What happened over the weekend was a clear result of the Orioles allowing their superstars to be continued targets of opposing pitchers with little or no retaliation.The A’s are upset with Manny? Who gives a damn about the A’s. Forcefully tag our superstar and then throw at his knees and their must be a price to be paid. This is the O’s future. Toss a few at Davis’ head and their must be an answer.What Manny did by throwing the bat at Donaldson might have been over the top. But this much I promise–any pitcher will now think twice about throwing at Manny.
Brian2580
Machado is acting like a child. Should be suspended but maybe we’ll get lucky. Hopefully some of the veterans can talk some sense into him or we’ve likely seen his peak as a professional player.
· 11/12/2019
Brian2580
Also, there was no “forceful tag” it was a regular baseball play and Chen hit Donaldson later that game which should have put any potential issues to bed. Then Machado goes and hits the catcher with his follow through twice knocking him out of the game and doesn’t even acknowledge that it happened. Standard practice is to at least ask if the guy is alright.
This series is not only going to make teams more likely to throw in on him they are going to constantly push the limits with him on the bases and in the field because he’s shown he can’t control himself. Plus the umpires are going to have a quick trigger so look for more frequent ejections/suspensions and a lot of Schoop at 3B.
· 11/12/2019