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Does Dustin Pedroia deserve praise for his comments?

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I guess it all depends if you think he was being sincere or if he was just putting on a 'show' or whatever.

Personally I think he was being sincere.  And I don't think very many guys would (even indirectly) call out their manager for crappy behavior, and it was crappy.  I value that kind of honesty.  So yea I'll give him a bit of praise, especially for the nice things he said about Manny too.  How often does that happen when a guy gets injured by another player?

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I absolutely think Pedroia deserves praise for his comments. I totally disagree with the author of the article. I am not a big Petey fan, but I like him more now. Its baseball, and that's not the way you deal with these things. Machado's slide was late. I too do not think he was trying to hurt Pedroia, he was trying to break up a double play. To classify Pedroia's remarks in any other way than classy, is wrong.

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I think Pedroia handled himself well yesterday.  I do wonder why the same comments about Machado were not spoken Friday, but I do think he tried and the media and his manager flamed the issue.  Manny has handled himself well here too as has Buck.  I said in the other thread that the ass in all of this is John Farrell.  He should be suspended, but he won't be.  I will say that I hope that Pedroia gets good news on his knee today.  I hate the Redsox, but I would not wish for an injury and I hope that the two day precautionary rest for Pedroia is all he needs.  

I would add that if for some reason, sometime, the benches empty and all of the Orioles and Redsox must charge each other, I hope that common sense and old fashion baseball police come together and that Manny and Dustin both throw one punch that misses each other and hits Farrell square in the jaw.  And that then Adam Jones gets both of them in the face with a pie.  I like my rivalries to be classier that where this is headed and more focused on the game and competing.

John Farrell has seemed from here to be part of the Sox's problem not solution.  If they want to keep him keep him, that would seem good for us.  But if this escalates further it will likely be due to him.

Again, best wishes to Dustin Pedroia today.  See you May 1 in Boston.

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So Glenn, don't keep us in suspense any longer.  Exactly how fine were you able to split this hair?  

Hat's off to Pedroia for having the stones to speak for himself and accept the consequences later should there be any.

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I think the author was wrong on an important detail too. He acts like it's clear that the reliever was throwing at Manny's head. I don't think he was. I think (hope) he really was aiming for the back and the ball got away. That's a better reason not to throw at people, to be honest.

Pitchers aren't used to throwing at a player's back. It's really no different than some of the wild throws you see during pitch outs. The mechanics are different, and thus creates a larger range of error.I don't mind people getting drilled on the cheeks. I know it's part of baseball, but that's the type of pitch that can come from that practice. 

For the "baseball needs to handle these situations" crowd, I'm not sure I agree with that either. I hate the idea of baseball being the arbiter of every single dispute. That would be messy and, ultimately, probably wouldn't prevent the real hot heads from causing a problem. 

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1 hour ago, PressBoxOnline said:

Does Dustin Pedroia deserve praise for his comments about the Manny Machado situation? Glenn Clark says no:

https://www.pressboxonline.com/2017/04/24/glenn-clark-dustin-pedroia-doesnt-deserve-any-praise-in-orioles-red-sox-manny-machado-drama

That article appears to be intentionally obtuse - just to get a reaction.  

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58 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I'm already tired of this controversy.    Let's play ball.   

in my unsubtle way of asking, Is that your subtle way of telling the folks who are interested in discussing it to shut up?

 

 

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