The Official 2024 Major League Baseball Thread

[Stradling]

With the way the Dodgers burn through pitchers is there even a slight chance Ohtani stays healthy on the mound when he comes back?  

[Blarg]

3 hours ago, Stradling said:

With the way the Dodgers burn through pitchers is there even a slight chance Ohtani stays healthy on the mound when he comes back?  

You could have said that about the Angels when they signed Ohtani, and then after his first surgery. 

I think he will win another MVP as a dual player but it's the combination of pitching and DH that will grind him down. Without the Dodgers capping his DH time to give his body rest periods he will burn out again. The Angels let Ohtani dictate his use, the Dodgers have to be better otherwise he will end up a DH only. 

[Angels 1961]

16 minutes ago, Blarg said:

You could have said that about the Angels when they signed Ohtani, and then after his first surgery. 

I think he will win another MVP as a dual player but it's the combination of pitching and DH that will grind him down. Without the Dodgers capping his DH time to give his body rest periods he will burn out again. The Angels let Ohtani dictate his use, the Dodgers have to be better otherwise he will end up a DH only. 

If Ohtani could not pitch again I put him in OF. I do not believe by pitching and DH is a problem for him. Many pitchers end up with arm problems but if he can only hit 50HR plus 50 SB is still a MVP player.

[Tank]

5 hours ago, Stradling said:

With the way the Dodgers burn through pitchers is there even a slight chance Ohtani stays healthy on the mound when he comes back?  

injury by association?

[m0nkey]

Who else here didn't know the tigers are only 1.5 games out of a wild card spot?

[Tank]

3 hours ago, m0nkey said:

Who else here didn't know the tigers are only 1.5 games out of a wild card spot?

been watching a lot of mlb network this week and it's been a frequent topic. 

[T.G.]

On 9/16/2024 at 8:55 AM, Blarg said:

The Angels let Ohtani dictate his use

The Dodgers are doing the same thing... he runs his own agenda.

[jsnpritchett]

Ohtani is 4 for 4 with 5 RBI, a HR (to give him 49), and 2 SB (to give him 51) so far tonight.

[m0nkey]

12 minutes ago, T.G. said:

The Dodgers are doing the same thing... he runs his own agenda.

Seems to be working out ok for them this year

[jsnpritchett]

20 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Ohtani is 4 for 4 with 5 RBI, a HR (to give him 49), and 2 SB (to give him 51) so far tonight.

Make that 5 for 5 with 7 RBI and his 50th HR of the year to become the first 50 HR/50 SB guy.

[m0nkey]

1 minute ago, jsnpritchett said:

Make that 5 for 5 with 7 RBI and his 50th HR of the year to become the first 50 HR/50 SB guy.

Also the first 49 HR/51 SB guy

[jsnpritchett]

 

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Congrats to Shohei.  He’s 5 for 5 today.  Stud.  We didn’t deserve him. 

[Tank]

The authenticator has his hands full right now in the Dodger dugout. 
 

Marlins fans called him out of the dugout for a curtain call, and I’m not sure I can remember seeing that happen for a visiting player. 
 

No word yet on the ball he hit for #50. A fan caught it, and I’m sure negotiations are underway. 

[PattyD22]

Shohei has done it.  It sucks it was for the Dodgers, but he is simply amazing.  Congrats to him.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

6 minutes ago, Tank said:

The authenticator has his hands full right now in the Dodger dugout. 
 

Marlins fans called him out of the dugout for a curtain call, and I’m not sure I can remember seeing that happen for a visiting player. 
 

No word yet on the ball he hit for #50. A fan caught it, and I’m sure negotiations are underway. 

You forget all those times Jeter was at the big A.  

[Tank]

And now he just hit his third homer of the game, a titanic shot into the upper deck. His final line is 6-6, 3 homers, 2 doubles, 2 SB, and 10 rbis. 
 

LOL

[m0nkey]

On 7/16/2024 at 6:17 PM, m0nkey said:

Watching ohtani from afar now makes you really ponder how the angels botched the last 10 years. 

Still sad

[FromJapan]

39 minutes ago, Tank said:

And now he just hit his third homer of the game, a titanic shot into the upper deck. His final line is 6-6, 3 homers, 2 doubles, 2 SB, and 10 rbis. 

 

[Angels 1961]

Can he go 60  60 this year?

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

16 minutes ago, FromJapan said:

 

Did Rendon have 6 hits, 3 HRs and 10 RBIs for the whole season? 

[Tank]

2 hours ago, FromJapan said:

 

therefore, ohtani is now as good as rendon. 

 

[Tank]

2 hours ago, Tank said:

No word yet on the ball he hit for #50. A fan caught it, and I’m sure negotiations are underway. 

apparently the fan who got #50 has decided to keep it, which he has every right to do. from what i vaguely remember, in such cases the MLB doesn't certify the ball, so if that's true, this guy missed a golden opportunity.

https://www.si.com/mlb/shohei-ohtani-historic-50-50-home-run-fan-keeps-ball

[Inside Pitch]

22 hours ago, Tank said:

apparently the fan who got #50 has decided to keep it, which he has every right to do. from what i vaguely remember, in such cases the MLB doesn't certify the ball, so if that's true, this guy missed a golden opportunity.

https://www.si.com/mlb/shohei-ohtani-historic-50-50-home-run-fan-keeps-ball

If that's how it works, it's a shitty thing of MLB to do....  

[m0nkey]

In this specific case, it sounds like it was certified but other lesser “milestones” don’t have this same authentication process. It’s why his first homer as a dodger was a big ordeal, the authenticators supposedly were strong arming the fan who had it. 

 

https://www.cllct.com/sports-collectibles/memorabilia/inside-the-fight-for-shohei-ohtani-s-1-m-home-run-ball
 

 

“The value of the ball remains intact, thanks to the fact that, just an inning before, MLB authenticators put covert markings on balls in play to Ohtani that will allow them to authenticate the ball at any time.”