Posted May 28, 200519 yr Pedro, Alomar taunts rile Harris By Joe Capozzi Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Saturday, May 28, 2005 MIAMI GARDENS ? Still wearing his Marlins uniform, pinch-hitter Lenny Harris stormed into the Mets' clubhouse after Thursday's game to complain to manager Willie Randolph about being taunted by pitcher Pedro Martinez and coach Sandy Alomar. Opposing players rarely enter another team's clubhouse, but Harris, a former Met, was incensed that Martinez and Alomar yelled "Watch for the bunt!" as Harris batted in the seventh inning. "They're screaming out of the dugout, I'm thinking I'm still back in high school. I thought it was hogwash," Harris said before Friday's game. The incident actually started on April 21, when Harris bunted for a single against Martinez in a 10-1 Marlins loss at Dolphins Stadium. That day, both players could be seen laughing at each other on the field after Harris reached base. "I thought that was the end of it," Harris said. "But they're screaming, 'Watch out for the bunt! Watch out for the bunt!' and I'm thinking, 'It was really bothering them.' I told Willie I didn't think they'd take it that seriously." Harris was so distracted that he stepped out of the batter's box and yelled back, "Are you done?" before striking out. "There's a time to play, but when the game starts it's serious business. You know a fan is going to heckle you ? I don't mind if it's a fan ? but if its a ballplayer, then I want to find out what's the problem. It kept going on. I thought they took it too far. Randolph dismissed the situation. "Just chit chat," he said. Alomar laughed it off, saying he was doing it playfully. "He knows that," Alomar said. Harris said he had no plans to talk to Martinez or Alomar. "I don't want to scare them," he said. http://www.palmbeachpost.com/marlins/conte...notes_0528.html Lenny's not going to take any crap from the Mets.
May 28, 200519 yr Lenny needs to suck it up and ignore them, there's nothing wrong with what they did.
May 28, 200519 yr No big deal, two wins in a row and a couple of base hits from Lenny should settle this issue
May 28, 200519 yr If Lenny is being at all serious in that, that's pretty damn weak. What a crybaby. Obviously all in good fun and the guy is whining about it? Please I really hope he was just going along with the joke.
May 28, 200519 yr Lenny needs to seriously grow a pair. I don't know how he's made it this far in the big leagues if he can't handle someone yelling "watch for the bunt" at him.
May 28, 200519 yr Lenny needs to suck it up and ignore them, there's nothing wrong with what they did. 786742[/snapback] Werd. What a crybaby.
May 28, 200519 yr Maybe he thought they were saying he couldn't hit anymore. They are stupidly wrong if they thought that. Lenny has pulled the Marlins out of tough situations many times. He's a good player. Long Live Lenny!
May 29, 200519 yr Harris was so distracted that he stepped out of the batter's box and yelled back, "Are you done?" before striking out. :lol What a shock
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