping at reporters and accusing the media of standing too close during an afternoon press conference, Young said he made a colossal mistake in hitting the official but added that the public doesn’t understand the pressures professional athletes are under. “I apologize to everyone out there for my actions back in April,” said Young ... Continuing, Young lumped himself in with a group of stars who receive heavy public scrutiny. “You guys have no clue what Barry Bonds is going through...you’ve got Shaq dealing with stuff just to win a championship. You’ve got coaches dealing with stuff,” Young explained. “Unless you put on a uniform and get to a very competitive level, people will never understand what athletes and entertainers go through on an everyday basis.”

MFS62 Jun 20 2006 09:33 AM

oops. dupe.

Elster88 Jun 20 2006 09:46 AM

Yeah, those comparisons to Shaq and Bonds are valid. Poor Delmon. The media presence at those minor league games must be a killer.

Elster88 Jun 21 2006 09:58 AM

"Jose's like a young buck, like one of those wild stallions that you want to let him run and be free but, at the same time, you want to harness him a little bit, but not too much," Randolph beamed as he discussed the 23-year-old shortstop. "I want to be able to give him so much of what I know, but I also know I have to hold back and let him play with his natural ability."

MFS62 Jun 21 2006 12:13 PM

Willie, wouldn't some of "what you know" help him to refine that natural ability even more? Or faster? Why would it harness him? Later

DocTee Jun 21 2006 07:55 PM

"Young man's mind, old man's legs." ESPN analyst Orel Hershiser describing Jose Valentin's ill-advised attempt to stretch a single into a double, 21 June.

Centerfield Jun 25 2006 08:08 PM

From the Daily News: Strawberry attended his first Old-Timers' Day and was in a Yankee uniform, but that didn't change where he truly made his mark in baseball. Asked if he's a Yankee or Met, Strawberry didn't hesitate: "A Met," he said. "I played here for the Yankees, but my real history has been in the Mets organization, and it always will be," Strawberry said. "That's where I stand."

Yancy Street Gang Jun 25 2006 08:16 PM

Good for Darryl! Here's a quote that I've grown tired of: "What are you going to do? Come here and fool around?"

SteveJRogers Jun 25 2006 09:05 PM

Edgy DC wrote: If A-Rod had stuck with Texas, he'd be padding his stats (what he's accused of) in a serious hitter's environment, without a killer power alley in left, with fans who don't boo every failure and some successes. He'd still be at short and by now we'd be talking about whether he has yet displaced John Peter Wagner as the greatest shortstop ever. Criticize him for leaving to join a winning team, rather than bearing the challenge of helping to transform a losing team, but it's hard, in that contxt, to say all he cares about is number padding. Also, he didn't want to really leave. He was feuding with Buck (notice that Soriano was also jettisoned), and the Ranger finances were such that the only way to help the team WAS to get out from under that contract. If the money issue wasn't there, there'd be no way ARod would ever be traded, they'd probably fire Buck and the Rangers would have won the World Series in 2004!

SteveJRogers Jun 25 2006 09:07 PM

Centerfield wrote: From the Daily News: Strawberry attended his first Old-Timers' Day and was in a Yankee uniform, but that didn't change where he truly made his mark in baseball. Asked if he's a Yankee or Met, Strawberry didn't hesitate: "A Met," he said. "I played here for the Yankees, but my real history has been in the Mets organization, and it always will be," Strawberry said. "That's where I stand." When you're a Met, you're a Met all the way From your first game in Flushing, till they send you away!

Elster88 Jun 26 2006 09:08 AM

SteveJRogers wrote: ="Edgy DC"]If A-Rod had stuck with Texas, he'd be padding his stats (what he's accused of) in a serious hitter's environment, without a killer power alley in left, with fans who don't boo every failure and some successes. He'd still be at short and by now we'd be talking about whether he has yet displaced John Peter Wagner as the greatest shortstop ever. Criticize him for leaving to join a winning team, rather than bearing the challenge of helping to transform a losing team, but it's hard, in that contxt, to say all he cares about is number padding. Also, he didn't want to really leave. He was feuding with Buck (notice that Soriano was also jettisoned), and the Ranger finances were such that the only way to help the team WAS to get out from under that contract. If the money issue wasn't there, there'd be no way ARod would ever be traded, they'd probably fire Buck and the Rangers would have won the World Series in 2004! He did want to leave. He was willing to take less money to go to Boston. Player's association wouldn't let him do it. Edit: I'm Captain Johnny Franco.

