/hottake warning/
Everything Sale said and did yesterday was awesome. To wit:
1.) Offering support to Adam Jones, both with his well-expressed words
2.) Simultaneously sucking up to the home crowd.
4.) Handling the whole situation with stoicism (on Machado's being upset: "I'm not losing sleep over it") and humor (on pumping up his enthusiastic teammates when coming off after the brushback:
Bra-fucking-vo.
http://nesn.com/2017/05/adam-jones-appreciative-of-red-soxs-chris-sale-fenway-crowd-after-ovation/
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/red-sox-vs-orioles-chris-sale-not-losing-sleep-over-beef-with-manny-machado/
Everything Sale said and did yesterday was awesome. To wit:
1.) Offering support to Adam Jones, both with his well-expressed words
and with his actions (stepping off the mound to let the ovation continue).“Adam’s one of the best players in the game, and he’s very well-respected. He’s a good guy. I know him. He’s a good person. I don’t think anybody deserves to go through anything like that."
2.) Simultaneously sucking up to the home crowd.
3.) Sending a message to Machado with the pitch behind his knee. Me, I'm convinced the Machado slide was intentional and dirty and while I appreciate Pedey taking the high road, I also respect pitchers having the little guy's back. Barnes screwed it up by throwing too close to Machado's head, which was dangerous and inappropriate, but Sale put the pitch where it belonged."I was appreciative of that moment. It was special to see Boston come together and make the right choice, do the right thing.”
4.) Handling the whole situation with stoicism (on Machado's being upset: "I'm not losing sleep over it") and humor (on pumping up his enthusiastic teammates when coming off after the brushback:
5.) And then there was what really mattered: shutting down a key division rival and stopping a losing streak."I invited everybody over for a pool party. I enjoy those. Throw some ribs on the grill, maybe a steak or two. Just trying to get the boys together."
Bra-fucking-vo.
http://nesn.com/2017/05/adam-jones-appreciative-of-red-soxs-chris-sale-fenway-crowd-after-ovation/
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/red-sox-vs-orioles-chris-sale-not-losing-sleep-over-beef-with-manny-machado/