Derek Jeter, A-Rod discussing Manny Machado controversy won't make Dodgers fans feel better

Manny Machado is no stranger to controversy. In fact, he's put together enough sketchy "did he do that?"s throughout his 13-year career that fans can make and have made compilations of his worst moments that span multiple parts.

After he threw a foul ball at the Dodgers dugout maybe-intentionally and then jawed at Jack Flaherty and told him they could meet outside in Game 2, Padres manager Mike Shildt praised Machado's professionalism and leadership. Ha ha.

Although Game 3 was light on fireworks between the two teams, Machado might've added another incident to his list during the bottom of the second. He'd made it to first on a single off of Walker Buehler, and then Jackson Merrill hit a grounder to Freddie Freeman. It should've been an easy throw to second to at least get the one out, but Machado swerved and ran into the throwing lane, leading the ball to bounce off the back of his helmet and into the outfield.

The umpires on field didn't call interference on the runner, and the Dodgers couldn't challenge (they didn't even seem angry about it at all, weirdly). Everyone was safe.

During the postgame, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez, the latter of whom infamously slapped a ball out of Bronson Arroyo's glove in the 2004 ALCS in one of the most blatant instances of runner interference of all time, didn't exactly give Dodgers fans a warm and fuzzy feeling with their analysis.

Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez, the perpetrator in 2004's Glove Slap-gate, rubbed salt in Dodgers fans wounds following Manny Machado play

Rodriguez praised Machado's decision, because of course he did, saying that Machado took a risk and got lucky that the play wasn't called as interference. Okay, sure. Freeman said that he would've done the same thing if he was the base runner. Fine.

But then Jeter chimed in to say that he'd never seen a play like that not called runner interference, which was a little harder to hear. He added that he found it strange that the Dodgers didn't kick up a fuss about it. Yeah, it was weird, Derek Jeter! It was weird that Dave Roberts and the Dodgers seemed to take this loss completely lying down! Infuriating, even!

Even some kind of incredulity from the dugout — a shake of the head, a raise of the arms — would've been better than the whole lotta nothing we got. Thanks for rubbing that in, former Yankees.