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[manly]

Damnnnnn:

Ohtani to join Dodgers on 10-year, $700M deal

Shohei Ohtani will sign with the Dodgers, with his agent saying the two-way star is getting a 10-year, $700 million contract.

www.espn.com

 

[KMFJD]

worth it if he can continue to be the 2 way player he's been so far in his career, I have my doubts he will be able to pitch for that long (he won't pitch again until 2025), but good for him

 

[manly]

worth it if he can continue to be the 2 way player he's been so far in his career, I have my doubts he will be able to pitch for that long (he won't pitch again until 2025), but good for him

My opinion is that he won't be a full-time pitcher after 2027. IMO it'll be hard for him to provide enough WAR on field to justify this deal, but a lot of the Dodgers calculus has to be marketing value. I can't remember the last 8+ year MLB deal that aged well? Looks like Miguel Cabrera's 2008 deal aged very well; Adrian Beltre had 8 fine seasons in Texas.
Mike Trout is already a lock for the Hall of Fame, based on his first 8 seasons alone. It looked like he'd rack up 150 career WAR before it's all said and done, but he's had injury-riddled seasons lately.

After Ohtani, the guy who must be loving this deal is Manny Machado, who had already opted out. I forgot about Juan Soto.

 

[manly]

Shotime just might be worth every penny (at least for now).

Ohtani breaks 50/50 barrier with 'greatest' game

The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani became the first player in baseball history to reach the 50/50 club by stealing two bases and hitting three home runs in a 6-for-6 performance against the Marlins.

www.espn.com

 

[thestrangebrew1]

Shotime just might be worth every penny (at least for now).

Ohtani breaks 50/50 barrier with 'greatest' game

The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani became the first player in baseball history to reach the 50/50 club by stealing two bases and hitting three home runs in a 6-for-6 performance against the Marlins.

www.espn.com

This is awesome. 50/50 is a huge feat. I read some headlines saying the fan that caught the ball hasn't given it to him yet. I imagine he's probably lawyering up to see what he can get for it.

 

[KLin]

6 for 6, 3 Hrs, 2 SBs, 10 ribbies in a single game. Holy crap

 

[manly]

This is awesome. 50/50 is a huge feat. I read some headlines saying the fan that caught the ball hasn't given it to him yet. I imagine he's probably lawyering up to see what he can get for it.

50/50 is absurd. I remember a couple months ago, the ESPN experts said he wouldn't quite reach that level. Instead, he did in it in 153 games. Ohtani is a big dude, and not a speedy guy like Ronald Acuna Jr. But his base-stealing timing and technique is sublime. To even try to steal 50 bases in his age-30 season is wild, and probably not something he'll attempt again.

I doubt Ohtani cares that much about the ball, but if he wants it, he should pay something close to market value for it (even half would be fine). He's making plenty of money AND dodging state income tax in the process. No BS trade for a signed jersey and signed bat if the authenticated ball is worth tens of thousands of dollars to a collector.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

6 for 6, 3 Hrs, 2 SBs, 10 ribbies in a single game. Holy crap

Came pretty close to hitting for the cycle too, but got thrown out trying to extend a double to a triple.

 

[manly]

Which league MVP will cap off a dream season? I'm not the biggest Dodgers fan, but it's nervous time with their relatively weak pitching rotation vs. the Yankees strong starters.

2024 World Series preview: Yankees or Dodgers? Who will be MVP? Predictions, inside intel and odds

Here's everything you need to know for this year's Fall Classic, from who has the edge to how many games the Series will go.

www.espn.com

 

[SteveGrabowski]

 

[KLin]

Freddie Freeman holy crap

 

[KLin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1851078734431813647

lolwow

 

[jpiniero]

I saw that MLB is getting more viewers in Japan than in the US. That's hillarious.

 

[KLin]

The Ohtani affect

 

[KLin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1851417836042010719

Holy crap!

 

[KLin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1851420208432546212

 

[KLin]

Ejected HAH!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1851420344524902421

 

[iRONic]

Denied access to tonight's game also. Fucking douche bags…

 

[manly]

Denied access to tonight's game also. Fucking douche bags…

What a waste of hundreds of dollars last night lol. Not to mention they missed the Yankees romp.

But I figure they can resell tonight's tix for a tidy profit.

 

[iRONic]

ESPN article I read said they are season ticket holders. I hope they rescind those also! Pretty lame that they re-reimbursed them for the cost of the tickets though.

The team said it gave the fans' Game 5 tickets to an ill child and his family who were unable to attend a kids-only news conference at the ballpark in September to mark Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Capobianco told Rogers that the Yankees refunded him the cost of the tickets for Game 5 and also informed him that he would be arrested if he tried to attend the game.

"We're hoping for a short-term ban," Capobianco told Rogers. "We don't want to lose the season tickets."

Interfering Yankees fans banned from Game 5

Two Yankees fans have been banned from attending Game 5 of the World Series after interfering with Dodgers star Mookie Betts in Game 4.

www.espn.com

 

[pete6032]

Yankees up. Can't wait to see a November 1st baseball game with Christmas ads on TV!

 

[KLin]

Well that was a quick turnaround. 5-5

 

[KLin]

 

[iRONic]

That guy is gonna make BANK this off-season!

 

[manly]

Yankees up. Can't wait to see a November 1st baseball game with Christmas ads on TV!

Better luck next year. Judge seems like a good dude, so I hope he finds postseason success in the future.
I also thought the game was over early, but the 5th was about as insane an inning as you'll ever see.

Dodgers prove (again) that you can buy a world championship in baseball.