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Manny Machado talks about his friendships with Bryce Harper and Vlad Guerrero on 'Old Baseball Cards'
You’re going to learn some things about Manny Machado on this episode of “Old Baseball Cards.”
The San Diego Padres star is this week’s guest on Yahoo Sports’ baseball-card driven trip down memory lane. The cards, as they often do, had a great way of linking his present and his past.
He pulled a Bryce Harper card, the player with whom he’ll forever be linked, and Machado talks about their friendship, which dates back to when they were teenagers and roommates in Venezuela.
When we find a Vlad Guerrero card, Machado talks about being an 18-year-old scared to approach the future Hall of Famer — but then he and Vlad became great friends.
He also talks about Pedro Martinez, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Juan Soto, Cal Ripken Jr. and more. In this episode, we opened 2018 Topps Archives (which contain players new and old) and 2004 Topps. When it comes time to pull off a trade, Machado drove a hard bargain. This $300 million man is a tough negotiator.
He also talked shoes. We met with Machado on the day he was surprised with an exclusive gift from Jordan that included a special pair of Air Jordans 6s. Shoes, baseball cards — they’re things people feverishly collect and that kids hope they can be on one day.
If you’re new to our show, we open old packs of cards with baseball players, coaches and famous fans. The old cards lead to great reactions, stories and memories.
If you dig this episode, be sure to check out eps with Mike Trout, Archie Bradley and Alex Bregman. You can also find a number of old episodes on the Yahoo Sports YouTube page.
Previously on Old Baseball Cards
RECENT EPISODES: Don Mattingly | Tom Gordon & Nick Gordon | Ron Darling | Mike Rizzo | Craig Counsell | Rocco Baldelli | Kevin Cash | Brad Ausmus | Pete Rose | Mike Trout | Kyle Freeland | Tony Gwynn Jr. | Archie Bradley
MUST-SEE EPISODES: Randy Johnson | George Brett | Dave Winfield | Gary Vee | Jerry Dipoto | Mike Krukow | HQ’s Scott Rogowsky | Felipe Alou | Torey Lovullo | Nick Swisher | David Ross | Tim Raines | Thomas Ian Nicholas aka Henry Rowengartner | Pedro Martinez | Bronson Arroyo | Eric Davis | Dusty Baker | Hank Azaria | Alex Rodriguez | Scott Boras | A.J. Ellis | Bernie Williams | Chase Utley | John Smoltz
COMPILATIONS: Best trades of 2017 | Best finds of 2017 | Best Guests of 2017 (Part 1) | Best Guests of 2017 (Part 2) | The Best of People Eating 30-Year-Old Gum | The Best Finds of 2018 | Favorite Guests of 2018
CROSSOVER EPISODES: The Miz | Metta World Peace | Jazzy Jeff
STARS FROM BACK IN THE DAY: Fred Lynn | Eduardo Perez | J.J. Putz | Luis Gonzalez| Duane Kuiper | Edgar Martinez | Ryne Sandberg | Frank Thomas | Sandy Alomar Jr. | Delino DeShields | Cliff Floyd | Dan Plesac | Aaron Boone | Bobby Bonilla | Andre Dawson | Ivan Rodriguez | Jack Morris | Jeff Nelson | Mark Teixeira | Rick Ankiel | Kevin Millar
MANAGERS/COACHES: Terry Francona | Joe Maddon | Bruce Bochy | Clint Hurdle | Buck Showalter | Brad Mills | Bob Melvin | Dave Roberts | Gabe Kapler | Alex Cora | Dave Martinez | Ron Gardenhire | Scott Servais
CURRENT PLAYERS: Alex Bregman | CC Sabathia | Curtis Granderson | Noah Syndergaard | Kyle Hendricks | Clayton Kershaw | Todd Coffey | John Axford | Dee Gordon | Adam Eaton | Rajai Davis | Brad Ziegler & Tyler Clippard | Buster Posey, David Price & Anthony Rizzo
CELEBS: Kurt Busch | Bill Nye | Mr. Belding | Alyssa Milano | Josh Duhamel | Joel McHale
ETC: Chris “Mad Dog” Russo | Josh Kusnick | Jeff Passan | Ken Kendrick
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Mike Oz is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at mikeozstew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @mikeoz
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