The quote of the weekend goes to manager Jerry Manuel. Commenting on Gary Sheffield’s leg cramp after Friday nights game Manuel let loose with this missive:
They’re calling it cramps… so, surgery on Thursday.
Sometimes Manuel is a little too loose with his comments but this time he just said what everyone else was thinking.
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