{"id":38019,"date":"2025-02-28T06:42:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T06:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=38019"},"modified":"2025-02-28T06:42:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T06:42:18","slug":"hahahah-padres-star-manny-machado-on-the-dodgers-were-excited-to-take-them-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=38019","title":{"rendered":"HAHAHAH!!! Padres Star Manny Machado on The Dodgers: \u2018We\u2019re Excited to Take Them Down\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>San Diego Padres star Manny Machado recently spoke about the incident involving himself and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts during the National League Division Series.<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-613\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144,54622027\/dodgersnation_com-medrectangle-3_0__container__\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/USATSI_24426993_168396005_lowres.jpg\" alt=\"Padres Star Manny Machado on The Dodgers: \u2018We\u2019re Excited to Take Them Down\u2019\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe past is the past,\u201d Machado said earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Although Machado may have left the dugout drama in the past, the third baseman has not forgotten the outcome of the NLDS.<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-621\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur division now is by far the best division in baseball,\u201d Machado said to\u00a0Bob Nightengale of USA Today.\u00a0\u201cHands down. We\u2019ve got four teams who could make the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe Dodgers are [bleeping] good, man. But we\u2019re excited to take them down. There\u2019s nothing better than having a championship team in your division that you can knock off.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Most of the teams in the NL West have only gotten better this offseason. The San Francisco Giants signed their franchise shortstop, Willy Adames, and added a veteran pitcher in Justin Verlander.<\/p>\n<p>The Arizona Diamondbacks added one of the top starters available on the free agent market in Corbin Burnes.<\/p>\n<p>The World Series champion Dodgers have only strengthened their winning roster with pitching reinforcements, international phenoms, and infield\/outfield depth.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Padres had been quiet for a majority of the offseason with payroll restrictions and an ugly ownership lawsuit taking precedence. The Friars also lost out on Roki Sasaki, but managed to sign Nick Pivetta to fortify their starting rotation.<\/p>\n<p>Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller explained why a 93-win team had endured a long, cold winter.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen offseasons where we\u2019ve been really aggressive and been able to line up on moves early in the offseason and other years, like last year, where it was later in the process,\u201d Preller said. \u201c\u2026 We\u2019ve got a really good core and good foundation we like a lot, and we\u2019ve got some needs as well.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While the Padres may have kept their core intact, with stars such as Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr., and Xander Bogaerts, it remains uncertain whether San Diego will remain competitive in 2025. However, Machado\u2019s remarks only prove the Padres are still hoping to take down the Dodgers in October.<\/p>\n<p>It wouldn\u2019t be surprising if there was a postseason rematch between the Dodgers and Padres in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Diego Padres star Manny Machado recently spoke about the incident involving himself and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts during the National League Division Series. \u201cThe&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38020,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>HAHAHAH!!! 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