If you’re one for trash talk, then take a look at the war of words between Brian Bruney and Francisco Rodriguez.

Your initial reaction may pose the question, “Who the heck is Brian Bruney?”  If so, then you and K-Rod have something in common.

Bruney, a rehabbing Yankees reliever, unleashed on K-Rod following the Mets’ ninth-inning meltdown Friday night.

Only he did so from a Class AA locker room while on a rehab assignment.

Instead of commenting on only the relevant, aka his own performance and injury status, Bruney decided to take a shot at the Mets star closer whose first blown save in 17 chances came when Luis Castillo failed to squeeze a routine, game-ending pop-up in Friday’s 9-8 setback.

Bruney was quoted as saying, “Couldn’t have happened to a better guy on the mound, either. He’s got a tired act.  He gets what he deserves, man. I just don’t like watching the guy pitch. I think it’s embarrassing.”

Wow.  This Bruney character is almost as unbelievable as the dropped pop-up itself.

Consider this.  Bruney has 13 career saves since breaking into the majors with Arizona in 2004.  

During that same time span, Rodriguez has saved 222 games, including an all-time MLB-record 62 last season alone.

But wait, K-Rod’s 16 saves this season are more than Bruney’s career number.

It gets even better. 

Rodriguez actually has more saves (222) since 2004 than Bruney has innings pitched (191.1).