Angels Pursuing Ohtani

[Lou]

On 12/4/2017 at 4:08 PM, tomsred said:

What, Goofy is not coming, dogs not allowed?

Goofy's original name was Dippy Dawg and looked like this:

[Chuck]

Happy Shohei Ohtani Signs with the Angels anniversary! 

What a long, good thread this is. 

 

[failos]

Good times

[Taylor]

On 11/10/2017 at 5:05 PM, Taylor said:

Bold prediction: He'll be a bust.

 

On 9/14/2017 at 9:07 AM, Taylor said:

Either the Angels will sign him and he'll be a total bust (or be amazing for two weeks and then get a season-ending injury), or another team will sign him and he'll win MVP and ROY.

 

I agree.

[Chuck]

 

[HanfordGuy]

[FromJapan]

Ohtani-san's farewell ceremony was held at Sapporo Dome on December 25, 2017.
Manager Kuriyama presented him with a pitcher's plate, written "I believe you will become the best player in the world."

 

[Chuck]

On 11/30/2017 at 3:33 PM, Chuckster70 said:

Better stuff than Darvish, as fast as Ichiro and possibly as much power as Matsui. 

Spot on! 

[ten ocho recon scout]

47 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Spot on! 

One of the posts that stood out when I read through this.

 

Craziest thing about this time capsule is that it was only 4 years ago... but so many guys gone... both on our team, and guys we wanted on our team.

[tdawg87]

1 hour ago, Chuckster70 said:

Spot on! 

Can you say something like this about Suzuki? 

[Blarg]

19 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

One of the posts that stood out when I read through this.

 

Craziest thing about this time capsule is that it was only 4 years ago... but so many guys gone... both on our team, and guys we wanted on our team.

From 2018 to today there is Trout, Ohtani, Upton and Fletcher (80 games) Ward (40 games) and that's it. People wanted a rebuild and didn't see it was happening. 

[FromJapan]

"BIG FLY OHTANI SAN"

 

[Taylor]

5 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Can you say something like this about Suzuki? 

Kurt?

[HanfordGuy]

10 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Can you say something like this about Suzuki? 

The 2014 Suzuki Grand Vitara?

[FromJapan]

Fletcher-san was appearing.

NHK WORLD JAPAN On Demand
DEEPER LOOK from New York

(Link, NHK) Shohei Ohtani, Making Inroads in America

Broadcast on August 10, 2021 / Available until August 10, 2022

(Cited from this cage)
With his uncanny ability to pitch and hit, baseball phenomenon Shohei Ohtani is often compared to Babe Ruth. Recovering from injuries in 2020, Ohtani is now having his best season with the Los Angeles Angels. He has earned respect from other sports professionals and has become a source of global fascination. But can he keep up the momentum and follow other Japanese MLB stars to the Hall of Fame? We asked sports writer Jeff Fletcher for his take on this "once-in-a-century" baseball player.

[FromJapan]

On 12/10/2021 at 12:29 PM, Taylor said:

Kurt?

Comments of Joe Maddon, Mike Trout, Kurt Suzuki, and Max Stassi
(Nov. 2, 2021) NHK WORLD-JAPAN

(Link) Ohtani Shohei through the eyes of his teammates