He worked his way down to his NL counterpart, Ryan Braun. Manny had a huge smile on his face. He hugged Braun. Then, instead of returning to his position on the opposite side of the Hall of Famers, he stood next to Braun, talking and hugging him. That's him middle left, with his arm around Braun. He's supposed to be four places to the right, between Kiner and Mays (standing alone).
What possible connection could they have? A veteran, in the AL, and an almost-rookie from the NL. They have never faced each other. Probably never even met. And yet Manny was excited for Braun and chatted him up like an old friend. It was only when someone from Fox told him to get back to his appointed position to Kiner's left that Manny scooted around to dutifully comply.
So how is it that Manny has a certain negative reputation, and a guy like Willie Mays has such a great one?
