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Ruben Amaro responds to Jonathan Papelbon

Jonathan Papelbon and Ruben Amaro are locked in a war of words, and it's hard to tell who's the bigger idiot.

There's an old saying that goes "Never argue with an idiot -- onlookers won't be able to tell the difference." That's an adage that Ruben Amaro, who is still GM of the Phillies, doesn't seem to be familiar with. He's decided to argue with official team idiot Jonathan Papelbon by publicly responding to Pap's latest trade plea.

Let's go back a few days to Monday. Papelbon said this, which was well covered by John Stolnis:

Papelbon at All Star press conference says it's time for Phillies "to (blank) or get off the pot.