Airplane Fight! Mets' Reyes and Keith Hernandez Needed to Be Separated at 10,000 Feet
If you love to hate on the Mets, you can't ask for much more schadenfreude than we've gotten over the past year. In the latest installment, the New York Post has SS Jose Reyes in a heated exchange with announcer/former player/Seinfeld star Keith Hernandez on the team's flight to St. Louis.
Jose Reyes and Keith Hernandez had to be separated on the Mets charter plane Sunday night after a tense confrontation over Hernandez's critical comments about the All-Star shortstop.
A team source described the situation aboard the plane as "very heated." One player told The Post that he thought Reyes and the popular former Met - now an analyst for the club's SNY TV network - were close to exchanging punches until others stepped in.
With the Mets coming to town for a 4-game holiday weekend showdown with the Phillies, it's great to see their heads are all focused on what the announcers are saying rather than the huge interdivision set that's about to start.
Reyes was apparently pissed that, after he threw his glove after committing an error, Hernandez indicated that it was time for the Mets to stop babying him and "take the kid gloves off."
"He got his point [across] and I got mine," Reyes, when asked to describe the confrontation, told The Post before he drove in three runs in the Mets' 11-1 victory over the Cardinals last night. "I'm not too happy with the way he's been talking."
According to one account, strongly denied by both Reyes and Hernandez, what set Reyes off during the flight was when Hernandez allegedly responded to Reyes' concerns by saying: "I was just doing my job - you should do yours."
He was also said to have won the argument simply by shouting, "I'm Keith Hernandez!"
love it.
maybe they can make up by Reyes helping Keith move.
Posted by: Chewy Wellington | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 01:14 PM
Reyes has always been a punk. He's the anti-Rollins.
Posted by: Benjamin | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 01:59 PM
So directly after this confrontation Reyes has 3 RBI in an 11-1 victory -- remind me again how we are viewing this as a good thing? Could this be the wake up call or motivation that brings Reyes/the Mets to life? Am I wrong?
Posted by: Jonn | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 02:16 PM
Reyes had the 3 rbis before the fight as it occured on the flight back after the game
Posted by: Liam | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 02:26 PM
It occured on the flight sunday night to st louis
Posted by: Justin | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 02:37 PM
Oh, well that's better then haha. My mistake.
So I chose to go on the offense on metsblog.com. I encourage all to do the same. Sick of them coming on our turf, so let's go to theirs. We have bragging rights anyway.
Posted by: Jonn | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 02:46 PM
Just went over to metsblog and read some of their comments. Its kind of funny the comments turned from the fight to debating who the best SS in the division was. Some brilliant met fan talked about how reyes has better offensive numbers, guess he forgot to acknowledge the whole Rollins missing games due to the ankle and that might affect his numbers somehow. They sure know their baseball up there in Flushing.
Posted by: Liam | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 03:00 PM
I'd rather have Miguel than Jose.
Posted by: Jonn | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 03:02 PM
how much do you love keith and absolutely despise reyes?
Posted by: mike | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 03:44 PM
Well you know what they say these crazy kids get in a fight and next thing you know they are best friends... first he'll probably help him move a couch... next thing you know reyes will be drivin him off to the airport
Posted by: Johnny G | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 04:35 PM
It wasn't Hernandez! It was McDowell, over there, by the grassy knoll... on the plane.
Posted by: Lenny | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 04:36 PM
Next thing you know, Reyes will be punching Mickey Mantle in the face at baseball fantasy camp.
Posted by: Lenny | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 04:41 PM
Or he'll wear an Orioles cap during his next game.
Posted by: Lenny | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 04:47 PM
Or plow Bette Midler at the plate.
Posted by: Lenny | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 04:47 PM
Do you have any idea what it's like to save a life?
Is it anything like hitting a home run in softball cause I hit a whopper last week...
Posted by: Johnny G | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 05:50 PM
A coincidence that the Hernandez Seinfeld episodes aired today? I think not.
Posted by: Dave | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 06:25 PM
no more mustache rides for reyes
Posted by: Wolf | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 07:46 PM
Reyes was just mad that Hernandez had a different idea of what "joining the mile high club" meant.
Posted by: Chris | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 08:48 PM
Lost in this news story was the heated exchange between Chris Wheeler and So Taguchi at the pregame buffet table.
Posted by: Bryan | Friday, July 04, 2008 at 11:36 PM
dave good catch on the seifeld episodes tonight i watched them also and was extremely ammused
Posted by: Johnny G | Saturday, July 05, 2008 at 03:47 AM
Reyes doesn't know the first thing about shortstop.
Posted by: Lenny | Saturday, July 05, 2008 at 03:05 PM
Reyes is just mad he can't grow a mustache.
Posted by: Sooze | Saturday, July 05, 2008 at 03:57 PM
Redacted! It has been brought to my attention that Jose Reyes can indeed grow upper-lip hair. Sort of.
Posted by: Sooze | Saturday, July 05, 2008 at 07:28 PM