3 pictures of the blister Ohtani has been dealing with

[KevinJ14]

 

[laagamer]

So, are we officially blaming the blister or what's happening?

I only got to watch the 1st inning but he looked horrendous. I think I saw at least 4 wild(ish) pitches. 

[Lou]

That one on his middle finger looks nasty.

That being said, tdawg's are worse

[Lou]

Just now, laagamer said:

So, are we officially blaming the blister or what's happening?

I only got to watch the 1st inning but he looked horrendous. I think I saw at least 4 wild(ish) pitches. 

He couldn't throw his splitter anywhere near the plate.

[Blarg]

He needs to wear a batting glove when he pitches.

[Bull58]

And is said to continue to DH even if he can't start. Meanwhile in Texas Lincecum must have an unbelievable blister since he had to be put on the 60 day DL because of it.

[Angelsfirst]

Actually wow, a few there. Didn’t see the other pic. I just saw the one on his palm. Either way, you can see it having an adverse effect on certain pitches.

Anyway, he threw a ton of pitches in the first but got out of the inning with one run and limited damage. Second inning he found his command a little bit but was still having issues. Boston did have a few weak contact hits in all fairness as well. Plus a sac fly to make it 3-0.

My point is he wasn’t quite himself but wasn’t horrible even with blister issues. The pen was a different story. Also Boston is obviously a good offense and red hot right now plus they looked a little extra jacked up to face Shohei for the first time. Anyway, he’ll be fine. I just hope we can scrape a few wins together to get the series against these bums.

[rafibomb]

This blister was dated on 4/12 on Japanese websites... I'm assuming it may look worse after today's start

[CubsFan]

They need to get a new gopher.

that ippei mizuhara obviously doesn't know how to give good hand massages and salt baths.

[totdprods]

Jumping around the different weather in Texas, KC, and Anaheim the last week probably didn't help either. 

It went from 70-80 degrees in Tx and KC to 30 overnight. 

[Torridd]

Isn't there a way to fix these things? Why do they only occur sometimes? Is it like eczema in which there are flare-ups? I guess I'm skeptical about these things since it generally comes when  a pitcher isn't doing well and then blisters are blamed. Scioscia said he didn't mention anything about them during warmups. It often seems like an excuse.

[eligrba]

Pickle juice is the answer. 

[Chuck]

15 minutes ago, eligrba said:

Pickle juice is the answer. 

Nolan Ryan used pickle juice. It then became common practice in dealing with blisters until Thor debunked it by using super glue.

 

[CubsFan]

42 minutes ago, Torridd said:

Isn't there a way to fix these things? Why do they only occur sometimes? Is it like eczema in which there are flare-ups? I guess I'm skeptical about these things since it generally comes when  a pitcher isn't doing well and then blisters are blamed. Scioscia said he didn't mention anything about them during warmups. It often seems like an excuse.

No.  They were talking about him having blister problems last week saying he's had them since spring training.

 

[Jay]

I'm wondering why Scioscia would send Ohtani out there with blisters that would affect his pitching. Makes no sense.

 

[zenmaster]

14 minutes ago, Jay said:

I'm wondering why Scioscia would send Ohtani out there with blisters that would affect his pitching. Makes no sense.

 

Because he flirted with a perfect game the week before with probably the same blister.

[Dick B Back]

1 hour ago, Chuckster70 said:

Nolan Ryan used pickle juice. It then became common practice in dealing with blisters until Thor debunked it by using super glue.

 

I used to use Super Glue or bowlers New Skin. Just reapply through the game if its rubbing off.

[Ohtaniland]

Put some Flex Seal on it and he’ll be good to go. 

 

[NorCal Halo]

I thought the umpire performed worse than Ohtani did.

[Ohtaniland]

2 minutes ago, NorCal Halo said:

I thought the umpire performed worse than Ohtani did.

Yep I think Ohtani was getting frustrated with the umpire and his blister situation. I think we can throw last nights performance out the window. A lot went wrong early. 

 

[ScottT]

Was the umpire bad?

At the game it seemed like every time I looked up a pitch after people booed, after Mang got kicked out... the call was correct... especially when the Angels were batting

[Taylor]

Hopefully the Angels' medical staff reads this thread and considers all of our professional advice about dealing with blisters.

[Dick Enberg]

21 minutes ago, NorCal Halo said:

I thought the umpire performed worse than Ohtani did.

Definitely robbed on a few pitches. 

[Ohtaniland]

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Hopefully the Angels' medical staff reads this thread and considers all of our professional advice about dealing with blisters.

I think his middle finger is going to need Tommy John surgery. Just because. 

[TM3]

39 minutes ago, ScottT said:

Was the umpire bad?

At the game it seemed like every time I looked up a pitch after people booed, after Mang got kicked out... the call was correct... especially when the Angels were batting

 

It was frustrating because a few of the pitches that weren't called strikes on Ohtani were called for Price.  With that said, the umpire didn't cause Ohtani's pitches to be all over the place.  It is what it is, a bad outing and we're all hoping that this was largely due to the blisters on his index finger rather than inconsistency.  Tonight's game can't come fast enough!