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the popes toes
Oct 10, 2004

yeah, well Showtani Wotani, let's see him do that no-hit pitching and homer poo poo in the post season when it really amounts to something, alright?

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the popes toes
Oct 10, 2004

When Sony originally planned to release MLB The Show 18, it was discovered that every control button on the glitched PS4 version caused Ohtani to hit a home run. When asked about this "glitch," Ohtani replied, "That was not a glitch."

Sony saved one copy of the glitched version and presented it to Ohtani. Ohtani gave it to Mike Trout.

the popes toes
Oct 10, 2004

Johnny Bravo posted:

They should just put him on the cover every year and rename it MLB The Sho

the popes toes
Oct 10, 2004

Pancakes posted:

Can Ohtani throw a pitch so sick not even he can hit it? :smug:

Didn't someone ask Grienke that?

the popes toes
Oct 10, 2004

From Deadspin may 21

"According to PITCHf/x data from Baseball Prospectus, hitters miss 60.26 percent of the time they swing for an Ohtani splitter. That’s the highest whiff rate for any pitcher since 2006, when PITCHf/x began tracking pitch data.

It’s not just that pitch that makes hitters miss, as Ohtani’s overall whiffs per swing percentage is 35.02, also the highest in the tracking era.

By any advanced metric, Ohtani’s splitter is fooling would-be hitters at a historic rate. The only counterevidence to Ohtani’s dominance is sample size—he’s thrown 158 splitters this year—which sums up how thoroughly the Angels pitcher is owning opposing batters right now."

https://deadspin.com/shohei-ohtanis-splitter-is-the-most-untouchable-pitch-i-1826202680

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