NEW YORK _ Unfortunately, many of them had to do with the Yankees, his spurned attempt at signing with them over the winter, and if there any mixed emotions about not getting to call the Stadium home.
Manny wasn't having that.
And since this isn't Machado's first go-round in these parts, after sharing the AL East for seven years as an Oriole, he had a pretty good idea where our conversation would be headed. So being a smart guy, in addition to an uber-talented shortstop, Machado tried to stop that line of inquiry before we even got the first words out.