Werth: 'I hate the Phillies'
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Werth: 'I hate the Phillies'
Matt Gelb, Inquirer Staff Writer
Jayson Werth may have turned whatever cheers he would receive in his return to Citizens Bank Park into boos.
The Washington Post's Tom Boswell wrote about Werth in Sunday's paper. Here is an excerpt:
Once Werth got back behind the cage, Rizzo said, "I hate the [expletive] Phillies." The GM then ran off a list of borderline dirty plays and purpose pitches in recent years by the Nats' nemesis. "I hate the Phillies, too," said Werth. Unspoken, but hanging in the air was a new idea for the Nats: So, let's play more like the Phillies: mean, grimy and a little nasty.
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What did everyone expect him to say? I love the phillies? He's on a new team, he needs to show he's with them— yourdaddy!- irrelevant— coloradoeagle
- I have a lot of sympathy for Werth. The fact is that not every player can be a Phillie and that's a hard thing for players on other teams to hear. Even all that money can make him happy. Sorry, Jason, but it's not the Phillies fault that they're the only team that everyone wants to play for. At least you had a few years playing in the best city to play baseball in the world. Think of all the players that never get a chance to be a Phillie.— MikeP
- I just dont believe he said it. If he did i would think he did not mean it in a bad way— HO HUM
- I just dont believe he said it. If he did i would think he did not mean it in a bad way— HO HUM
- None story-Taken out of context, and now is getting blown out of proportion. This is the media's way of getting a fan base to hate a player whom took more money to leave a rival team. Guess what, this isn't needed...— phigglesfan75
- Werth babbles like Charlie Sheen...— larry and stan
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- Oh, who cares? After all, he's the one who will be playing to all those empty seats.— Susie from Philly
- Put a ball in his ear.— docphilly
- What he's really saying is I hate the Phillies for not being able to throw $126M at me like the awful Washington Senators did, and after all, who can walk away from an eighth of a BILLION dollars?— Bobby G
- Money doesn't buy happiness in any walk of life.
- Werthless.— HTownInTheHouse
He's a Nat now, he's allowed to hate the division, and league champion. Unless were playing the Nats he's mister irrelevant, and if we are playing the Nats I certainly hope he's still mister irrelevant. The right thing to say would be "The Phillies gave me a chance when no one else would, and I am grateful for that opportunity to show what I have. If not for them I would not be here now, but I'm a National now am am looking forward to winning here.
