Phillies' Pitcher Nearly Goes After 'Inky' Reporter

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The Debriefing: Michael Vick Should Have Chosen an Ugly Animal to Abuse
Published 8/27/2007 by mjd at FanHouse
... When Myers was asked about the two home runs, he said they were really "just pop-ups." The Inquirer reporter [Carchidi] asked if he really believed that, and he replied, "You're not even a beat reporter, you're a fill-in, you don't know anything about baseball." Myers then called the reporter "retarded." Carchidi responded by asking Myers if he was able to spell "retarded." ZING (and, to my knowledge, Myers ...

My oh Myers
Published 8/27/2007 by Complain In Vain at Complain In Vain
... That incident in June is horrible.  And he has lost his head again.  After blowing a game on Saturday versus the Padres (giving up two home runs trying to get the save), Myers joked that  the two homers were just pop-ups.  When a writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer asked Myers if he really believed that, Myers called him "a f----ing retard" and told the guy he knew nothing about baseball.  When the reporter countered by asking Myers if he could spell the word "retard," Myers went after the reporter and had to be restrained by teammates. ...