Buffalo716 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 shohei otani ,the Japanese Phenon who has been called the Japanese Babe Ruth will be suiting up in the Majors The 23 year old star can crank it up to 100mph on the mound and hit blistering homeruns good luck to the kid. He is the most interesting prospect in a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 How well do these foreign players translate to MLB? I'm assuming that baseball has a smaller learning curve than basketball or football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I thought he would go to a NL team so he could hit every outing. I wonder how frequently the Angels will let him DH? Dang. I was hoping NYY would get him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, unbillievable said: How well do these foreign players translate to MLB? I'm assuming that baseball has a smaller learning curve than basketball or football. It's hit and miss. they play a different style of baseball over there. It's baseball none the less but a different style Some pitchers like Yu Darvish and Tanaka have had good success . It's because they can throw 93-95 with very good off speed pitches Batters like Ichiro have transcended the game. He is a first ballot HoF easily while Hideki Matsui turned into the greatest Japanese MLB power hitter its prolly around a 50-50 success / fail ratio Japanese pitchers are known for their long wind ups and good breaking balls which can be hard to time up 7 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: I thought he would go to a NL team so he could hit every outing. I wonder how frequently the Angels will let him DH? Dang. I was hoping NYY would get him Apparently he DID NOT want to go to the NYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 He didn't want to play on the east coast. 19 times my Rangers now face him each year he's there. Disappointed his choice wasn't my Rangers yet him pitching for the Rangers wouldn't have solved all their problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 There use to be a guy on this board named Silver "N Red who was a huge Halos fan. Don't recall seeing him here in years, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 34 minutes ago, CowgirlsFan said: He didn't want to play on the east coast. 19 times my Rangers now face him each year he's there. Disappointed his choice wasn't my Rangers yet him pitching for the Rangers wouldn't have solved all their problems. I also heard that he wanted to play on the same team as Yu Darvish (one of his closest friends) who is currently a FA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 18 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: I also heard that he wanted to play on the same team as Yu Darvish (one of his closest friends) who is currently a FA. You heard correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TPS Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 I grew up an Angel's fan. Been keeping an aye on his progress, and he didn't look good during spring training, but now that the real season is on, so is Ohtani. Homered In his first home at bat last night in a 13-2 victory over the Tribe. Pitched very well in his first start against the A's. Maybe the moniker as the Japanese Babe Ruth isn't so far off. Dick Enberg was the long time Angel's play-by-play announcer, and I am sure, after that HR, he would've exclaimed,, "Oh My Ohtani!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPS Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Man this kid has started out with bang. Besides the hot bat, he had a perfect game going through 6 yesterday. Left after 7 with a one-hit shut out going. The Angels are finally relevant gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Missed his start due to weather yesterday, he was only going Sundays and now 9 days between? So he won't work in Boston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 (edited) On 4/4/2018 at 6:23 AM, TPS said: I grew up an Angel's fan. Been keeping an aye on his progress, and he didn't look good during spring training, but now that the real season is on, so is Ohtani. Homered In his first home at bat last night in a 13-2 victory over the Tribe. Pitched very well in his first start against the A's. Maybe the moniker as the Japanese Babe Ruth isn't so far off. Dick Enberg was the long time Angel's play-by-play announcer, and I am sure, after that HR, he would've exclaimed,, "Oh My Ohtani!" On 4/9/2018 at 4:01 PM, TPS said: Man this kid has started out with bang. Besides the hot bat, he had a perfect game going through 6 yesterday. Left after 7 with a one-hit shut out going. The Angels are finally relevant gain. Saw him bat in Goodyear during Spring Training (Kluber threw 5 innings of 1 hit ball). Ohtani did not look good at all at the plate. He did take one on the toe for the team. Needless to say he has been lights out in the regular season so far. Edited April 16, 2018 by Uncle Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPS Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 5 hours ago, row_33 said: Missed his start due to weather yesterday, he was only going Sundays and now 9 days between? So he won't work in Boston? I think he will pitch the first game tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Hate to see this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 no surprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 https://www.google.com/amp/s/syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2793894-shohei-ohtani-1st-player-since-babe-ruth-to-pitch-50-innings-and-hit-15-homers.amp.html my boy Ohtani is the FIRST MLB player since BABE RUTH to pitch 50 innings and hit 15 dingers in a season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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row_33 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Lorenzen with the Reds is making a case for a two way player. doubled against the Dodgers this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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