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Following last night’s game, SNY’s Kevin Burkhardt asked Willie Randolph, “It seems like all the things that were illing this club…it’s like they’ve all come together, is it just timing,” to which Randolph smiled, laughed and asked, “Illing? Is that like the hip-hop term, illin’. You’re illin’, man.”
Burkhardt, clearly embarrassed, and speaking up over his fellow reporters, who were all laughing as well, said with a smile, “I’m trying to be a rapper at the same time, what can I tell you.”
Randolph, ready to answer the question, continued by saying, “Uhh, well, yeah, we been illin’ for a while,” which was followed by even more laughter from reporters.
…great moment…in fact, burkhardt should be complimented for accidentally lightening the mood…nice work…
…at any rate, what a difference a few days make, right…
…oh, and kevin, peace…and word to your mother…
To listen to the quick back-and-forth between Burkhardt and Randolph, click play below:
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I love the stories/questions/rapport Kevin B. brings to this broadcast team. He isn’t even remotely obnoxious as some of these other broadcasters are. Does a good job too of not reporting on the same thing night after night and not asking the same questions over and over - like some do.
He’s got an upbeat personality but is also honest/forthright when asked a question or asked for his opinion.
Good job! Keep it coming….
Agreed, Burkhardt is another piece of that puzzle that makes the Mets SNY broadcasting crew great.
Gary and KB are lifelong Mets fans that truly love what they do, and the team they are working with. Keith and Ron are members of a Mets team that will always be darlings (no pun intended) to Mets fans, regardless of any success we might have down the road.
Plus, while all baseball broadcasting crews are homers - including ours, they have no problem complimenting another team and criticizing the Mets……the dissapointment in Cohen’s voice heard over the past few weeks and the end of 2007 pretty much spoke for all of us.
agree wholeheartedly…only a matter of time til he moves on to bigger and better things.
i hope he doesnt
Vanilla Ice on Metsblog, now I have seen it all…
KB better watch his mouth, or before he knows it, he’ll be traded to the Nationals.
Then he’ll be illin’
Totally accidental by KB, but this was actually pretty funny. Kudos to Willie for playing it off so well, smooth as ever.
Willie’s chillin, Burkhardt’s chillin
What more can I say? Top billin
That’s what we get, got it good
Since you understood………………..
reyes be thrillin
wright back to killin
the bullpen keep em stillin
ny back to willin
i love the “yeah we been illin for a while” line
Yeah me too … I also like the “it’s good to see Delgado get his uniform dirty” line that Willie came out with too!
Agree. I loved the dirty uniform line from Willie. I hope Delgado keeps playing hard nosed baseball and gives the laundry guy something to do.
What was more interesting was that Willie said “His uniform has been pretty clean lately.” Don’t think he was talking about the 2 days off. Sounded like a knock against Delgado to me.
Yeah. I caught that too. I liked that he was implying that Delgado WASN’T doing enough… but was quick to say that he is NOW doing more and contributing. So that was good to see too.
Delgado… the team player!
I agree, FAH, and frankly I was happy to hear it.
Agreed 100% … I was happy too and it’s about time.
The Times had a quote from Delgado in response to the Willie knock that said, “I’m not going to dive just to dive,” so yeah — I’m pretty sure that was a subtle jab and Delgado remains prickly. It sounds as if Delgado knows he’s being scapegoated here and doesn’t want to deal with it. I just hope he doesn’t go all Bobby Bo on the media.
Bend ya kneez!!!!
“oh, and kevin, peace…and word to your mother…”
lolll thanks matt needed that at work right now lol
Next thing you know, K-Burk will be “rollin’, in his 5 point 0, with the rag top down so his hair can blow”
I can’t believe I remember that . . .
“The girlies on stand by, waiting just to say hi”
“Did you stop?”
“No, I just drove by.”
Kept on…
Pursuing to the next stop…
I busted a left and I’m heading to the next block…
the block was dead yo, so I continued to A1A
Beachfront Avenue…
Girls were hot wearin’ less than bikinis….
If no one else wants to keep going, I will…
Rockman lovers drivin’ lambourghinis
Jealous, cause i’m out gettin’ mine
Shay (!) with the gauge and Vanilla with the 9
At least it’s not “Gerardo.”
Rico . . .
Suave . . . .
check this out:
last night, the mets 1-5 hitters went
11-21, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 7 runs
if i was willie, id be in a pretty good mood over that
I’d like to thinnk that if he applied himself, Kevin could do waaayy better than vanilla ice.
Willie seems so much more natural, relaxed and happy in his post-game interviews ever since the meeting with the Wilpons. Somehow it has liberated him.
Don’t know what went on in that meeting but whatever it was, it seems to have done everyone a world of good. Except for NY Cuban, perhaps. But since his self-exile from Metsblog, the Mets are 3-0! Stay away, Cuban!
It’s true, I said the same thing yesterday. Willie looks like he just decided to be himself and whatever happens happens. I like it.
The change in demeanor is remarkable. One would think that after such a meeting he would be walking on eggshells and looking over his shoulder 24/7. That he would be sullen and on edge, and that the countdown to an eventual mid-season firing was inevitable. I even envisioned the team remaining in its funk. But things are totally different and unexpected.
Yeah I recall Heyman saying on the radio that the Wilpons told him they want to see more emotion from him. I think part of it is that and part of it is maybe they told him to play the best players regardless of salary.
I don’t know if you guys read joel sherman’s column in the post, but it was pretty interesting. He says willie essentially got permission to treat everyone the same, regardless of salary/history/status.
I didn’t read that but that’s what it seems like. If that is the case, how refreshing that is. Letting salaries dictate roles on a team can only do harm.