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Sometimes, Bird’s Eye View turns into “Point, More Point” as Jake and Scott fall over themselves agreeing on an Orioles-related topic. Or, one of them will defend a ridiculous position, for the purpose of furthering discussion. With the fight that followed Manny Machado being plunked by Yordano Ventura, the guys talk through a genuine difference of opinion over how it went down.<\/p>\n

Manny Machado didn’t like being drilled by a 99mph pitch, and judging by the reaction of his teammates (during the fracas, afterward on the field, and in post-game comments), neither did they.<\/p>\n

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Where do you stand on The Shot Heard Around Birdland? Was this another example of Machado acting like a primadonna, or was this an instance of a guy defending himself, the way baseball should be played? Tweet us @birdseyeviewbal<\/a>, and be sure to listen to Episode 167<\/a>, where we talked about Manny’s overall behavior – before it became super relevant!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Manny Machado was at the center of a brawl, and the Orioles’ bats had his back. Jake and Scott talk through The Shot Heard Around Birdland, coming to a genuine difference of opinion, without coming to blows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[493,95,146],"class_list":["post-6456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-basebrawl","tag-kansas-city-royals","tag-manny-machado"],"yoast_head":"\n