he's allowed 3 runs through 5 innings (all on a home run), struck out 6, walked 1, hit the high 90s with his fastball, struck someone out on an 88 mph changeup, and had wicked breaking pitches! not bad for a first major league start. he belongs in every single MLB rotation and would be the #1 starter on a fair amount of them.
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 1 April 2018 22:04 (six years ago) link
there's no way his arm could take being in the rotation for every team
― challops trap house (Will M.), Sunday, 1 April 2018 22:47 (six years ago) link
Phrasing. pic.twitter.com/0nhaHxOM9i— Adam (@RonSwansonTrio) April 1, 2018
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 1 April 2018 23:18 (six years ago) link
Will, what do you mean? I think all teams are leaning toward having their ace pitch 180-200 innings, the other starters 160 and under. It's just evolving that way. (Some historically low number threw 162 last year.)
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Monday, 2 April 2018 01:48 (six years ago) link
he means literally pitching for every single team
― mookieproof, Monday, 2 April 2018 02:01 (six years ago) link
ah the ol' online humor mistranslator!
― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Monday, 2 April 2018 11:07 (six years ago) link
i am excited about...shohei ohtani
― WilliamC, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 02:47 (six years ago) link
The Show Hey Kid.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 02:47 (six years ago) link
there was a pretty questionable discussion of ohtani's physique at the beginning of the inning :/
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 4 April 2018 03:59 (six years ago) link
his homer tonight barely got out but it also was a pretty decent pitch, i wasn't sure he had that in him
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 4 April 2018 04:04 (six years ago) link
was it the Angels' broadcasters, kk?
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 10:14 (six years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/eeDVk5X.gifv
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 16:20 (six years ago) link
haha aww cute
also sorry morbs yeah my joke was dumb he can't pitch for all 30 teams at once (altho i guess if he pitched 1 game per team, 30 games, 5-6 innings each? joke doesn't even track)
― challops trap house (Will M.), Wednesday, 4 April 2018 17:03 (six years ago) link
oppo off kluber
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 21:56 (six years ago) link
okay maybe he can hit, so what
― frogbs, Wednesday, 4 April 2018 21:57 (six years ago) link
AGAIN!Shohei Ohtani knows a thing about encores. pic.twitter.com/Lmmw5HNecq— MLB (@MLB) April 4, 2018
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 4 April 2018 22:17 (six years ago) link
damn
Language at 29 seconds -- guess MLB doesn't respect the game.
― Andy K, Thursday, 5 April 2018 00:10 (six years ago) link
Bot 2nd: AngelsS. Ohtani homered (435 ft.) to deep center
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 7 April 2018 02:57 (six years ago) link
Mike Trout now the second best player on his team.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 7 April 2018 03:42 (six years ago) link
whoa nellie, let's wait on that
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 7 April 2018 13:47 (six years ago) link
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/shohei-ohtani-has-already-verified-something/
In his debut, Ohtani maxed out at 99 mph on the fastball and averaged 97.8 mph on the same pitch while also showcasing a darting, 90 mph splitter and breaking ball. If Ohtani can approximate anything like the 19.6% swinging-strike rate of his debut and continue to exhibit solid command, he will be an ace in short order.
Shohei Ohtani's 112.8 mph single tonight is the #Angels' hardest-hit ball of the season so far. It it their hardest base hit since a 113.6 mph Mike Trout single last August 30.— David Adler (@_dadler) April 4, 2018
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 7 April 2018 17:42 (six years ago) link
jesus
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 7 April 2018 22:15 (six years ago) link
perfect thru 5, i think?
how's anybody ever hit this guy
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 8 April 2018 21:49 (six years ago) link
also, 10 K
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 8 April 2018 21:54 (six years ago) link
pitchers are still ahead of hitters though at this point in the season
i think
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 8 April 2018 21:56 (six years ago) link
thru 6
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 8 April 2018 22:03 (six years ago) link
Damn
― omar little, Sunday, 8 April 2018 22:17 (six years ago) link
shame12 Ks 😯
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 8 April 2018 22:34 (six years ago) link
Thinking I should maybe start paying attention to this guy.
― clemenza, Sunday, 8 April 2018 22:51 (six years ago) link
in a playoff game, if shohei was pitching, would you really have pujols dh for him? not sure i would
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 8 April 2018 23:08 (six years ago) link
Scioscia would
probably
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 8 April 2018 23:17 (six years ago) link
I’m not really convinced having ohtani hit on the days he pitches is giving the angels all that much extra value
― k3vin k., Monday, 9 April 2018 01:18 (six years ago) link
over the course of the season that makes sense. and you don't want to overwork him. i'm just thinking, in a playoff series.. i kinda want that bat in the game
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 9 April 2018 08:56 (six years ago) link
ya, if he keeps this up – that would make a lot of sense.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 9 April 2018 14:06 (six years ago) link
in interleague away games, he's gonna bat regardless. looks like the next interleague away series for the Angels is @Coors in May, but it's only a 2-game set. So it's possible that the earliest we'll see him pitch and bat in the same game is @LAD in July.
― stormzy daniels (voodoo chili), Monday, 9 April 2018 20:28 (six years ago) link
Thru his first two starts as a pitcher, Shohei Ohtani has worked an 0-2 count in 48.9% of batters faced, more than 2x the MLB average https://t.co/48WTsMvFMm pic.twitter.com/x8cAUfBXnP— Baseball Reference (@baseball_ref) April 9, 2018
― mookieproof, Monday, 9 April 2018 21:06 (six years ago) link
GOATani
― 21st savagery fox (m bison), Tuesday, 10 April 2018 00:29 (six years ago) link
a 3-run triple tonight, looks like?
Next pitching once again on a Sunday in KC; I forget the precise meaning of "Sunday pitcher" in the deadball era.
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Friday, 13 April 2018 02:28 (six years ago) link
0.4 fWAR hitting and 0.6 pitching, so far
― Karl Malone, Friday, 13 April 2018 02:54 (six years ago) link
i know it's kind of silly to start looking at that this early, but it's fun.
At what point does Scoscia consider moving him out of the 8th spot?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 13 April 2018 03:12 (six years ago) link
mid-october.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 13 April 2018 03:13 (six years ago) link
Moving him into th 8 spot is progressive for soscia otani is a pitcher after all
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 13 April 2018 03:44 (six years ago) link
Pleased about today postponement as it forces the Angels off their lame "every Sunday" shtick. Now S.O. pitches Tuesday night at home vs Boston, with eight days' rest!
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Monday, 16 April 2018 02:49 (six years ago) link
shohei don't hurt 'em
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 16 April 2018 07:20 (six years ago) link
Blisters no no no no
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 03:58 (six years ago) link
they're saying he should be good for his next start... but Aaron Sanchez missed a good chunk of last year with blister issues they made worse by bringing him back too soon on two separate occasions.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 13:45 (six years ago) link
shohei says it won't effect his hitting...maybe he's a full-time DH while he heals?
― bhad bhabie...you gon' hurt your bhack (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 13:46 (six years ago) link
Shohei's foot speed has got to be his most underrated quality. Faster than Upton or Simmons, for example. Fastest DH by a large margin.
DH Shohei Ohtani 27.9 ft/sRF Jarrod Dyson 29.2CF Byron Buxton 30.6 LF Derek Fisher 29.5SS Trea Turner 29.93B Scott Kingery 29.42B Ozzie Albies 29.11B Cody Bellinger 28.3C Jorge Alfaro 27.8
https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sprint_speed_leaderboard?year=2018
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 19 April 2018 19:56 (six years ago) link