Thursday, June 19, 2008

"They tried to kill my Wife!" - Jerry Manuel as American Gangster



Jerry Manuel, speaking to reporters prior to Wednesday’s game, regarding what he told Jose Reyes in the locker room on Tuesday after the shortstop stormed off the field and tossed his helmet in disgust of being pulled from the game with a possible injury:

“I told him the next time he does that, I’m going to get my blade out and cut him right on the field. I’m a gangsta.”

…i don’t know whether to laugh at this, or be afraid…

…apparently, quite often, jerry refers to himself and his players as gangstas

In fact, during Manuel’s introductory press conference on Tuesday, he told reporters that he often uses the expression, “Gangstas on the field, ladies on the bus.”

Manuel, on his relationship with the players, while speaking to reporters prior to Wednesday’s game:

“Once you step into an authoritative position, you’ve got to be an authority. That’s the bottom line, and that has to be accepted. I’m not here to make friends, or for people to like me, or for people to say this or that about me. I’m here to run the club in the best way that I think is possible.”





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