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Popete posted:I don't want Ohtani to become a position player. Being a two way player is incredible and anything less would make me feel sad about what could have been. This is where I was at the start of the season but now we're not going to see him at all until 2020 and he's going to have to come back both as a pitcher and a hitter after TJS. I mean hey, maybe he does and he's healthy for the rest of his career and becomes Babe Ruth 2.0, but given the choice between him constantly battling injury for his entire career trying to two-way or just being a fantastic slugger, I'd rather see the latter.
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El Gallinero Gros posted:Apparently the Mets are trying to hire Shapiro? It's really hard to believe anything by Rogers sports media commentary after their gaming of Donaldson and Gibby.
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Sydin posted:This is where I was at the start of the season but now we're not going to see him at all until 2020 and he's going to have to come back both as a pitcher and a hitter after TJS. I mean hey, maybe he does and he's healthy for the rest of his career and becomes Babe Ruth 2.0, but given the choice between him constantly battling injury for his entire career trying to two-way or just being a fantastic slugger, I'd rather see the latter.
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Sep 6, 2018 02:32
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Hi, just checked around but is there a dedicated Cubs thread yet? 
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Zigmidge posted:It's really hard to believe anything by Rogers sports media commentary after their gaming of Donaldson and Gibby. Yeah, I can understand that. The Jays have hope in their prospects but man alive everything else about the org seems dire
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Burt Sexual posted:Hi, just checked around but is there a dedicated Cubs thread yet? Right here.
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El Gallinero Gros posted:Yeah, I can understand that. The Jays have hope in their prospects but man alive everything else about the org seems dire Anyone who likes the Jays should listen to Dan Schulman's podcast A Swing And A Belt, specifically the latest episode "Touch 'em all Joe". Maybe it's just me but I heard, in that episode, about a team so differently put together than anything I've seen since 2000. Yeah, it's the 92/93 Jays and yes, it's Pat Gillick's team and yeah I'm kind of good ol daysing rn but there is a general attitude I sensed that I haven't felt in Rogers Blue Jays ever. im kidding baseball is cold and undramatic, it was the alomar/carter trade
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Zigmidge posted:Anyone who likes the Jays should listen to Dan Schulman's podcast A Swing And A Belt, specifically the latest episode "Touch 'em all Joe". Maybe it's just me but I heard, in that episode, about a team so differently put together than anything I've seen since 2000. Yeah, it's the 92/93 Jays and yes, it's Pat Gillick's team and yeah I'm kind of good ol daysing rn but there is a general attitude I sensed that I haven't felt in Rogers Blue Jays ever. I'm Canadian but not a Jays fan. But man, it seemed like any time they wanted something they just went and got it. Amazing what a payroll and competent executives can accomplish.
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Sep 6, 2018 02:51
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I'm going to cherish Ohtani's first half of this year. It was magical and I hope to see it again when he comes back.
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quote:ANAHEIM, CA—Kicking himself for not considering the potential consequences of his hasty career decision, Shohei Ohtani told reporters Wednesday that he regrets not researching which teams were good prior to signing with the Los Angeles Angels. Tokyo Sports
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Sep 6, 2018 03:53
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Apparently Ohtani hit two dingers tonight?
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Some Numbers posted:Apparently Ohtani hit two dingers tonight? And stole a base (and took 3rd on the error overthrow).
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Sep 6, 2018 04:02
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He’s something special
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Sep 6, 2018 04:06
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You've gotta make Ohtani a long term hitter. He easily has JD Martinez levels of potential.
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Sep 6, 2018 04:07
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Would there be as long of a recovery time for his TJS if he just DH'ed?
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Kirios posted:You've gotta make Ohtani a long term hitter. He easily has JD Martinez levels of potential. Ugh this is all so depressing, just the thought of Ohtani becoming J.D. Martinez and we find his Hirohito quote, gun rights Tweets 5 years from now.
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Some Numbers posted:Apparently Ohtani hit two dingers tonight? 4-4, 2HR, BB, SB tonight actually It is amazing how good of a hitter he has become so quickly. If he didn't have ace potential as a starter you'd consider just keeping him at DH full time or even getting him to try LF or 1B or something like that.
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Ohtani says gently caress UCL damage, I'm gonna hit two dongs tonight. I'm happy I got to see him in what may be his last pitching performance in awhile.
