MLB 2014 Season

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Whats wrong with Manny Machado? Is he just a bitch or..? Wouldnt expect that from a Buck Showalter coached team

By all accounts he is a good kid, raised by his mother whom he is very close with, engaged or already married to his teenage sweetheart.

Generally - 1) he may have bought into the media hype a little bit, 2) very slow initial start, 3) sensitive to his knee

Specifically - 1) w 2 outs, the 3B usually throws to 1st for the last out 2) donaldson gave a lil punch to the tag (bc manny was trying to evade said tag)

I have 3 disagreements w As fans -

1) the 2 pitches to donaldson by chen did not seem intentional to me. chen does not hit or retaliate and donaldson sits over the plate and had hit a homer earlier in the game; the game was close and not a time pitchers would want to put a guy on, on top of the count being 3-2.

2) As fans lose all credibility when the say abad wasnt intentionally throwing at manny's knee's in the 8th inning

3) manny didnt seem intentionally hit the catcher norris' head on his backswing. manny is lanky and has a long back swing. norris is getting as close as he can to catch change ups and breaking pitches. the catcher needs to adjust his crotch position based on the hitter.

4) manny trying to hold back a smile cant be attributed to him smiling about hurting norris. manny should have checked on him and showed some concern though.


.. with all that said, manny needs to drop the bat and punch abad in his mutha effing face.