
On Saturday we learned that K-Rod had proclaimed the Mets the best team in the division, and as is customary nowadays, the "team to beat." He'd been with the Mets all of 8 seconds when he said it, so surely he knows best.
But today, we have a report of someone from the New York organization showing a little respect for what it means to win a World Series. GM Omar Minaya, the man who brought the Mets their new pair of closers, yesterday voiced sentiments in opposition to K-Rod's hubris (which he claimed was taken out of context).
"We're not better than them, no," Minaya said of the Mets' NL East rivals. "Right now, they're world champions."
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I think you forgot a word, Omar. But we appreciate the sentiment.
"The only way you get to be better than them is to beat them. You've
got to go out there and get it done. You don't win championships on
paper. I've never believed in that. Do I think we've improved our club?
Yes. But the bottom line is the Phillies have won the World Series and
they won the division twice. They have a good team and the experience
of being in playoffs and World Series - that is huge. So we have a lot
of work to do."
Well put, honestly. These quotes come from an article in the New York Daily News, which also discussed the Cole Hamels WFAN interview and K-Rod's penchant for celebrating after doing precisely what he's paid for.
The closer, who loves to celebrate after a save, also defended his
emotion on the mound. Jose Reyes' elaborate handshakes have irked the
Phillies, so it will be interesting to gauge their reaction when K-Rod
slams the door in their faces. [Ed's note: Whoa whoa whoa... Because your closers have done so well against the Phils in the past?]"When I do that, I'm not trying to show
up the opponent," Rodriguez said. "That's the passion I have in me.
Sometimes, people take it the wrong way. I've done it since I was four
years old, in T-ball. Why change it?"
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There are pictures of me with my T-ball jersey (t-shirt) tucked into jeans. So, ya know, there are a few things that should change when you're not 4 years old anymore.