The San Diego Padres' season ended in disappointing fashion following the team's 3-1 National League Wild Card loss to the Chicago Cubs. Yet, third baseman Manny Machado stole headlines due to a tension-filled interaction with reporters after the game.

Machado, never one to bite his tongue, took exception to being asked, “How do you assess a season like this?” The veteran All-Star quickly retorted, “What type of question is that, dude, my guy?… We just lost,” before ending the interview abruptly.

Machado's response caught the ire of the media, including Jim Rome, who lambasted the Padres' slugger and questioned the validity of his annoyance.

“How could you be surprised by that question or so angered by that question?” Rome asked on The Jim Rome Show .

Rome then defended the tim

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