Quotes of 2007

[Guest Edgy DC]

"You know, when I played for the Pirates, they gave me a day --- to get out of town."

--- Ralph Kiner, on getting a tribute day at Shea Stadium.

[metirish]

Hard to top that quote.....good one Ralph.

[Guest Edgy DC]

"No excuses -- I just played like (crap). It's still spring training, thank God."

--- Paul Lo Duca, after going 0-4 against the Nationals.

"I need to get me a bat. I guarantee I hit those guys out there."

--- Rickey Henderson, after watching the Mets play... the Nationals

[soupcan]

"Get up, bitch! Get out of here!"

-Seawolf

[Theoldmole]

Rick Peterson:

“When they wrote that check to you and now you become a professional, that was a velocity check. You cashed out. You’ll never make another dollar on velocity. All your money’s been made.”

[Theoldmole]

Jose Reyes on home runs: "I enjoy triples more. You have to run faster and you don't know what will happen."

[Guest cooby]

soupcan wrote: "Get up, bitch! Get out of here!" -Seawolf

lol, excuse me? What did I miss now?

[soupcan]

cooby wrote: lol, excuse me? What did I miss now?

Read the first page

[Guest cooby]

That is a good quote!

[Centerfield]

Freakin' hilarious.

[Guest Edgy DC]

"I'll probably boycott opening night. I'm an old-school guy, so, to me, opening day starts with a parade in Cincinnati, followed by a game played in the sunshine. It ought to be a day game everywhere."

--- Jim Kaat

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Thanks. It needed to be blunter.
--OO on SJR

[Elster88]

No
--EDC on SJR

[metirish]

] “I know a gyro is a Greek sandwich,”

So said David DeJesus when asked after the game If he saw the mythical gyro pitch from Matsuzaka.

] “He threw everything today,I saw lot of different stuff when I was up there. I don’t know what to call them.”

[nymr83]

]"If you're gonna get beat, you might as well get the snot knocked out of you." -- Jeff Francoeur

-following the Mets 11-1 win over ATL on april 6th

[metirish]

] "It used to be that Reyes would swing at everything, it was a lot easier to pitch to him two years ago," said Braves pitcher John Smoltz. "But now he's smarter, he waits for his pitch and if you make a mistake, he'll hurt you up the gaps."

[Centerfield]

Carlos Beltran on the Phillies after the Mets beat Philadelphia in their home opener:

"They have a good team. Young guys, they play hard. Days like today, it's one of those days where being them, winning that ballgame and losing that ballgame, it really turns everything down for them to me."

[soupcan]

I have no idea what that means.

[Centerfield]

What? You don't speak jibberish? It's clear that Carlos is saying that the Phils are a young team that today losses integrity game-playing little things decide build upon.

[metirish]

It may well be the statement of the year,CF ,you did a great job explaining it...

[Benjamin Grimm]

Carlos Beltran is very wise. That's why he's known as the Met with hair.

[metirish]

Kenji Johjima when asked what his scouting report to his team mates would be on Matsuzaka,Seattle are in Boston,Johjima is 32 for 118 (.271) with 5 homers and 11 runs batted of Matsuzaka.

] “The first thing that I think we all have to keep in mind is pray to God,” Johjima said. “That’s what I do first.”

[A Boy Named Seo]

]"I love playing behind Dukie. We're good friends."

Ramon Castro, 4/19/07, hopefully talking about sharing the catching duties...er... getting to back up Lo Duca... um..., I mean, you know what I mean.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

]"Was I in any of them?"

--David Newhan after learning Willie had drawn up 3 different lineups for Thursday night's game.

[Benjamin Grimm]

One of the three had Wright batting second.

I'd love to hear Willie explain that!

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

The third had Shawn Green hitting 2nd.

[metirish]

] "Hey Tommy," Lo Duca yelled over to Glavine. "[Mike] Pelfrey looks like Sinead O'Connor."

[soupcan]

Glavine on WFAN a little bit ago:

FRANCESA: "So what is the reaction in the dugout after Bonds hits that homerun? Is everybody just amazed at what this guy can do and is doing?"

GLAVINE: "I don't know Mike, I was on the mound."

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Glavine busting Francessa's chops a little bit. I love it.

[Willets Point]

Now did he say it in a tone of condescending sarcasm, because that would make it even better?