Big Sloppy - Shut Your Mouth or Stuff It With Food, Please

This was printed today by Mike Puma of the New York Post who quoted the Big Sloppy regarding Chamberlain's penchant for going after the Big Nugget's nugget – “With Chamberlain scheduled to start for the Yankees in the opener of a three-game series against the Red Sox, David Ortiz yesterday said the talented right-hander should avoid using Kevin Youkilis' head as a bull's-eye. "None of that, man -- just play the game the way it's supposed to be, and that's about it," Ortiz said, referring to Chamberlain.

"This is a guy, as good as he is, the next step for him will be to earn respect from everybody in the league. He's not a bad guy, but when things like that happen, people get the wrong idea."

Thanks, Big Sloppy for putting it all into perspective for us. But where were you, when your good buddy, and fellow countryman, Pedro Martinez, used to routinely knock down Yankee batters like they were milk bottles at a carnival? Where were you being the voice of reason, when Pedro hit Alfonso Soriano and Derek Jeter, sending them to the hospital? Better yet, why didn’t you keep the peace and protect ol’ Don Zimmer who charged at Pedro and was thrown down like a rag doll, because Pedro was gesturing and threatening to bean Posada in his skull?

Big Sloppy – keep your mouth shut and hopefully be ready to duck. You’ve been too cozy in your at bats against the Yanks these past years. Hopefully, Chamberlain or Burnett can change that and keep the portly slugger at zero HRs.