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Exactly how does one determine a players rep at a national level? Is there some rankings one can look up, or do we just have to take the word of self appointed Cognoscenti

Actually... That'd be a pretty neat website idea. Something that scrapes from si, espn, cbssports, etc. Grabs words and such from articles about a player and visualizes them.

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Actually... That'd be a pretty neat website idea. Something that scrapes from si, espn, cbssports, etc. Grabs words and such from articles about a player and visualizes them.

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Sounds like a job for Can - :slytf: - or not. ;)

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Exactly how does one determine a players rep at a national level? Is there some rankings one can look up, or do we just have to take the word of self appointed Cognoscenti

I read and participate in pretty large message boards that cover all of MLB, not just the Orioles, and for the most part people do blame Manny for that incident. I'm an Orioles fan and I blame Manny for it, he was in the wrong. Most people seemed to have moved on but a lot do still hold it against him.

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Manny was clearly in the wrong for throwing his bat, but I don't think he has a bad image nationally. His image is the guy who made that ridiculous throw from foul territory and who faked out the Tampa baserunner at 3B. He's probably been on SportsCenter 50 times for some defensive highlight and that's what people remember most.

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Well that was a good interview for Manny.

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Well, the Get Off My Lawn types can hold a grudge for a long time.

Or, the national audience mostly only knows him for his bad behavior so things like appearing on IT can help change that.

The bat throw got a lot more media attention then his charity bowling event.

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Or, the national audience mostly only knows him for his bad behavior so things like appearing on IT can help change that.

The bat throw got a lot more media attention then his charity bowling event.

I think the vast majority of Os fans have forgiven Manny. Notwithstanding some of the comments on this thread. I don't care what the national audience thinks about him or anything else. The national audience loves Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift.
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I think the vast majority of Os fans have forgiven Manny. Notwithstanding some of the comments on this thread. I don't care what the national audience thinks about him or anything else. The national audience loves Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift.

Oddly enough I never said that his National image should be a concern for O's fans.

I think it should be a concern for him.

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