LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 23: Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Manny Machado #13 of the San Diego Padres chat on third base during a game at Dodger Stadium on April 23, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. The San Diego Padres won, 6-1. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)
Was Manny Machado’s slide against the St. Louis Cardinals dirty, or do Dodgers fans just really hate the San Diego Padres?
Though it’s difficult to recall 2.5 years ago when the shoe was extremely on the other foot in terms of defending this particular player’s actions, Dodgers fans who tuned into Sunday Night Baseball between the Pads and Cards found themselves inflamed by a bizarre controversy in the fourth inning involving their favorite defector.