He came up and in and I still think he did it on purpose, but it’s all good," Phillips said. "We...

He came up and in and I still think he did it on purpose, but it’s all good," Phillips said. "We don’t play them again (this year) but I’m gonna face him again. I mean I’m not trying to fight, I’m just trying to get him back for hitting me."

That name again?

"J.D. Martin," Phillips said. "You can look at my hat and his name is in there. I write names in my hat and remember who I need to get … Not fighting or nothing, but getting back at that dude. You give some hard look at ‘em, let ‘em know, let ‘em see your name. …

"It’s just a game. He did what he did to get me out of playing, and he did that. It’s just baseball, man."

The world according to Brandon Phillips, who may or may not recall that
Martin started one game as his teammate on the 2004 Buffalo Bisons.

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I am pretty confident that Eric Wedge is written in Phillips’ hat.

by Roger Dorn on Sep 1, 2009 12:49 PM EDT reply actions

Absolutely.

by ahowie on Sep 1, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m pretty confident that Eric Wedge is written in a lot of people’s hats.

I just wanted to believe.

by mjmarble on Sep 1, 2009 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions

His name is written in my underwear. Don’t ask.

by supermarioelia on Sep 1, 2009 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Don’t tell?

I just wanted to believe.

by mjmarble on Sep 1, 2009 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions

What a complete tool.

by Brad D on Sep 1, 2009 12:55 PM EDT reply actions

Wow. That is a good philosophy of life.
And sidenote why is this text box smaller than usual?

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Sep 1, 2009 1:07 PM EDT reply actions

I’m coming for you, J.D. Martin.

by afh4 on Sep 1, 2009 1:16 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

is this a thinly veiled mike tyson reference?

The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn from the crow

by gorilla_baller on Sep 1, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Sounds like an assistant DA from Nowheresville, Ohio damning the local back-of-the-yellow-pages trial lawyer.

by danvail on Sep 1, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions

This has all of the empty hollowness of a Homer Simpson threat.

by lenred on Sep 1, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s the sequel to “I love you Beth Cooper”?

"You just gotta roll with the ounches." - Clemson58YearOldMan

by emd2k3 on Sep 2, 2009 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions

The sports part of me says “Great. Go get em the next time you face him.” The real life part of me says “Man, Phillips is an idiot. This guys needs to shut up. No wonder we got rid of him.”

by MooneysRebellion on Sep 1, 2009 1:20 PM EDT reply actions

A new line of hats, ‘The Frachise Model’

by JK in CBus on Sep 1, 2009 1:21 PM EDT reply actions

Good thing he’s got a big head. Plenty of room to write those names.

I want it. I've been grinding it out for awhile.

by woodsmeister on Sep 1, 2009 1:34 PM EDT reply actions

Nice tags, by the way.

The once and future

by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Sep 1, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions

Luis Valbuena makes Brandon look like the only good in the NL punk that he is

by APV on Sep 1, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions

Phillips is a punk, but he’s way slicker with the glove than Valbuena.

I want it. I've been grinding it out for awhile.

by woodsmeister on Sep 1, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions

For now

by Roger Dorn on Sep 1, 2009 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Sweet Luis is coming, and that right soon.

Here Lies the Victor Martinez Era:
Sept. 10, 2002 - July 31, 2009

by USSChoo on Sep 1, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions

I’ll give you slicker, but not to any meaningful degree. Val is pretty good with the glove; he and Asdrubal up the middle are going to get to a lot of ground balls. I don’t think Phillips glove would be a significant upgrade over Val’s.

Everybody should get ice cream every day.

by Joel D on Sep 1, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions

The rap on Phillips was that he had the slickness but not the consistency. Indians would make off-the-record comments about Peralta ultimately making more plays at shortstop, despite less range.

by Jay on Sep 1, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Where have you heard those comments?

"You are an LGT success story" -- Jay

by Turkmenbashi on Sep 2, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions

The beat guys were reporting it back in 2004 and 2005.

by Jay on Sep 2, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions

I remain impressed by Val’s campaign at shortstop this season. Kid looked pretty good out there.

by fleerdon on Sep 1, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m no defender of BP, but it’s hard to argue that Phillips isn’t a lot better than Valbuena in the field. Maybe one day. And I really like what I’ve seen of Valbuena.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Sep 1, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions