It’s been the summer of wild Jonathan Papelbon quotes for some reason. The former Red Sox closer has been doing his best Skip Bayless impression. Maybe he wants to co-host Craig Carton’s FS1 show.
Papelbon trashed Bryce Harper and the Phillies, he waxed poetic about having Yankees fans throw batteries at him and now he’s taking aim at Mets closer Edwin Diaz’s “Narco” entrance.
Papelbon recently went on WEEI’s “The Bradfo Sho” podcast and claimed his entrance to the Dropkick Murphys’ “I’m Shipping Up To Boston” is the best closer entrance ever, topping Diaz’s horns and when Yankees great Mariano Rivera came into Metallica’s “Enter Sandman.