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I read that "Hey Bill" post a few days ago.  Thought it was one of the best I had ever read.
His stuff about Manny reminded me of stuff I read years ago about Dick Allen.  Somebody once wrote about his relaxed dominance of the game when he was at the plate.
Manny's career line:  .312-.411-.585 = 154 OPS+
Richie's  career line:  .292-.378-.534 = 156 OPS+
Manny had the benefit of playing in a juiced era for much of his career.  No accusation intended. Dick Allen was penalized by playing much of his career before 1969.
I think I've written this before, but one of Dick Allen's teammates wrote of watching him whiff on purpose in games that were already put away.  He would miss on a 2-strike slider, for example, in the 8th or 9th inning of a blow out, knowing that the catcher or pitcher would remember the slider whiff next time around.  He would be sitting on it.  He deked 'em.
Sounds like Manny stuff.  I wish I had seen more of Dick Allen.