Quote: I Don’t Like The Phillies
Willie Randolph, while speaking to WFAN for the final time this season, had the following to say when asked about…
…his team’s top-step dancing…
“Any time one of my players gets out of line they called on it, guys. But, you have to understand, these are young players in the heat of battle, and we live in a culture where, you know Sportscenter and the hip-hop culture, and every body wants to style and show off and they just react…That’s just the way these kids are, too, you can’t take that away from them, because if you do then the fans say, ‘Well, you’re not letting them be themselves, it’s colorful, it’s nice,’ so you can’t have it both ways. So, when these kids do these things you have to call them on it, and after a while they get it. It might take a couple of times, but, believe me, they will get it.”
…whether or not teams around the league hate the Mets more than other teams they play…
“If that’s the case, then we need to step up and meet the challenge…You know what, when it gets down to it, I like it that way. I don’t like the Phillies, I don’t like the Washington Nationals, I don’t like the Cardinals. Okay, so, if that’s the way you wanna be then let’s get it on, let’s play, that’s what baseball should be.”
To listen to Randolph’s entire interview, go to WFAN.com.
