Funny exhange this morning in the Mets clubhouse. Former GM Steve Phillips, a trade deadline fixture on ESPN in the absence of Peter Gammons, is on the big screen giving his rundown of the Top Five playoff-ready rotations. All of Phillips' picks are from the American League, a detail that he emphasizes for effect, and that incites Pedro Martinez.
Martinez hops up from his chair and shouts at the giant Phillips face, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. You'll apologize later."
But the talking head Phillips isn't finished. Almost on cue, he switches to Martinez's performance on Friday -- his first start in a month -- and then stresses the importance of resting him for October.
"I had a rest!" Martinez shouts. With that, the players stretched out on the clubhouse sofas start laughing, and Jose Valentin, stitting at a laptop watching video, yells over, "Put him in the freezer!"
If only the Mets could wait and defrost Martinez for October.
In other news ... Cliff Floyd was a late scratch from today's lineup because of soreness in his left Achilles tendon. Chris Woodward replaced him in left. Surprisingly, Carlos Delgado was back at first base, despite suffering a bruised right knee from a Tim Hudson fastball the previous afternoon.
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steve phillips the met gm remembered for his bad trades and signings and having sex with a met secretary and mr met
Must have been another Mr. Met he had sex with. Or maybe it was you he had sex with, Norton.....?
Now that they're in countdown mode for the trading deadline, I'd like to hear Karl Ravich or John Kruk ask Steve Philips what he thinks about a certain July 30, 2004 trade in which he got hosed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Mr. Met: It was Jim Duqette that made that deal not Phillips. He was long gone by then.
Mr. Met has let his hatred for all things steve Philips cloud his judgment. Thank you Sane Met Fan for your wisdom.
Can we put Glavine in the freezer instead?
mr. met i kid we all know it wasn't philips it was keith hernandez.
Reversal of fortunes....
Aaron Heiman: This sucks !
Xavier Nady: Why me God?
Duaner Sanchez: "I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED to me?"
Oliver Perez: "I struck out 240 in a season, they renew my contract in Pittsburgh....I LOVE NY !!!!PIRATES BLOW !!!!
Roberto Hernandez:"THANK YOU GOD I LEFT THAT STUPID PLACE. YES PLAYOFFS!!!!
"I just want to thank all the Mylanta Braves for the indigestion I had this weekend....the Mets were running around the BASES so fast that it made my tummy go into a tizzy." BRAVES ..... YOU ARE A BIG OL'BAG OF MANURE!
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