Joe fires shots with seemingly innocent comment

Joe bashed Chris' acquisition of Mark Teixeira, among
other shots taken at several managers.

It was a seemingly innocent statement. It turned out to be an indirect shot at some teams in the league.

Joe, unprompted during a fantasy baseball conversation, said: "Everyone gonna rely on me to give Bob his first loss?"

That's fine, we like a confident manager. But, now it's bulletin board material for Bob. And, it's definitely a shot at Jack, Chris, Mike and Rick - all of whom are facing or face Bob before Joe gets a crack at him in Week 10.

The media is having a field day with this quote and contacted some other members out of fairness to give them a chance to respond.


"Absolutely no comment," Jack said.

We didn't ask Rick because he literally takes 2-3 days to respond to media inquiries.

"We are in a tight match this week and can not look toward or think about next week at this time," a diplomatic Chris responded. He was not so diplomatic in response to another shot.

Joe also called Chris a "gullible Yankees fan," for his part of the three-way trade last week.

"If a topic doesn't have to do with the (stock) market or lifting weights, Joe doesn't know what he's talking about," Chris said.

Joe, who has been known to open up his mouth in the past, has kept pretty quiet this season. And he has a 3-1-1 record. So why would he say this now?

Bob, who has won three of the last four vs. Joe, including the 2009 championship, said: "He's got no shot. Mike is ahead of him in the standings. Nuff said."

And the last word goes to Mike, whose answer drew laughter from reporters.

"Yup, I'm relying on you Joe," he said. "P.S. Check my grammar on that so Hal doesn't have a heart attack."

Shots fired. Everywhere!