Edgy DC Jun 26 2006 09:24 AM

Let's see if Darryl gets a second invitation to Old Timer's Day. Or if Steinbrenner tries to change his tune by offering a better job (higher paying, no actual responsibilities, that sort of thing) than the Mets have given him.

SteveJRogers Jun 26 2006 09:41 AM

Elster88 wrote: ="SteveJRogers"] ="Edgy DC"]If A-Rod had stuck with Texas, he'd be padding his stats (what he's accused of) in a serious hitter's environment, without a killer power alley in left, with fans who don't boo every failure and some successes. He'd still be at short and by now we'd be talking about whether he has yet displaced John Peter Wagner as the greatest shortstop ever. Criticize him for leaving to join a winning team, rather than bearing the challenge of helping to transform a losing team, but it's hard, in that contxt, to say all he cares about is number padding. Also, he didn't want to really leave. He was feuding with Buck (notice that Soriano was also jettisoned), and the Ranger finances were such that the only way to help the team WAS to get out from under that contract. If the money issue wasn't there, there'd be no way ARod would ever be traded, they'd probably fire Buck and the Rangers would have won the World Series in 2004! He did want to leave. He was willing to take less money to go to Boston. Player's association wouldn't let him do it. Edit: I'm Captain Johnny Franco. Yeah, mostly because he was feuding with Buck, and probably also figured (or was told) that the only way the Rangers would get better was without him.

metirish Jun 26 2006 09:55 AM

] "That's the best lineup we've faced all year," Blue Jays outfielder Frank Catalanotto Beltran jumps into the Reyes dabate... ] "I always say to him, 'You have the potential to be one of the best players in the game.' He's a great defensive ballplayer. Good arm. Good speed. He's going to get power. He's a little batter, but to me he will be hitting second or third. That's the way I see Jose Reyes, because he's not a small guy - he's a big guy, and he's getting stronger every year."

MFS62 Jun 26 2006 10:03 AM

From today's NYDaily News: Members of "Mets Management" are considering initially using Pelfrey in relief if they bring him up to the majors. IIRC, every year, the Mets try some of their starters as relievers in the minors in preparation for callup should they be needed. Wouldn't this be standard practice, or have they gone away from doing that? Anyone know for sure? Later

Elster88 Jun 26 2006 10:04 AM

A man will be at his highest strength potential in his twenties.

MFS62 Jun 27 2006 11:46 AM

Maybe not an exact quote, but a pretty close paraphrase. On Baseball Tonight they were talking about that minor league manager's meltdown. Steve said he should be fired and that it's his responsibility to lead by example and develop; that they should learn to be professional. John Kruk said something like "Please, and with dummies like you giving them $2 million?" Imagine, John Kruk calling someone else a dummy. Later

metirish Jun 27 2006 11:48 AM

I like Kruk, it took me a while to like him but IMO he's honest and straight forward.

MFS62 Jun 27 2006 11:55 AM

metirish wrote: I like Kruk, it took me a while to like him but IMO he's honest and straight forward. Come to think of it, he's far better/ more interesting than Harold Reynolds, Rick Sutcliffe and Joe Morgan - just to name some other ESPN-ers. Later

metirish Jun 28 2006 09:43 AM

Pedro on Damon's return to Boston.. ] "To come back to Boston he went to the wrong uniform.'

ScarletKnight41 Jun 28 2006 07:55 PM

"I don't care if he's throwing 22 miles per hour, I'd still like to have him on my team." Red Sox announcer Jerry Remy on SNY 6/28/06

MFS62 Jul 05 2006 11:58 AM

I was looking at the Baseball Prospectus 2006 book again yesterday. If you haven't seen it before, for each player the authors provide the names of three PECOTA-based comparable players. For Julio Franco, the three names listed were Methuseleh, Dick Clark, Minnie Minoso. Later

metirish Jul 06 2006 03:10 PM

Lo Duca on yapping at Rodriguez after he crossed home-plate Sunday. ] "Aw, it was nothing against Alex," Lo Duca insisted last night. "It's water under the bridge. I just don't like losing. Especially against the Yankees with the hated rivalry we have. Plus, you know, you want to show everyone that we can't be pushed around."

