“Battle of the Idiots” is the Daily News’ headline, not mine, referring to Curt Schilling calling out Pay-dro on the newest Met’s recent comments.

Actually, it seems like confirmation that the Mets have made a terrible, terrible mistake. The article features Pay-dro’s curious self-scheduling, thuggy macho talk (”Schilling cannot run with me”), accusations of geekery and Curt Schilling’s flexible definition of “preferential treatment” (as it related to Pay-dro) — worth reading in whole.

Then there’s the utterly unconvincing, Schilling-esque platitudes:

“Petey’s a good man with a big heart. I told him what an honor it was to watch him, that I learned a lot and hoped it would be three more years of the same.”

He’s positively Bush-like in his spin, this guy!

Bonus Points: Pay-dro’s Snubbed Little Friend (link not for the faint hearted).