Manny Machado

[Ginger]

Are we proud we birthed him or embarrassed?

[luismatos4prez]

I'm personally proud. Manny is a HOFer and it was absolute pleasure to watch him come up and start contributing to the first playoff team in many years. He's the best Orioles since Moose left.

I'll never forget throwing behind the runner at third, his insane defense early in his career, or the walk-off grand slam.

[Can_of_corn]

Embarrassed the team didn't lock him up long term?

[Frobby]

Did something happen today to prompt this question?

[24fps]

Where the heck did this question come from?

[EddeeEddee]

No reason to be embarrassed and maybe only slightly proud.

I liked Manny in Baltimore, but he did become kind of a distraction -- and glad we don't have anything close to the insane contract the Padres gave him.  It's a sucker contract.  Losing Manny was a lot easier than losing Mike Mussina in my opinion, though different situations.  

[Frobby]

5 minutes ago, EddeeEddee said:

No reason to be embarrassed and maybe only slightly proud.

I liked Manny in Baltimore, but he did become kind of a distraction -- and glad we don't have anything close to the insane contract the Padres gave him.  It's a sucker contract.  Losing Manny was a lot easier than losing Mike Mussina in my opinion, though different situations.  

Manny’s original contract was a winner for the Padres.  Last winter’s extension was foolish.  

[EddeeEddee]

Just now, Frobby said:

Manny’s original contract was a winner for the Padres.  Last winter’s extension was foolish.  

Yes, thanks for pointing that out. 

[DirtyBird]

I love Dean Kremer

[joelala]

1 minute ago, DirtyBird said:

I love Dean Kremer

Hahahahaha that wins the thread. 

[24fps]

52 minutes ago, Ginger said:

Are we proud we birthed him or embarrassed?

I'm embarrassed that it took me more than five posts to catch on to this thread.

[joelala]

42 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Embarrassed the team didn't lock him up long term?

Yes. 

[spiritof66]

2 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

Embarrassed the team didn't lock him up long term?

Big miss there: imagine the 1-2 punch of Manny and Chris Davis for another five years.

[Snutchy]

2 hours ago, luismatos4prez said:

I'm personally proud. Manny is a HOFer and it was absolute pleasure to watch him come up and start contributing to the first playoff team in many years. He's the best Orioles since Moose left.

I'll never forget throwing behind the runner at third, his insane defense early in his career, or the walk-off grand slam.

That was a Hangout Night! A LOT of us were there. 

[Can_of_corn]

Here he is sitting down on the job.

https://streamable.com/cv3a8q