Elster88 Jul 06 2006 04:52 PM

]Especially against the Yankees with the hated rivalry we have. Weird. Many other players and coachs have insisted that there is no rivaly.

Edgy DC Jul 06 2006 04:57 PM

Lo Duke grew up a Met fan. He may tend to see it from a fan's point of view. Sometimes the best anti-Yankee Mets have been the ones who grew up as Sox fans in New England, like Turk Wendell. Mike Bordick didn't help much in 2000, though.

Edgy DC Jul 07 2006 10:22 AM

"As far as stuff, he's a No. 1. But mentally he's a No. 4." --- Billy Wagner on Brett Myers

Centerfield Jul 07 2006 11:30 AM

Caught this on the post-game, I don't know if it's printed anywhere: Reporter: What was Cliff saying to you? (after the HBP) Willie: "OW OW OW"

A Boy Named Seo Jul 07 2006 01:22 PM

Some more great quotes from the Post after Cliff's HBP: ] "I don't want to tell you what I really think. He is very dramatic." - Willie Randolph ] "He's like one of those European soccer players, just falling all over the ground. I thought he was dead at first." - David Wright And the best... ] "Willie was trying to grab it... I was like, 'Why are you grabbing it for? What's wrong with you?' "- Cliff Floyd when Willie Randolph checked on his forearm after he'd been plunked

Elster88 Jul 07 2006 02:46 PM

Funny stuff. In Cliff's defense, I'm sure he was thinking the worst as soon as he got hit.

SteveJRogers Jul 07 2006 03:18 PM

Elster88 wrote: ]Especially against the Yankees with the hated rivalry we have. Weird. Many other players and coachs have insisted that there is no rivaly. As stated, Lo Duca is a fan, fans think differently than players who grew up in different states, parts of states Also think of it this way, the players (and coaches, managers and others) kind of lose their fandom somehow, somewhere along the way. Baseball became their job and "hatred" of other teams just doesn't mean as much. The Players Union and free agency (with players going from one team to another "frequently-er" than in the past) also have something to do with the fraternity of baseball players shattering team "rivals" and rendering guys like Bob Gibson, who never talked to an NL All Star teamate, obsolete

A Boy Named Seo Jul 08 2006 10:07 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jul 08 2006 10:40 PM

]"David should get Jose to throw to him... he'd win for sure." - Anonymous teammate suggesting Jose Lima should throw David Wright's BP at the All-Star Game's Home Run Derby, 7/8/06 Zinger.

metirish Jul 08 2006 10:16 PM

That's a pretty cold qoute form a teammate, I hope he was joking.

A Boy Named Seo Jul 08 2006 10:40 PM

Marty Noble supplied the quote in a [url=http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060708&content_id=1546814&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym]Mets.com[/url] article today and said the quote was provided "in typical clubhouse sarcasm." I agree Lima Time wouldn't find it as funny, though.

ScarletKnight41 Jul 13 2006 03:49 PM

]I was a Yankees fan as long as they were winning. David Letterman, while interviewing David Wright; 7/12/06. ]It's something that I'm very concerned about. Obviously your tongue is important to you." David Wright, later in that interview, when asked whether he has ever bitten off the tip of his tongue.

MFS62 Jul 13 2006 04:11 PM

Jim "Quote Machine" Leyland, on how he gives a steal sign to the lumbering Chris "Junk in the Trunk" Shelton: "His steal sign normally is if I jump up in the air and I never come down. I told him, 'If I jump up and never come down, you go.'" Later

MFS62 Jul 14 2006 12:40 PM

More Leyland on needing experience in a pennant race: "I don't think there's anything to that as far as, 'Well, this is their first time through it.' I don't buy that at all. Talent is talent. I'll take talent every time whether they've got experience or not." Later

ScarletKnight41 Jul 26 2006 12:09 PM

]It's something they're stuck with in that league, and thank goodness we don't have to watch it every day! Gary Cohen, on the DH.

metirish Jul 31 2006 07:32 PM

] "You work all year to get where you are, and then something like this happens. It's tough," Nady said. "I was out on the beach with my fiancée when I saw I missed about seven calls on my cell. Then I talked to Omar. He thanked me and I thanked him for the opportunity."

