August 27, 2007

Get the Anger Management Counselor (Back) On the Phone

Phillies pitcher Brett Myers, best known for getting arrested last summer for beating his wife on the streets of Boston, and then inexplicably being allowed to pitch at Fenway the next day (in front of Becca and I), is in trouble again, also because of his legendary temper.

It happened Saturday night, after Myers (now the Phils' closer) gave up two homers against the Padres in the ninth inning, taking the loss in the 4-3 game that has major wild card implications. Inquirer reporter Sam Carchidi confronted him in the locker room afterward, and then this happened:

Sam Carchidi: “You thought they both were pop ups?”

Brett Myers: “Yeah, didn’t you? You think they crushed ‘em?”

SC: “The first one I thought was out, the second one no.”

BM: “Yeah, cause you’re a retard, you don’t know shit about f***in’ baseball. You’re filling in for somebody.”

SC: “How do you spell ‘retard’?”

BM: “You know how to spell it, it’s in your f***in’ vocabulary, I’m sure you know.”

SC: “You are classy, I’ll tell ya.”

BM: “Go on. [Get] outta here, you f***in’ idiot.”

SC: [pointing at Brett Myers] “You’re the f***in’ idiot.”

BM: “Hey! You pointin’ at me motherfucker?! I’ll tell you what, dude, I’ll knock you mutherf***ing out! FUCK YOU!!! You’re tough when f***in’ people are standing in front of you, aren’t you, you piece of shit! Come on! You fucking idiot. Yeah, you’re tough when f***in’ people are standing in front of you, you stupid ass.”

SC: “I’m a retard?”

BM: “Yeah, that’s right, YOU ARE, you’re a fucking idiot. You ask stupid ass fucking questions!”

Pretty heated. But look at it this way: Last time someone associated with the Phillies had a postgame dustup with someone in the media- the Charlie Manuel/Howard Eskin brawl in April- it led to the team's best winning streak of the year.

Posted by Stephen Silver at August 27, 2007 05:16 PM
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Oh, somebody PLEASE put this up on Youtube.

Posted by: Emily at August 28, 2007 01:53 PM
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