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Yeah, I’m not into that kind of behavior.   You can’t throw your bat like a spear after hitting a homer and then complain when the opposing pitcher throws his hat after a teammate makes a great catch

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He had some outbursts with us, but I feel he’s been much worse since we traded him.   Of course, I’m not watching him play every day, so I probably only see him when he’s done something great or terri

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Let’s face it...Manny is a D-bag. He was when he was here and he remains so today.  He’s an immature, spoiled punk.  If he was a Yankee or Red Sox player and acted like that, he would be Orioles

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I'm torn... I miss Manny, EVERY day. He's a special hitter and he's Brooks Robinson at 3B (and I DON'T say that lightly!)

And yet... since we had him... And much more since he's been gone... Manny is a dumpster fire. I TRY to root for him... but he makes it harder and harder to do. Does more st00pid sh!t every series.... Maybe if he hit more than .200+ in the post season it would be easier.......

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2 hours ago, scOtt said:

I'm torn... I miss Manny, EVERY day. He's a special hitter and he's Brooks Robinson at 3B (and I DON'T say that lightly!)

And yet... since we had him... And much more since he's been gone... Manny is a dumpster fire. I TRY to root for him... but he makes it harder and harder to do. Does more st00pid sh!t every series.... Maybe if he hit more than .200+ in the post season it would be easier.......

He had some outbursts with us, but I feel he’s been much worse since we traded him.   Of course, I’m not watching him play every day, so I probably only see him when he’s done something great or terrible.   

I also think the game has headed this way.    Behavior that was unacceptable 20 years ago is commonplace now.    I’m an old fogey so I preferred the old school way where players didn’t get overly demonstrative or overtly try to show up their opponent.    But, I guess younger folks find this appealing or at least exciting.   
 

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Let’s face it...Manny is a D-bag.

He was when he was here and he remains so today.  He’s an immature, spoiled punk.  If he was a Yankee or Red Sox player and acted like that, he would be Orioles fans most hated player.

He’s not a $300M player to me because to be that guy, you need to be more than just a great player (and it’s borderline if he’s great to begin with).  
 

I wish he was an Oriole but only had they signed him much earlier in his career, as the rumors stated they were close but didn’t get it done.  Otherwise, I wish they had traded him after the 2016 season for a huge haul of talent.  

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13 hours ago, scOtt said:

I don't know how to format this... so a PICTURE...

 

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This is the biggest point here.i don’t care if he acts up once in a while. It means he has fire in his belly. The fact that he disappears in the playoffs is the Manny problem.

Similar to a certain Ravens QB that performs badly when the team is down or in the playoffs.

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4 hours ago, Roll Tide said:

This is the biggest point here.i don’t care if he acts up once in a while. It means he has fire in his belly. The fact that he disappears in the playoffs is the Manny problem.

Similar to a certain Ravens QB that performs badly when the team is down or in the playoffs.

To me he hasn’t had enough playoff experience to draw any grand conclusions.  SSS and all that.  

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To me he hasn’t had enough playoff experience to draw any grand conclusions.  SSS and all that.  

I don’t know..28 games and 122 PA in the postseason is a pretty solid sample size for this discussion.

I think his struggles point to his immaturity.  He wants to crush everything.  Doesn’t stay within himself and in the moment.

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I don’t know..28 games and 122 PA in the postseason is a pretty solid sample size for this discussion.

I think his struggles point to his immaturity.  He wants to crush everything.  Doesn’t stay within himself and in the moment.

122 PA over four seasons and nine years.

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