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4 hours ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

I'm loving every minute of it. Harper had dreams of playing for the Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs, Dodgers, hell even the Mets.

And now he is stuck settling for a team where the media and fans will light him up the moment he falls into a slump. 

I think that's where Manny lucked out.  Could you imagine how the New York media would tear him up?  One on field incident and he would never hear the end of it.  And if Manny chose to respond on air on in person, it would get ugly quick.

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6 hours ago, OriolesMagic83 said:

I think that's where Manny lucked out.  Could you imagine how the New York media would tear him up?  One on field incident and he would never hear the end of it.  And if Manny chose to respond on air on in person, it would get ugly quick.

If Manny doesn’t mature he is definitely better off in San Diego. I think he wanted the most money (who doesn’t lol) over winning and you can’t beat the weather.   

Even in Baltimore Manny got treated with kid gloves for some of his antics. 

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6 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

If Manny doesn’t mature he is definitely better off in San Diego. I think he wanted the most money (who doesn’t lol) over winning and you can’t beat the weather.   

Even in Baltimore Manny got treated with kid gloves for some of his antics. 

I was surprised at Manny's destination, perhaps it's good, but it certainly is far away from the national attention he seemed to crave. I hope he embraces his new location and gives to the community. I always admire players like Jones, Markakis, Mora and others that give back time and energy. I never saw that in Manny.

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8 minutes ago, UpstateNYfan said:

I was surprised at Manny's destination, perhaps it's good, but it certainly is far away from the national attention he seemed to crave. I hope he embraces his new location and gives to the community. I always admire players like Jones, Markakis, Mora and others that give back time and energy. I never saw that in Manny.

Maybe Manny was the type who liked to keep his charity quiet like Eddie Murray, but I seriously doubt it.  

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1 hour ago, UpstateNYfan said:

I was surprised at Manny's destination, perhaps it's good, but it certainly is far away from the national attention he seemed to crave. I hope he embraces his new location and gives to the community. I always admire players like Jones, Markakis, Mora and others that give back time and energy. I never saw that in Manny.

Manny did quite a bit for his charities.  Gave back more than most under 25 year olds.

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56 minutes ago, backwardsk said:

Manny did quite a bit for his charities.  Gave back more than most under 25 year olds.

MLB when you sign a big contract makes you pick a charity to do work for  It is in your contract They figure that way the player and team look good. Some players do other charity work separate from the charity of their choice. Many work with veterans and service members. O'Day,Cobb,Scherzer to name a few.

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