Quotes of 2006

[Guest Rotblatt]

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.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I'm sure it was for Wagner to read.

[A Boy Named Seo]

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."

[Guest Edgy DC]

Hopefully his translator gets that one right.

[Guest Rotblatt]

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."

[Guest Rotblatt]

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]

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

[metirish]

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."

[Guest Rotblatt]

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

[Guest Rotblatt]

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]

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]

"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

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

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]

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]

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

[Guest OlerudOwned]

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

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

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

[A Boy Named Seo]

"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.

[Guest cleonjones11]

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]

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

[Guest Edgy DC]

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

[MFS62]

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

[Guest OlerudOwned]

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]

OlerudOwned wrote: Sounds funnier comming from Cox

"comming?"

Cox can probably spell better than you, too.

Later

[Guest OlerudOwned]

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]

When did Rickey start talking in the first person? I don't like it.
Source

]"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]

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."

[Guest Edgy DC]

"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]

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!

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Damn, I really like Cliff.