Did you catch Phillies pitcher Brett Myers blowing up at a reporter the other day? Seems the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Sam Carchidi questioned the Phillies pitcher’s assessment that the two 9th inning home runs he gave up to the Padres Saturday night were popups.

(I tried cleaning up the transcript (courtesy of Bugs and Cranks), but you really have to read it in its entirety to believe it. It’s not intended for young ears. The edited audio clip is here, courtesy of KYW Newsradio 1060)

Myers had to be restrained by teammates. He’s since apologized, though I believe the apology was for using the word “retard” and not necessarily for his actions or to the reporter.

Being in that environment (though never being the object of such a diatribe) I have to give Carchidi credit for standing his ground here. Though I think wising off and then telling Myers that HE was the retard escalated the situation, it’s a tough spot to be put in when athletes basically take out their frustrations on a person trying to do a job. Could Carchidi have shut his mouth and allowed Myers to humiliate him? Sure, but you get what you give in life, so if you’re going to act like an ass, you should expect to be treated as such.

I also think I now have a better insight into what Mrs. Myers deals with on a daily basis.

Listen to the audio and tell me what you think…who was out of line here? How would you react if you were the reporter?