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Manny will be just fine. No, I didn't like the slamming of the bat but he wants to do well for his teammates.

I was worried he was gonna try to break it over his thigh (way too close to those knees for comfort - don't need any Brian Roberts-like self-inflicted injuries) after one of those outs. I agree with Palmer's plea for him to pull back and get a grip on the angst. The post-game interview had him repeating the Adam Jones "just grind" and "it's baseball, we have 162 games" lines. Easier said than done, obviously.

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Lots of problems with this club right now, manny not even close to a big worry for us. Now pitching's a different story.

Indeed. Everyone's analyzing minutia, but it is ALL about the pitching. We had a 5.15 staff ERA going into tonight, and that only went up some more this evening.

You simply can not win when your pitchers give up 5+ earned runs every single game. It feels like everything else should take a back seat until we get the staff back on track.

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I think Manny will be fine in the long run. But let's be honest, he has not played well on defense this season. It cost us a couple of runs on Patriot's Day and it probably cost us the game tonight. I hope that he gains maturity as he ages and I hope that he can rediscover his focus on defense.

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Indeed. Everyone's analyzing minutia, but it is ALL about the pitching. We had a 5.15 staff ERA going into tonight, and that only went up some more this evening.

You simply can not win when your pitchers give up 5+ earned runs every single game. It feels like everything else should take a back seat until we get the staff back on track.

Yup, pitching is the primary problem. A 5.15 staff ERA is pretty bad. The good news is that numbers so putrid are very unlikely to continue. Still a very very young season.

Now, if we go 7-10 over the next 17 games.... color me VERY worried. But I think we're going to start seeing the pitching evening out. And as far as the thread goes, Machado will be fine. He had a horrible game tonight. EVERY baseball player who has ever played has had bad nights.

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I think Manny will be fine in the long run. But let's be honest, he has not played well on defense this season. It cost us a couple of runs on Patriot's Day and it probably cost us the game tonight. I hope that he gains maturity as he ages and I hope that he can rediscover his focus on defense.
It's not just Manny. It's that Everth Cabrera error. And all of the other errors committed during this season. And some of the misplayed balls that weren't counted as errors. The entire defense is just a bit "off" this year, and, in order to compete for a playoff spot, the defense cannot afford to be this far "off." :(
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It reminds me of Brian Roberts before his crippling injuries when he was still an All-Star. He used to go nuts after pop-ups just like Manny did and it really soured me. I sincerely do hope he gets called out in the clubhouse. I don't think Buck will do it, he'll leave it to the players. Maybe Cruz would have, maybe Hardy would, I don't think Davis will. It's kinda Adam or no one.

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It reminds me of Brian Roberts before his crippling injuries when he was still an All-Star. He used to go nuts after pop-ups just like Manny did and it really soured me. I sincerely do hope he gets called out in the clubhouse. I don't think Buck will do it, he'll leave it to the players. Maybe Cruz would have, maybe Hardy would, I don't think Davis will. It's kinda Adam or no one.
At least Many didn't hit himself in the head with his bat. BA .218, BABIP .214, I'd be frustrated too. He's been hitting the ball hard all season. As too errors/FP. that's not a good way to judge his defense.
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I keep hearing "he's gonna get better, he's gonna get better." Still waiting. The same was said and still is about Davis. Still waiting. I think Manny is a good player, but I'm not to sure he's ever going to turn into that cornerstone franchise player that we all hoped for.

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I keep hearing "he's gonna get better, he's gonna get better." Still waiting. The same was said and still is about Davis. Still waiting. I think Manny is a good player, but I'm not to sure he's ever going to turn into that cornerstone franchise player that we all hoped for.

One of the worst comments I've ever read on here.

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I keep hearing "he's gonna get better, he's gonna get better." Still waiting. The same was said and still is about Davis. Still waiting. I think Manny is a good player, but I'm not to sure he's ever going to turn into that cornerstone franchise player that we all hoped for.

Manny is one of the best defensive 3rd basemen I've ever seen and I've seen quite a few. Including Brooks live and in person.

I also think he has shown enough as a hitter to see where he's heading. I'm willing to be a little patient because he has averaged a blown out knee per year for two years. Let him get his wheels back and he'll be fine.

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