Red Hot Quotes

"I've been away, and out there on the grind. So I apologize for long delays between posts. Scott Rolen is awesome."-Hum and Chuck on excuses and Scott Rolen.

“This game to me is quick starts and quick stops and that when guys get hurt most of the time. I don’t know why he was getting out of there quick, but he was getting out of there quick and that’s what happened.”-Cito on Scott Downs and the bullshit that is pitchers hitting.

"Pitchers hitting and the double switch- Cito don't play that." -Hum and Chuck on Cito's Achilles heel.

"He felt good." Cito, the best news in forever, on Doc's throwing.

"Brian Tallet's look is freakin' hysterical." -Hum and Chuck on Brian Tallet's look.

"The only guy down there that's got a role right now [is] probably [Jason] Frasor." -Cito on the bullpen.

"I feel pretty good right now, and I want to keep that going," said Halladay, directing his comments toward a stack of folding chairs that had not even been set out. "Doc, do you feel that your amazing start has been flying completely under the radar?" asked Halladay in a deep voice somewhat resembling that of Toronto Star columnist Richard Griffin, before responding that he expected no accolades for his 43 career complete games, 141 career wins, 1,375 career strikeouts, 2003 Cy Young award, or incredible durability. Halladay, upon asking and therefore receiving no further questions, stood up, looked around the room for a long moment, and slowly walked back to the clubhouse." -The Onion on Doc being awesome and being ignored.

Seriously? If watching their shtick was entertaining to you for more than a few innings, you care less about baseball less than Adam Dunn. Props to Darren Fletcher for getting crotchety and not playing along with Sportnet’s picture-in-picture infatuation with these bores. And why the hell do they make foul tip signs on every foul ball? Like I find myself yelling far too often at the dome these days with ever-increasing baseball curmudgeonness: siddown and watch the damn game. You might learn something. -The Mockingbird on Fake Umps.

"I know it's eating at him, but he's trying to maintain his composure. I just think it's his personality. You are what you are and you can't be a phony about it. Me, I'm just the opposite. My Italian heritage would have come out, and I'd have snapped a long time ago." Gene Tenace on why V-Dub should be Italian.

"I've been criticized through my career for not exploding when things are going bad," Wells said. "But by the same token, when things are going well, you're not going to see me jumping around for joy, either. When the good times are here, you have to ride them for as long as you can. And when the bad times are here, you have to try and be the same person." -Vernon Wells on Vernon Wells actually caring.

"See assholes, he actual does care. He isn't lazy or bored. He's chill. That being said, what the fuck is wrong with him?" -Hum and Chuck on Vernon Wells.