The Joy of Sox · Oct 28, 2018
Machado (Again) Spikes An Opposing First Baseman, Says (Again) It Wasn't Deliberate
Manny Machado's style of play has been heavily criticized during this postseason.
In the NLCS Game 2, after failing to run hard to first base on a ground ball, Machado admitted:
"I'm not the type of player that's going to be 'Johnny Hustle,' and run down the line ... That's just not my personality, that's not my cup of tea, that's not who I am. ... I mean that's just my mentality when I'm in the game. ... I've tried changing it for eight years and I still can't figure it out but, one of these days I will."In Game 3, Machado made two "questionable slides" into second base. In Game 4, he collided with, and spiked the heel of, Brewers first baseman Jesus Aguilar while running to first.
