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It's one thing when Jimmy Rollins starts talking smack about the Mets, but it borders on the ridiculous when Brett Myers joins the fray as well.

If you had to pick the one reason the Phillies didn't make the playoffs last season, you could make a strong case that Brett Myers was the biggest reason. After all, wasn't this the same guy who beat his wife in public last year and completely distracted the team for a month? Wasn't this the same guy who punched his wife in the face twice, dragged her by her hair while he slapped her face, and left her lying in a street gutter until onlookers rushed to her rescue? Wasn't this the same guy who had to be restrained by police because he wanted to keep his wife from telling them what had happened and then told the police "it was no big deal?"

Here is what Courtney Knight, 26, who witnessed the alleged attack, said in her testimony. "It was disgusting," Knight said. "He was dragging her by the hair and slapping her across the face. She was yelling, "I'm not going to let you do this to me anymore."

The 6-foot-4, 240 pound Myers, dwarfs his wife, who the police report said was 5 foot 4 and 120 pounds.

Authorities had wanted Myers to plead guilty to assault and battery, serve two years’ probation, enter a program for spousal abusers and undergo an outpatient alcohol abuse evaluation. But as luck would have it, Kim Myers dropped the charges against Brett two months later, and he was never convicted or punished for his actions.

And now I have to sit and read that this punk is talking trash about my Mets?

Only 2 weeks ago, Philadelphia Weekly had this to say about Myers:

Yesterday, the Phillies signed up their fattest, wife-beatinest pitcher who went 12-7 last year to a three year deal worth $25.7 million. Yep, Brett "The Incredible Hulk" Myers has been locked up. No, no, not by the police. (Rimshot.) The Phillies have signed him to a three-year deal.

Instead of opening up his big mouth, shouldn't he still be residing under a rock or something, and staying away from anything resembling cameras and microphones?

And one more thing... what makes Jimmy Rollins think that Brett Myers is so special? I mean the guy had an ERA of 3.91 last season in 31 starts, and his career ERA stands at 4.34. Does Jimmy Rollins really believe that the Mets should be afraid of Philadelphia's ace pitcher? It seems to me that both Tom Glavine and John Maine, had better ERA's and better seasons than Myers did last year.

Oh, and by the way, regarding their big pitching additions, how can Rollins say Tom Glavine is old, when Jaime Moyer at age 44, is four years older than Glavine? Someone also tell me why I have to be afraid of Freddy Garcia and his big fat 4.53 ERA? Last season Freddy Garcia allowed a whopping 32 homeruns, which was the 5th worst in baseball, can you imagine how many homeruns he will cough up in that bandbox the Phillies play in? Tom Glavine led the Mets with an impressive 22 homeruns allowed. In fact every one of Philadelphia's projected starters each gave up more homeruns than Glavine did.

One final point, and this one is aimed directly at Jimmy Rollins. Last year, Jimmy Rollins batted .214 in 19 games against the Mets, with 11 runs scored. On the other hand, our shortstop Jose Reyes, hit .360 against the Phillies and hit 7 homeruns while scoring 22 runs and stealing 5 bases. Their ace pitcher Brett Myers had an ERA of 5.09 against the Mets last year and his career ERA against the Mets is 5.89.

I think this is a good time for me to end my blog. Simply put, we own the Phillies. Let them shoot their mouths off all they want. The fact of the matter is that I already knew we were better than them on the field, now I know we outclass them as well.