Miggy Is Not Happy
Despite the connections to the Astros and sign stealing scandal and its prevalence in the game Miggy was not having it. He felt that Madrigal was showing him up. The two time MVP did not appreciate being embarrassed by a player in his second season. He made his feelings known during his media session on Wednesday."It was the second baseman. He tried to tell the catcher and the pitcher we were passing signs. I mean, come on. That's bullshit. I don't play that game," Cabrera said. "You need to respect. You don't need to show up me or somebody or the runner on second trying to say we passed the signs from second. Come on. Get the fuck out of here."He continued "I don't care why they do it, but they need to stop that because we don't play that game. That's why I said something to him right away. "Everybody's paranoid about all that stuff right now. They're over the limit. They need to respect, because if they say that, the next day there's going to be a hit by pitch or something like that, and we don't play that game. We respect the game."
La Russa Defends Madrigal
Tony La Russa gave Miguel Cabrera the respect he deserved when asked to comment but was quick to come to the defense of his second baseman. "We do encourage our middle infielders to actively be guarding because that is a ridiculously popular thing to do now, for a long time, whether it's signs that you've learned over your study or tipping location, which is okay because that's part of the game. So my point is, if Nick was actively defending against that, then I'm all for it. But I give Miguel the respect he deserves. If he says he doesn't get signs, then he doesn't get them." Was Miguel Cabrera actually looking at the signs? Probably not. But how is Nick Madrigal suppose to know that? Hall of Famer or not he is a division rival so it is better to air on the side of caution. But with the White Sox set to play the Tigers a whole lot this year, a pissed off Miggy is good for the rivalry.Comments
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