It has been driving me CRaZy the way everybody has been comparing the two, like they rly think Manny Machado & Bryce Harper are of the same caliber.
Manny is 100% going to bless whichever lucky team finally lands him. Harper is going to bring two hair dryers &, ok, probs some home runs.
Unrivaled defensive capabilities aside-
I’m also willing to bet that Manny hits MORE home runs AND hits for a better average …&, that at the end of the 2019 season, Manny from Miami will have an OPS above Bryce’s & a brighter future.
If Manny ends up with the Padres, it’s really what we all deserve.
I wouldn’t be mad at it. It would give me an excuse to plan a weekend trip to San Diego & finally check out Petco Park.
I think the Padres might surprise people this year & signing Manny would be a great way to start.
I also think of a sad, tan man from San Diego, who I met on a Grapeline Wine Tour in 2015. He was really bummed out about his son deciding to quit baseball. & the Padres.
Can you imagine a world where Manny Machado helps bring the Padres to their first World Series win? Wouldn’t you rather see that than see the Yankees or Red Sox or even the Astros win (again)? (Sad, tan man would.)
&
Isn’t imagining That World part of the BeAuTy of BaSeBAll
???
Even if it’s really, really, really unlikely-
You still gotta believe, right?
It builds character (& possibly five grand.) I also firmly believe that this is why there is such a lack of character in so many Yankees fans-
(I guess if Manny ends up with the Yankees, which I know he’d love, it’ll be what I really deserve. >_<)
But for now, I’m going to revel in one of my favorite Manny/Orioles memories…
*ThAt TiMe* Yordano Ventura (may he rest in peace) hit Machado with a fastball & Manny charged the mound & Adam Jones PAID HIS FINE.
SOMEBODY PLZ SIGN MANNY MACHADO & ADAM JONES ALREADY.
*Please note that this post was written yesterday (Sunday, the 15th) as I was watching my Fantasy opponent make a Royals (circa 2014-2015) style comeback on me. Also, the Rangers/Blue Jays brawl (which I’ll get to) happened while I was writing this. …What a crazy f*ckin’ day.
So yeah-
MY GOD, it’s been awhile since my last post &, you might’ve guessed it, Fantasy’s to blame…
I’ve reached the point where I need someone to check me into Fantasy rehab (& it’s only week 6!) but I’d also never be able to speak to that person again… & I’m finally at a place in my life where I like everyone I know.
Oh well, it’s my problem, & I’ll deal with it, right after I check on today’s games…
F*ck.Why’d I stream Devenski??? Damn rookie pitchers… They’re like virgins, you have to wait for them to get really good &, in Fantasy, where time crawls, ain’t nobody got time for that sh*t. At least, I don’t. Been there. Done that. Over it. Totally dropping Devenski, dropping him so hard, just like I dropped Berrios.
…Yes, I’m a monster, but this is sports, so, as Aroldis Chapman and Jon Jones can tell you, a little monstrosity is no biggie (as long as you keep playing the game well.)
Chapman was an original draft pick in my 6 person Fantasy league, even with the suspension, because when it comes down to it, in baseball, a 30 game suspension is no biggie…
Meanwhile, my bestie (now to be referred to as my bestie again & not as ‘LameFace McGillicuddy’) was forced to drop Dee Gordon, who was suspended 80 games for using PEDs, from his Fantasy roster. It’s a tough loss for him (&, I suppose, for the Marlins as well.) 😛
…So, why aren’t people judging him the way they’re judging Dee Gordon?
Probably because most people don’t know what ‘domestic violence’ actually means.
What I mean by that is-
When I asked some fantasy baseballers I know if they knew exactly what Chapman did to get suspended, none of them knew. All they knew was that he’d been suspended for ‘domestic violence’ & now he’s back & throwing fast fastballs. (Well yeah, the dude is strong…)
I can only assume that if he’d been given a longer suspension, more people would know the details of what he did-
& that matters.
(Say what you want about Dee, but at least he risked his own life.)
…So, as long as we’re on the subject of *ssholes, let’s talk about someone who I’ve become more & more convinced is an *sshole-
I was rooting for Jones when he defended his title against Cormier at UFC 182, but I’ll be rooting for Cormier at UFC 200, because
I believe Jon Jones deserves to feel like a loser
&
If Cormier could give him the gift of his first real loss in the octagon, that would be a biggie-
A biggie, like Conor McGregor NOT fighting in UFC 200 (Jon Jones got his spot after Conor failed/refused to meet his press obligations.)
Basically, Conor’s saying he’s a big enough star that he’s literally earned ($$$) the right to dictate his own terms for fighting- but the UFC said, nope.
Conor has built his UFC career on being confrontational & ostentatious…& winning (till recently.) So, it makes sense that he’d take on Dana White with the same cocksure-ity he’s employed against his opponents in the octagon…
But you can’t knock out Dana White… or win by decision when your opponent is the decider.
So, what was/is Conor thinking?
 Who knows? It’s possible that Conor may well be a little too intoxicated with his own McGregor, but this fight with Dana White does raise a good question: