1. 04-04-18 11:57 AM #1
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    Shohei Ohtani making noise now as a 2 way player, first in almost 100 years..

    From Japan pitching and hitting, Ohtani is his name!!!..

    Blasted one out last night as a Angel.. I've tracked this guy for a while in Japan, he is special.. Batting .444 early on and pitched his way to his first victory already...

    https://sports.yahoo.com/angels-rook...035740979.html


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  2. 04-04-18 12:49 PM #2
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    guy could be a legend
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  3. 04-04-18 01:01 PM #3
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    He's new here. Once the other teams get more video on him, he'll cool off. But as an Angels fan, I hope he does well.
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  4. 04-04-18 01:16 PM #4
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    I will be along for the ride on the early season storyline for this guy when he takes the mound...
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  5. 04-04-18 03:08 PM #5
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    I'm rooting for him to succeed.. He lit it up in Japan.. Kid has talent.. Time will tell... So far so good though..
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  6. 04-04-18 04:54 PM #6
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    Just blasted a 2-run HR off Kluber

    Two straight games with HR. Tied for team lead!
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  7. 04-04-18 04:55 PM #7
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    Boom!
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  8. 04-04-18 05:06 PM #8
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    That was an impressive bomb off the defending Cy Young champ!
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  9. 04-04-18 05:11 PM #9
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    Ohtani
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  10. 04-04-18 05:15 PM #10
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    very cool story indeed. But it will not take long for teams to get data on him and he then becomes a .250 hitter and average pitcher like most of the Japanese players that come to the US.
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  11. 04-04-18 05:23 PM #11
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    I think there have been guys who could have been stars two ways, but there's so much at stake, including money, that organizations don't want to risk them doing both.
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  12. 04-04-18 05:46 PM #12
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    i remember when puig was a beast when he first started hitting everything , then teams figured him out and now he kinda sucks
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  13. 04-04-18 05:54 PM #13
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    This kid could be the greatest player ever.
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  14. 04-04-18 05:56 PM #14
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    i drafted him as a pitcher because no way in hell he could start on my hitters list
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  15. 04-04-18 06:05 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by Underdog5229 View Post
    very cool story indeed. But it will not take long for teams to get data on him and he then becomes a .250 hitter and average pitcher like most of the Japanese players that come to the US.
    They have a scouting report to pitch him inside.. It's apparently not working..
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  16. 04-04-18 06:06 PM #16
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    His pitching was not really good during spring training
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  17. 04-04-18 06:22 PM #17
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    No offense to him, he may well be the real deal but did you see the pitch he hit out in 1st inning? That only at bat i caught, lots of guys in here coulda crushed that meatball Tomlin threw him!!
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  18. 04-04-18 06:33 PM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by cincinnatikid513 View Post
    i remember when puig was a beast when he first started hitting everything , then teams figured him out and now he kinda sucks
    Puig didn't throw a 99 mph fastball
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  19. 04-04-18 06:37 PM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by pinnerpsk View Post
    Puig didn't throw a 99 mph fastball
    Puig has an arm though and I bet he could throw a 99 mph fastball just not accurately off the mound ..

    Dude throws out of a cannon...



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  20. 04-04-18 06:41 PM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by cincinnatikid513 View Post
    i remember when puig was a beast when he first started hitting everything , then teams figured him out and now he kinda sucks
    He isn’t a rookie though right? Don’t they have access to his Games in Japan?
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  21. 04-04-18 06:49 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by dlowilly View Post
    He isn’t a rookie though right? Don’t they have access to his Games in Japan?
    he played a few seasons in japan which is nothing like major league pitching he will be more valuable on the mound , he struggled in spring training they already made an adjustment got rid his leg kick during swing seems be working
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  22. 04-04-18 06:54 PM #22
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    2-4 batting today with a HR.. May not be done yet..

    https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/clevela...els-380404103/
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  23. 04-04-18 07:45 PM #23
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    Nice story, hope it lasts
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  24. 04-04-18 08:03 PM #24
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    How old is he
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  25. 04-04-18 08:12 PM #25
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    Dude is filthy- Makes mike trout look like a peasant
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  26. 04-04-18 08:12 PM #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by Otters27 View Post
    How old is he
    23 last I checked..

    https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/10835/
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  27. 04-04-18 08:13 PM #27
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    Quote Originally Posted by slayer14 View Post
    His pitching was not really good during spring training
    Keyword spring training
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  28. 04-04-18 08:15 PM #28
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    Quote Originally Posted by ikid2groove415 View Post
    Dude is filthy- Makes mike trout look like a peasant
    So basically you telling us in a week this kid has surpassed trout and babe Ruth a overrated loser who couldn't hit above the Mendoza line in today's game? Just making sure I got this all straight.
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  29. 04-04-18 08:16 PM #29
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    This kid is amazing. Future Legend.

    Funny story from last night, the kid who caught Ohtani's first HR ball gave it right back to him. Nice kid but stupid as hell - that ball could end up being worth millions depending on how good Ohtani turns out to be. They said that the ball in Japan would have already been worth 250k right at this moment.
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  30. 04-04-18 08:23 PM #30
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    Quote Originally Posted by Underdog5229 View Post
    very cool story indeed. But it will not take long for teams to get data on him and he then becomes a .250 hitter and average pitcher like most of the Japanese players that come to the US.
    Never worked with Ichiro, who became one the greatest hitters of all time in MLB. Lots of Japanese pitchers have been much better than average, including guys that weren't top level in Japan such as Kuroda, Uehara and Maeda. Darvish and Tanaka has been very good. Ohtani is the most talented Japanese pitcher ever, better than all the ones I listed above. He also has the best pure stuff on the planet earth for a starting pitcher.

    This kid is special and it's undeniable. Whether he can be historically special remains to be seen but it will be fun to follow him along.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Giant View Post
    This kid could be the greatest player ever.
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  32. 04-04-18 09:08 PM #32
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    Definitely a stud but like others say easy to have success early and then the league will attack your deficiencies

    Interesting story regardless
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  33. 04-08-18 11:20 PM #33
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    7ip, 1 hit, 12 ks

    This penetrating kid is unbelievable and this is an understatement.
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  34. 04-08-18 11:37 PM #34
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    he paints 100mph cheese on corners. His swing stays in the zone so damn well, and hits for power to all sides. Definitely one of a kind.
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  35. 04-08-18 11:42 PM #35
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    In Japan in 2016, the kid hit .322 with 22 Homers and struck out 174 batters with an ERA of 1.86
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