ScarletKnight41 Aug 06 2006 08:58 PM

]"I've always wanted to be a life-long Met," Wright said. "I made that clear. This is a big step in that direction." I love that boy.

metirish Aug 07 2006 09:25 AM

Wright's agent. ] "No pun intended, but it was the right move to [first negotiate] with Jose, and David understood that," said Seth Levinson, one of Wright's three agents. "As soon as David made the play [that ended Saturday's game], you hear the stadium erupt. You hear the offices erupted. We erupted, and the [Mets officials came into the room] trying to look somber, sober, serious. "My brother [Sam] said to them, 'So guys, how'd the game end? How'd it turn out?' Everybody just busted out laughing."

metirish Aug 10 2006 10:56 AM

What a life Pedro has. ] "We're trying to conserve his pitch counts and get him as much rest as we can," Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson said prior to last night's game. "After that, we can lie him on the trainer's table and feed him grapes."

Elster88 Aug 10 2006 11:05 AM

I'm warming up to Peterson these days.

metirish Aug 21 2006 09:25 AM

John Sterling calling a Bobby Abreu high fly to left Saturday...thanks to Phil Mushnick.... ] "It is high! It is far! It is gone! . . . I think." It was a double off the wall.

Edgy DC Aug 21 2006 05:11 PM

An old one about Tom Seaver: Reggie Jackson wrote: "Blind people come to the park just to listen to him pitch."

MFS62 Aug 23 2006 12:09 PM

Jim "Quote Machine" Leyland, holding a press conference after a particularly embarrassing loss to the lowly Devil Rays: "Write this down. There was a manager, six coaches and 25 people in Tiger uniforms tonight. Thirty-two total. And we all stunk. That's all I got for you. Good night." Later

MFS62 Aug 24 2006 09:29 AM

This was in yesterday's Daily News: ]"As for Perez's turnaround, GM Omar Minaya said: "I think it was a combination of mechanical and just clearing his head. We knew when we got him it was just going to take some time. Two years ago people talked about him the way they talked about Dontrelle (Willis), the way they talked about the guy in Tampa Bay. What's his name? (Scott) Kazmir. We felt we got a guy who potentially had some upside. We didn't know if we could get him back, but I'm pleased by the progress." Whaddaya' wanna' bet that Omar really knew Kasmir's name without having to think twice? Later

ScarletKnight41 Aug 24 2006 08:31 PM

]Is that an MVP's candidates' debate going on at first base? Gary Cohen, looking at Beltran on first base, talking to Albert Pujols.

MFS62 Aug 25 2006 09:13 AM

From an article about Shawn Green in today's Daily News. When Delgado was asked if Shawn was any good at Salsa dancing at Carlos' wedding, Carlos said; "Of course not. That's why we made him do it". Later

A Boy Named Seo Aug 26 2006 01:29 PM

"Nothing. I woke up." -Julio Franco when asked what he wanted for his 48th birthday.

Frayed Knot Aug 26 2006 05:25 PM

Steve Lyons doing color on FOX's Game of the Week (Yanx-Angels) after spotting Reggie Jackson in the stands: "There's a guy who hustled during every pitch of every game he ever played" That sound you just heard was Billy Martin rolling over in his grave.

metirish Aug 26 2006 05:34 PM

I thought the same thing when Lyons said that, and he said a few times....idiot.

Edgy DC Aug 27 2006 08:55 AM

Ozzie Guillen wrote: (St. Louis starter) Mark Mulder wouldn't even make my team. If we played National League teams, the Central Division, we might win 150 games."

Centerfield Aug 27 2006 10:54 AM

Steve Lyons is like the annoying guy at work who knows nothing about baseball but always wants to talk about it anyway somehow finding himself a way to get on TV.

