Thread in support of Shohei Ohtani.

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How far will he ever make the grade?

[GlaceonChireiden]

Who

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Първоначално публикувано от JustSomeLego:

Who

He's the baseball player who broke Babe Ruth's record.

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https://youtu.be/5SK4MiHFDBQ
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Първоначално публикувано от Troutani:

Първоначално публикувано от JustSomeLego:

Who

He's the baseball player who broke Babe Ruth's record.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ record.
Babe Ruth didn't have the DH so he had to either sit out or play defense when he wasn't pitching.
Ohtani has gotten to ride the DH, meaning he didn't have to deal with anywhere near the work or strain that Ruth did.

Also if he has to bat while pitching it means he gets pulled from games earlier for defensive subs. None of that anymore. Defense is gone. The game is a joke.

You should be embarrassed for even comparing the two, and to suggest his record is legit only shows that you don't know ♥♥♥♥ about baseball.

You want that record to be real, make Ohtani go out there and field nine innings for every day he isn't pitching, instead of just having to sit is lazy ass on the bench to go swing a bat every three innings.

It would be like if you got rid of the goalies and hockey and then said, "So, do you think he's gonna break Gretzky's record?"

It's a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ embarrassment.

[Enterprofilenamehere]

He currently leads in every major batting and pitching stat except for saves on a team that includes Mike Trout. He's pretty damn good.

Първоначално публикувано от tiny E:

Първоначално публикувано от Troutani:

He's the baseball player who broke Babe Ruth's record.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ record.
Babe Ruth didn't have the DH so he had to either sit out or play defense when he wasn't pitching.
Ohtani has gotten to ride the DH, meaning he didn't have to deal with anywhere near the work or strain that Ruth did.

Also if he has to bat while pitching it means he gets pulled from games earlier for defensive subs. None of that anymore. Defense is gone. The game is a joke.

You should be embarrassed for even comparing the two, and to suggest his record is legit only shows that you don't know ♥♥♥♥ about baseball.

You want that record to be real, make Ohtani go out there and field nine innings for every day he isn't pitching, instead of just having to sit is lazy ass on the bench to go swing a bat every three innings.

It would be like if you got rid of the goalies and hockey and then said, "So, do you think he's gonna break Gretzky's record?"

It's a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ embarrassment.

Still hate the DH huh?

[Enterprofilenamehere]

Also who jestered this thread? Was it you, tiny E?

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Първоначално публикувано от Enterprofilenamehere:

Also who jestered this thread? Was it you, tiny E?

I wanted to make it a middle finger, but the Jester had to do.

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He is ninth in the A-League in WHIP, and while he is the leading pitcher in the A-League, he is also capable of a Triple Crown. He's a player of another dimension. There will never be another player like him.

[Enterprofilenamehere]

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There will never be another player like him.

I wouldn't discount the possibility of Ohtani inspiring more two-way players in the future simply because he's shown that it is possible. He is likely the best player in our lifetimes though.

[Lora Grim]

I don't know why this thread got jesters but i will follow the crowd and give it one too for no reason.

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He is ninth in the A-League in WHIP, and while he is the leading pitcher in the A-League, he is also capable of a Triple Crown. He's a player of another dimension. There will never be another player like him.

Basically, the reason why two way players do not emerge is because the muscles used are completely different. To be a successful hitter, you need muscles like Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.

But for pitchers, the range of motion extremely decreases as muscle mass increases. Therefore, great pitchers, like Randy Johnson and Kershaw, do not unnecessarily increase muscle mass. In other words, pitchers and hitters have a trade-off relationship. Therefore, it is almost impossible to achieve success as a two way player.

[Enterprofilenamehere]

Just added a superstar award because I will not stand for Ohtani jesterage.

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Shohei! You hit another home run today! He's the batting and home run king, and the second greatest pitcher in the A-League in strikeout rate.

[Uncle Sam]

I don't know much about baseball, but is this guy from this MLB video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCfAVuXSJpI
Good for him in breaking records

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Първоначално публикувано от Uncle Sam:

I don't know much about baseball, but is this guy from this MLB video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCfAVuXSJpI
Good for him in breaking records

Right. He is the ace pitcher with the most home runs in both leagues.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee8gl2_-wH4&ab_channel=MLB