Has anybody here watched Manny Machado Recently

[scarey1999]

22 minutes ago, byrdz said:

LOL…how could any baseball fan hate Trout or Ohtani?  

Trout is a tremendous human being by all accounts, not to mention him tracking to be one of the best players of all time. And Ohtani, sheesh. What he’s doing is bringing a lot of well needed, positive publicity and new fans into the game. 

I understand how a Manny or Harper might rub people the wrong way, but those two guys? Cmon man!

[Frobby]

How does Mike Trout make no. 8 on that list?   He’s never uttered a controversial word or done a single controversial thing, has he?   Hater’s gonna hate.  

[Sports Guy]

People get bothered by greatness.

[Can_of_corn]

7 minutes ago, Frobby said:

How does Mike Trout make no. 8 on that list?   He’s never uttered a controversial word or done a single controversial thing, has he?   Hater’s gonna hate.  

He hits a HR against someone's team and they lash out.

[Frobby]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

He hits a HR against someone's team and they lash out.

I think that’s about right.  It’s no accident that everyone at the top of this list is a great player.  

[DrungoHazewood]

22 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

If he had signed that extenstion he would have been traded anyway right?

Unless Manny had a no trade clause and refused to be moved there is zero chance the 2018-2022 rebuild goes on with him on the roster.

No, I don't think he signs.  The Orioles were not going to give anyone a $300M+ deal.  Remember, when Davis signed his contract that was half the value of what Manny got and that was more than double the largest contract the Orioles had ever given out. I'll believe the O's will give out a close to industry-leading contract when I see it.

And yes, it would have been bizarre to go through a tear-it-down-to-the-studs rebuild but still have a very expensive in-his-prime superstar on the roster.  A 50-win, $50M team for multiple years with a 7-win, $30M guy also on the roster. It really doesn't make a lot of sense to pay $30M a year for wins 51-58 for 4-5 years.  If you're Manny, is that how you want to spend 1/3 of your career, as an MVP-caliber player on a team where your 3rd starter has a 6.50 ERA?  Almost guaranteed that he would have been Miami'd, traded to the Yanks or Dodgers a year or two after agreeing to be here forever.

[Moose Milligan]

3 hours ago, Sports Guy said:

People get bothered by greatness.

Which is clearly why you've bothered so many on here over the years. 

 

[Sports Guy]

3 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Which is clearly why you've bothered so many on here over the years. 

 

Exactly.  

[SteveA]

12 hours ago, byrdz said:

According to that Mike Trout is the 8th most hated player in baseball, right after Trevor Bauer and Aroldis Chapman.  And Ronald Acuna is right behind him.

I don't know anyone that hates Trout or Acuna.   I call BS.   

[spiritof66]

I guess Lew Ford wasn't eleigible.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

14 minutes ago, spiritof66 said:

I guess Lew Ford wasn't eleigible.

Maybe when they do the most disliked Independent League players list. 

[DrungoHazewood]

5 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Maybe when they do the most disliked Independent League players list. 

All is right with the world. Ford is still playing for the Long Island Ducks at 45.  He's played for them almost every season since 2009.

[SteveA]

29 minutes ago, DrungoHazewood said:

All is right with the world. Ford is still playing for the Long Island Ducks at 45.  He's played for them almost every season since 2009.

Yeah, he just moonlighted for the Orioles in 2012 to pick up a little extra spending money.

[Just Regular]

Negative Tweets is only a counting stat.... needs context.

[OriolesMagic83]

Maybe he was the only baseball player some "fans" knew.  Somebody could say they hate baseball players, and the only one they can name is Trout.