“Collins, who is listed generously at 5-foot-9, conducted his press conference standing up after he was told the microphone stand was blocking his face for the TV camera. Collins joked that pitchers Chris Young, who is 6-foot-10, and 6-foot-7 Mike Pelfrey better not hold the ball above their heads and make the manager jump for it when he goes out to make pitching changes.”
Source: Mike Puma in the New York Post
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That kinda makes him sound like the kid at the playground who you held back with one hand while he swung wildly at you. Only difference is he might actually kill you when you let him go.