Willets Point Aug 27 2006 11:22 AM

Huh? Is Steve Lyons related to this guy?

Frayed Knot Aug 27 2006 02:42 PM

"It's good to have butterflies, but you need them to fly in formation" -- Rick Peterson on Oliver Perez's early troubles in his first Met start

metirish Aug 30 2006 09:13 AM

Trax on his high ERA. ] “I had a couple bad games that inflated my E.R.A., and it’s hard to get it down,” Trachsel said. “I’d need to throw 25 scoreless innings or something. You kind of ignore it all and move on.”

Johnny Dickshot Aug 30 2006 09:31 AM

Hard to believe it, but Traxie chalked up a Quality Start last night! Plus a hit, a walk and 2 RS.

Edgy DC Aug 30 2006 10:34 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 07 2006 10:01 AM

Kazuo Matsui wrote: "It was all my fault. I didn't do well. I didn't have good results. It was all my fault." Apparently his purse was in Colorado the whole time.

metirish Sep 07 2006 09:59 AM

]"They've got an American League lineup," manager Bobby Cox said. "There are no easy outs any more." Smoltz on the Mets. Their offense is the best offense in baseball, I think, because of what every component can do ]

Gwreck Sep 10 2006 09:30 PM

"My mom's 79 Pontiac Grand Am, Gold. Had a hole in the floor on the passenger's side, so you had to watch out when you're driving, or you'd be sliding around like the Flinstones." -Cliff Floyd, from "Ask the Mets" on the Diamondvision during today's (9/10) game. The question was "What was your first car?"

MFS62 Sep 19 2006 09:43 AM

From last night's post game locker room show: For those that missed it, he was interviewed and at the very end, he takes the champaign and goes "This is my first drink" and made a look to the camera like "yeah, right" I love this kid's 'tude. Later

soupcan Sep 19 2006 09:45 AM

MFS62 wrote: For those that missed it, he was interviewed and at the very end, he takes the champaign and goes "This is my first drink" and made a look to the camera like "yeah, right" It was Milledge and I saw that too and thought it was very funny.

Edgy DC Oct 06 2006 09:59 AM

Kenny Rogers, of his 1996 Yankee championship ring, indifferently wrote: "My son wore it. I'm not sure where he's got it. He's kept it in his room and he takes it out once in a while. I'm hopeful that he hasn't lost it yet."

Centerfield Oct 06 2006 10:37 AM

Wagner and Glavine talking pre-game: Wags fired back with one of his own: "Just pitch the way I used to watch you pitch," Wagner quipped, "back when I was growing up."

Yancy Street Gang Oct 08 2006 12:07 PM

"That came from one toe? I could harvest wheat with that thing!"

Gwreck Oct 08 2006 01:10 PM

That doesn't belong in this thread.

Gwreck Oct 08 2006 01:11 PM

Chris Cotter: "Jose, I thought this was going to be a little more reserved than last time, it's just as crazy, what's going on?" Jose Reyes: "You know, had to be crazy, because we win, you know, when you win, you celebreate, so that's what we do right now!"

A Boy Named Seo Oct 08 2006 02:29 PM

I love this one. ]"That's what's so special. All year long we haven't worried about what we don't have." -Willie Randolph, when asked if the Mets have enough starting pitching to continue in the playoffs.

Edgy DC Oct 08 2006 06:09 PM

"I was thinking maybe I played my last game of the season" --- Cornelius "Cliff" Floyd

Edgy DC Oct 08 2006 06:13 PM

"I'm going to miss him, because he was always very positive with me and was always rooting for me. As a matter of fact, when I got the job, he left a voice mail congratulating me. It goes, 'Hi, Skippah. Nice goin'.' I still have that on my phone, and once in a while, I just play it back with the other messages I get. It means a lot to me." --- Willie Randolph on Buck O'Neill

MFS62 Oct 17 2006 09:43 AM

When asked yesterday about who would start game 7 of the NLCS, Traschel or Oliver, Willie Randolph said: "The best thing we can do is win this in six". Later

MFS62 Oct 28 2006 11:03 AM

As the 2006 season ends, here's a quote for every season: A. Bartlett Giamatti: "It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come out, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." Later