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Your Taint posted:Would there be as long of a recovery time for his TJS if he just DH'ed? Well position players have like 3-6 months less recovery time iirc. So... maybe not?
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Position players have a shorter recovery time, yes, but if they intend to bring him back as a pitcher it doesn't seem like a great idea to let him start DHing in the second half next year or whatever. Who knows how that would affect his recovery as a pitcher? It's completely uncharted territory.
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There is literally no reason to let Ohtani play a single game for the rest of this season so I have no doubt the Angels will make him the everyday DH from here on
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Yeah if he's coming back as a pitcher then I believe the absolute best case scenario would be him back on the mound 12 months from the surgery. So if he went under the knife tomorrow and his recovery/rehab went off without a hitch, he could maybe throw a bit out of the bullpen for the last couple weeks of September next year. Much more likely is that he won't be back until the start of the 2020 season.
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drat, is there a single angelsposter here How is a team with Ohtani and Mike Trout so lovely and unloved lol
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My main question would be: if he got surgery this week or next week (which he loving should get on that poo poo Angels) could he play DH next season relatively risk free while also rehabbing to pitch again?
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GalacticAcid posted:drat, is there a single angelsposter here Good Dog is a our resident Angels fan.
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SA2K is also an Angels fan but I don't think he ever posts in the baseball threads What ever happened to cams?
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Intruder posted:My main question would be: if he got surgery this week or next week (which he loving should get on that poo poo Angels) could he play DH next season relatively risk free while also rehabbing to pitch again? No-one really knows because it's never been done before. I can't imagine that taking full-effort swings could be anything but bad for a healing elbow but I am extremely not a doctor.
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GalacticAcid posted:drat, is there a single angelsposter here Rally monkey, Mike Soscia, Anaheim.
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GalacticAcid posted:drat, is there a single angelsposter here I am the only Angels fan here, I live in Anaheim, and I hate them. I was at Ohtani's first home start where he was perfect through 6.1. It was the most dominant I've seen an Angels starter pitch. Good Dog fucked around with this message at 05:06 on Sep 6, 2018 |
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I watched that one on my laptop. He’s really fun to watch and I hope he heals quickly and sees a playoff run sometime soon
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I was at Ohtani's MLB debut vs the A's and it was pretty hype. Took awhile for him to settle down and work into his velo but once he did he was mowing 'em down.
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Good Dog posted:I am the only Angels fan here, I live in Anaheim, and I hate them. I used to live in Westminster and I still love the Angels, and also hate them. Much like Dante Bichette I figured out Colorado was better and moved here in 1993, so the Rockies are on TV and now my heart is torn between the Angels and the Rockies and boy, does life suck. But it's pretty cool right now.
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In more good Jays news: they got Rowdy https://twitter.com/BlueJays/status/1037514272165646337 Also in AA Bichette took a swing that is probably best described as "givner." https://twitter.com/FisherCats/status/1037491896787128321
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This is so cool! Doolittle literally offered up 10k to a charity of any players choice that hit a homer off of him and gave the most insane bat flip ever up to and including pretending the bat was a bazooka and firing it at the sky. He seriously offered to match any fine MLB put out in the name of "stop making fun things not fun, and I will send it to charity to make fun more fun even at my expense not only money wise but even if I'm the pitcher who gives up the homer". Probably the best baseball story I have heard this year, not even a Nationals fan but dang! I think he is doing more to promote MLB then MLB is at this point!
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It was a joke. He literally can't promote things like that. (Doolittle owns, though).
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GalacticAcid posted:drat, is there a single angelsposter here I love the Angels. Between Justin Upton, Ohtani and Trout they're great fun AND their broadcasts aren't poo poo! I with they were NL so I could legit root for them and the Jays.
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lmao https://theathletic.com/508164/2018/09/06/breaking-fox-sport-detroits-mario-impemba-and-rod-allen-involved-in-physical-altercation/ quote:When Mickey York and Craig Monroe threw to the booth during Wednesday night’s broadcast of Fox Sports Detroit’s “Tigers Live” pregame show, an unexpected duo appeared on screen — that of Matt Shepard and Kirk Gibson.
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Thom P. Tiers posted:It was a joke. He literally can't promote things like that. (Doolittle owns, though). He can't and isn't allowed but have you seen the other stuff he has promoted? Seems like a pretty good guy I think?
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