Pete Mackanin: 'I Hate Bat Flips'
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Odubel Herrera continues to be frustrating for Phillies manager Pete Mackanin.
Mackanin pulled Herrera from Tuesday night's game for not running out a dropped third strike in the sixth inning. Earlier in the game, Herrera flipped his bat on a deep flyout to center field.
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"I hate bat flips from any player. I just don't think it's appropriate. Number one, I didn't want any pitcher to bare down on me for any other reason. I kept my mouth shut and ran around the bases and didn't want someone coming up and in with a fastball because he was upset that I showboated. That's old school. But it's more acceptable now. I never liked it."
Mackanin was openly frustrated with Herrera.
Mackanin on Odubel Herrera: "He's got to understand the process and how you act more professionally." #Phillies
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With five days to go before the July 31st deadline, Mackanin also said he believes a trade is coming soon.
Mackanin on a trade coming: "I have a sense that something is going to happen in the very near future, before the deadline." #Phillies
— SPORTSRADIO 94WIP (@SportsRadioWIP) July 26, 2017