Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips added an edge to his team's series with the Cardinals before the first pitch on Monday night. "I'd play against these guys on one leg," Phillips told the Dayton Daily News. "We have to beat these guys. All they do is b?- and moan about everything, all of them. They're little b??s, all of them. I really hate the Cardinals. Compared to the Cardinals, I love the Chicago Cubs. Let me make this clear: I hate the Cardinals." St. Louis manager Tony La Russa heard about the comment before addressing the media afterward. "We win the right way. We lose the right way. That's my comment," La Russa said.