{"id":28271,"date":"2017-05-04T10:27:33","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T10:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=28271"},"modified":"2017-05-04T10:27:33","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T10:27:33","slug":"machado-launches-tirade-against-red-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/machado-launches-tirade-against-red-sox.html","title":{"rendered":"Machado launches tirade against Red Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tMachado launches tirade against Red Sox<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
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\n\tBaltimore Orioles infielder Manny Machado blasted the Boston Red Sox in an expletive-laden rant after pitcher Chris Sale deliberately threw at him on Tuesday in the latest episode of bad blood between the teams.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSale fired a fastball at the knees of Machado during the first inning, prompting a warning from the umpire as the feud between the two sides continued to simmer.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"I mean, if you're going to hit me, hit me. Go ahead. Hit me," Machado told reporters after Boston's 5-2 win. "Don't let this keep lingering, and keep trying to hit people."<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Orioles and Red Sox have been involved in several on-field incidents since April 21 which Machado may have sparked when he injured Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia with a hard slide and his feet raised.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tRed Sox reliever Matt Barnes retaliated two days later when he threw a pitch behind Machado's head and was suspended for four games.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMachado, a three-time All Star, was left fuming after the latest incident.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"Coward stuff. I mean, that's the stuff you don't do," the infielder said. "They're still thinking about that same slide that I did. There was no intention on hurting anybody, and I'm still paying."<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMachado said Major League Baseball should take action to impose stricter bans on pitchers intentionally hitting batters.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"You have pitchers out there with balls in their handsthrowing 100 miles per hour trying to hit people," Machado said.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"I've got a bat, too. I could go up there and crush somebody if I wanted to, but you know what, I'll get suspended for a year and the pitchers only get suspended for two games.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"That's not cool."<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tsource:-http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-baseball-mlb-machado-idUSKBN17Z0BD<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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