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[G-Snarls]

[connorp]

Some Japanese billionaire wants that ball. Sorry can’t get over it.

 

Edit: early “experts” saying few hundred thousand. Let’s see who is smarter, them or me? It’s always me

Edited September 20, 2024 by connorp

[Brownie19]

Ohtani raised his wRC+ from 165 to 172 tonight. That is an insane change at this point in the season.

[AMS528]

I appreciate his need to go for history in style. He's not gonna slum it to 50/50. No that wouldn't be adequate, he's gotta have one of the best hitting games of all time as well while doing it.

 

Only player to steal a base when getting that many bases in a game as well. And apparently also the record for most RBIs by a Japanese player in a single season passing Hideki Matsui.

 

He's also left himself some runway to pad that 51/51 season further. Maybe 55/55 for fun.

[G-Snarls]

Best of all we finally get to see him play in the post season

[hanton]

kudos to Skip Schumaker for not intentionally walking Ohtani in he 7th before he hit #50. KK was on deck

[Brownie19]

I appreciate his need to go for history in style. He's not gonna slum it to 50/50. No that wouldn't be adequate, he's gotta have one of the best hitting games of all time as well while doing it.

 

Only player to steal a base when getting that many bases in a game as well. And apparently also the record for most RBIs by a Japanese player in a single season passing Hideki Matsui.

 

He's also left himself some runway to pad that 51/51 season further. Maybe 55/55 for fun.

 

It's just so incredibly special to what this type of history unfold. This is the type of night my 9 year old will probably remember for the rest of his life. I hope one day he tells his kids how he remembers the day Ohtani went 50/50 with a 6-6 night. He's literally going nuts right now at home in amazement.

[G-Snarls]

It's just so incredibly special to what this type of history unfold. This is the type of night my 9 year old will probably remember for the rest of his life. I hope one day he tells his kids how he remembers the day Ohtani went 50/50 with a 6-6 night. He's literally going nuts right now at home in amazement.

 

Legendary game

 

Like the last doubleheader games the season Ted Williams hit .406 people will talk about it forever

[thatoneguy]

Ohtani raised his wRC+ from 165 to 172 tonight. That is an insane change at this point in the season.

 

He accumulated 0.7 fWAR in that game, which is the highest single game WAR total ever recorded.

[Stangstag]

Best of all we finally get to see him play in the post season

 

Yeah this. Its gonna be the WBC all over again

[Masterbather]

This all just adds to the pain.

 

Hopefully he's a dud for the second part of that contract.

[glory]

Thankfully John Schneider wasn't managing the Marlins as Ohtani would have gotten IBB at least 3 times.

 

Seriously though, Ohtani is special. Appreciate what you are watching. I don't think we see a player like this again in our lifetimes. There will be two way players I'm sure, but nothing close to this level.

[G-Snarls]

This all just adds to the pain.

 

Hopefully he's a dud for the second part of that contract.

 

He could have played for us and helped us finish 4th instead of 5th

 

He made the right choice for him

[Masterbather]

He could have played for us and helped us finish 4th instead of 5th

 

He made the right choice for him

Actually, with the value he would have added we're probably in a playoff race especially since we're not selling at the deadline.

 

Be that as it may, it's not rocket science to understand why he would pick the Dodgers over the Blue Jays.

 

That doesn't make me feel any better.

[Spanky__99]

This all just adds to the pain.

 

Hopefully he's a dud for the second part of that contract.

 

Actually, with the value he would have added we're probably in a playoff race especially since we're not selling at the deadline.

 

Be that as it may, it's not rocket science to understand why he would pick the Dodgers over the Blue Jays.

 

That doesn't make me feel any better.

 

Holy crap, Eeyore? Must you drag your cloud around everywhere? Enjoy something you see once in a lifetime for at least a minute.

[BlueJays]

and to think there were dumbasses here that thought he wasn't worth the 700 million contract.

[Masterbather]

Holy crap, Eeyore? Must you drag your cloud around everywhere? Enjoy something you see once in a lifetime for at least a minute.

 

Oh relax. I marvel at it, but I'm a Jays fan first and a baseball fan a distant second. I spent half an hour chatting with some buddies about the greatness of the game he had. But I don't know the man and I don't care about the team, so I won't be doing backflips for either.

[Masterbather]

and to think there were dumbasses here that thought he wasn't worth the 700 million contract.

 

He's overpaid while he's not pitching relative to the market. It's also only year one.

 

I always felt it would be a terrible investment overall but would be a hell of a lot of fun for a few years at least.

[Spanky__99]

Oh relax. I marvel at it, but I'm a Jays fan first and a baseball fan a distant second. I spent half an hour chatting with some buddies about the greatness of the game he had. But I don't know the man and I don't care about the team, so I won't be doing backflips for either.

[John_Havok]

As incredible as it is for a 50-50 season, just take a sec and also realize...it's also the first 50-30, and 50-40 season...and just the 5th 50-20 season.

 

He didn't just make history, he f***ing destroyed it.

[Spanky__99]

9 more games till the postseason.

[Stangstag]

9 more games till the postseason.

 

Heard that on the Yanks broadcast yesterday and almost choked. Didn’t realize the end was so close.

 

Excited to watch some postseason baseball again. Stress-free this year too since the Jays are out lol

[Spanky__99]

Heard that on the Yanks broadcast yesterday and almost choked. Didn’t realize the end was so close.

 

Excited to watch some postseason baseball again. Stress-free this year too since the Jays are out lol

 

Yes, pumped... I have the NFL in full flight, and the Buds in less than 3 weeks. I'm a happy camper other than the summer is drawing to an end.

[L54]

The most impressive part is that nobody has mentioned one of those nukes came off of THE Vidal Brujan

[Spanky__99]

The most impressive part is that nobody has mentioned one of those nukes came off of THE Vidal Brujan

 

Who cares at that point?

[wilko]

As incredible as it is for a 50-50 season, just take a sec and also realize...it's also the first 50-30, and 50-40 season...and just the 5th 50-20 season.

 

He didn't just make history, he f***ing destroyed it.

 

[Laika]

There is a "DH penalty"!!!!

 

that actually makes it more impressive!!!!

 

sort of

[mphenhef]

As incredible as it is for a 50-50 season, just take a sec and also realize...it's also the first 50-30, and 50-40 season...and just the 5th 50-20 season.

 

He didn't just make history, he f***ing destroyed it.

 

True, but there was a 40/70 just last season.

[Laika]

The new SB rules f*** this all up

 

50 SB isn't quite as impressive as it was even 2 years ago

[AMS528]

The new SB rules f*** this all up

 

50 SB isn't quite as impressive as it was even 2 years ago

 

Overall there's definitely more SBs and as high as any year in the 80's or 90's so it's a little less impressive to have 50. But maybe it's more evenly distributed in terms of the increase and the top end is still hard to hit. Even ten years ago when SB numbers were significantly lower there were two guys with 50 SB, and this year it's likely to also see 2 guys with over 50 SBs.