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Adam Dunn will probably not be traded to Toronto at the deadline. (AP Images)

Well this is a new one – a war of words between a GM…and a player not under his employ? Heck, he's not even in the same league.

For those who missed it – Toronto Blue Jays GM JP Ricciardi took a few verbal swipes at Cincinnati Reds slugger Adam Dunn during a weekly radio show on a Toronto station.

A frustrated caller voiced his displeasure about the team and asked Ricciardi if the Jays had any interest in obtaining Dunn. The reply went as follows:

"Let me ask you something. What do you know about Adam Dunn?" Ricciardi said to the caller. "He's a lifetime .230, .240 hitter that strikes out a ton and hits home runs.

"Do you know that the guy really doesn't like baseball all that much?" Ricciardi continued. "Do you know the guy doesn't have a passion to play the game that much? How much do you know about the player? There's a reason why you're attracted to some players and there's a reason why you're not attracted to some players. I don't think you'd be very happy if we brought Adam Dunn here."

Dunn was taken aback by the verbal assault, even though the parts about his lousy average and tons of strikeouts are true.

"It [ticks] me off, to be honest with you," Dunn said. "He doesn't even know me. If he knew me, fine, say what you want. This guy doesn't know anything about me, other than what he sees on whatever 'SportsCenter' they have up there. That's it."

"They players didn't say anything. It was some clown sitting on the front office pushing paper."

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