Over the past couple of days, I have collected a small list of notable quotes and acts in the NL East from Spring Training. As you can probably guess, the first one is one of the quotes is the one you have probably have heard a lot so far, and I am very excited and pumped to tell it to you again. (Quote cited from Metsblog.com)
“With (Santana), I have no doubt we're going to win our division. I have no doubt about that… So this year, tell Jimmy Rollins we are the team to beat.”
That quote from Beltran is the statement that I have been waiting for. I haven't been waiting for the specifics of the quote, to claim the Met as the team to beat, I have been waiting for Beltran to step out and saying something to grab attention. Players help embrace rivalries and this statement not only helps that put places Beltran as an assertive player.
Over on espn.com, I found three quotes from Pedro Martinez that are worth noting. They are about the steroid era, Johan, and the Phillies.
“I dominated that era and I did it clean.”
“I'm extremely happy to have Johan here. It's like a big glass of cold water when you're thirsty.”
“We have to make Jimmy swallow his tongue.”
I love the second quote in that sequence. Only Pedro would equate Johan to have a glass of water.
The Phillies recently played a prank on Kyle Kendrick. You can read about here. I am not quite sure if I find this prank funny or not. They think its hilarious though.
