Shoei Ohtani

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I'm watching the US Baseball National League Championship Series game 4 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Brewers, and amazed at Shoei Ohtani's performance. He has hit two solo home runs and pitching flawlessly. It's very rare to see a pitcher who is also a good batter. Kudos!

EDIT: He just hit his 3rd homerun, this time with a man on base, WOW, what a performance!
 
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Dodgers swept the series 4-0 winning the National League Pennant, and heading to the World Series. Congrats 🏆
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BlueSpruce said:
I'm watching the US Baseball National League Championship Series game 4 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Brewers, and amazed at Shoei Ohtani's performance. He has hit two solo home runs and pitching flawlessly. It's very rare to see a pitcher who is also a good batter. Kudos!

EDIT: He just hit his 3rd homerun, this time with a man on base, WOW, what a performance!
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His discipline when it comes to fiscal matters is also unparalleled.

He is probably the first player in the history of all time to deliberately request a contract that intentionally delayed his payment so that he didn't get too much money at once.

Asians! You just can't beat em
 
Isaac said:
His discipline when it comes to fiscal matters is also unparalleled.

He is probably the first player in the history of all time to deliberately request a contract that intentionally delayed his payment so that he didn't get too much money at once.

Asians! You just can't beat em
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Ohtani could be the next G.O.A.T. He's like Babe Ruth and Cy Young all rolled up into one.
 
Ohtani is truly an amazing batting machine. World Series Game 3, bottom of 7th inning, he was 6 for 6, (4 hits, 2 home runs), and he hits another home run that puts the Dodgers in the lead 5 to 4. Now he's 7 for 7 and there's still 2 or more innings left to play. I've never seen a pitcher who can bat like this!... Fast forward, it's now the top of the 12th inning, the Blue Jays intentionally walked Ohtani 3 times in a row and won't let him bat the rest of the game. I'm falling asleep, hoping the Dodgers win this game 😴
 
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BlueSpruce said:
the Blue Jays intentionally walked Ohtani 3 times in a row and won't let him bat the rest of the game
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He is the only player with 4 extra bases in one game in world series.

There was a call of "We don't want you" from Blue Jays fans when he stood at bat in game 2 in Toronto.
It seems that they want him so bad.
 
NauticalGent said:
18 innings,I had to go to bed...guut lawd
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I just woke up to pleasantly learn the Dodgers won 6-5 in the 18th inning! Toronto intentionally walked Ohtani 4 times in the 15th inning and 1 more in the 17th. The Jays never let him bat the rest of the game and finally lost with Freeman's home run. "Live by the sword, Die by the sword." 🤺
 
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NauticalGent said:
Reading the details of the game...Definitely one for the history books.
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Agreed. I watched the rerun from where I fell asleep in the 12th inning. What a marathon game! Gotta hand it to the Blue Jays, they're a tough adversary. Congrats to both teams, it was very entertaining to witness this game and series.
 
From the prespective of someone who doesn't know a lot about Baseball, if I was a Blue Jays fan, I would be disappointed at the deceision that the coach made. 5 intentional walk for Ohtani and one for Betts.
Fans from both side have gathered to see elite players battle it out — pitcher vs. hitter — not to see one team avoid the challenge. We are sitting in front of TV to see a game, not a strategy to win.
I understand that from a manager’s perspective, it’s about probability, not pride. But in a high-stakes World Series, intentional walks feels unsatisfying. And not once, or twice, but 5 times.

If I were a Blue Jays fan who values fair and head-to-head competition — I’d probably feel disappointed that my team’s big moment was defined more by avoiding greatness than by facing it.

While I admit this game will remaine in history as one of the best baseball games (both sides), still I think nobody forgets the poor deceision of not facing a good hitter.
 
KitaYama said:
If I were a Blue Jays fan who values fair and head-to-head competition — I’d probably feel disappointed that my team’s big moment was defined more by avoiding greatness than by facing it.
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True that, however, if the roles were reversed, the Dodgers would have probably done the same because it's a "whatever it takes" strategy to win the game. The game was tied 5-5 and Ohtani really intimidated the Jays coach with his flawless batting, so they put the brakes on him. The Jays gambled the odds by preventing Ohtani to bat, and it effectively prevented the Dodgers from winning the game during extra innings until the 18th when Freeman finally hit the game winning home run.

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