Quotefest!
It wouldn’t be Spring Training without a few crazy quotes. But the past couple of days have really set a high bar for nuttiness.
First, there’s Manny Being Manny, patting himself on the back for showing up on time to camp for the first time in a while: “I might be late two years in a row, but I’m always on time.” I think he’s just joking. But he said it with a straight face. And with Manny, who knows?
Then there’s Ichiro Being Ichiro: “If the other corner outfielders have too much speed and too much ability and try to do too much, it’s hard for me.” Fortunately, since Ichiro will be flanked by Raul Ibanez and Brad Wilkerson, that shouldn’t be a problem.
But what could be better than Sheff Being Sheff? Yes, Gary Sheffield, always good for a few words, is back and at it again. Discussing his ongoing dispute with his former agent, Scott Boras, he described his experience with the Uber-Agent thus: “Total hell. I shouldn’t have ever introduced myself to him. Period. Bad person.” Sheffield also vowed that no one would be able to stop him from saying more “ugly things” once the case is resolved: “No fine is going to be big enough. No suspension is going to be long enough.” No one puts Sheffy in the corner!
February 22nd, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Here’s some more…
Ichiro on fashion: “Although I enjoy (what I wear), all my teammates don’t think that what I’m wearing is good fashion. A lot of times, they can’t believe what I am wearing, but if you ask my opinion, everything they are wearing is a crime.”
Jimmy Rollins on jewelry: “My jeweler said you don’t want to spend a lot of money on earrings so anybody trying to get something for their wife or something, don’t spend a lot on the earrings because they’re just an accessory. You might as well get cubic zirconium.”
Jimmy Rollins on who’s got style: “Big Papi (Boston’s David Ortiz) has great style. (Boston’s) Manny Ramirez probably has the best style. He’s in his own category. I like C.C. (Sabathia, of the Indians) But that’s kind of a homeboy thing, turning his hat to the side. Dontrelle (Willis)? He’s a freak of nature. Not a lot of people can do what he does. But I definitely like the flair
Manny has. He’s just crazy.( Mets’ Jose) Reyes? Reyes has style too. He definitely has a lot of style.”
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February 22nd, 2008 at 4:55 pm
If Jimmy Rollins got me cubic zirconium with his $8 million a year, he would be so dumped.
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