Tough Decision Time on Ohtani ?

[CubsFan]

1 hour ago, HaloNArizona said:

Any thoughts that the angels could scrap the hitting for Ohtani and just focus on the pitching...Say around the ASB if he has been struggling at the plate?

 

Then you should trade him to us And he can hit every time he pitches.  The only reason he choose the AL was to be able to hit everyday as a DH.

[Troll Daddy]

1 hour ago, CubsFan said:

 

Then you should trade him to us And he can hit every time he pitches.  The only reason he choose the AL was to be able to hit everyday as a DH.

Not true ... we have a better manager 

[tdawg87]

Shots fired

[101halo]

4 hours ago, SuperTroopers said:

No he could pitch on Saturdays here.  

I've been wondering if they'd actually do Tuesday or Wednesday. My guess is that those days are lower average attendance, but days of the week with fewest off days throughout the season.  Would maximize revenue, right? Would think Fri-Sun already sell out usually (whether actual attendance is near full or not). 

[disarcina]

he pitched Sundays in Japan.

so the thought is he would continue that schedule here -- if he's pitching in the rotation every 6th/ 7th day.

another reason for the Halos to pitch him on Sundays ?   Boost attendance.

Friday/ Saturday games usually sell out. No problem.

Sunday games? Not so much.

Sunday games with Ohtaini pitching ?  Sold out as opposed to regular non-Ohtaini mound start game -- 13,000 (maybe) in rhe stands;

[stormngt]

1 hour ago, 101halo said:

I've been wondering if they'd actually do Tuesday or Wednesday. My guess is that those days are lower average attendance, but days of the week with fewest off days throughout the season.  Would maximize revenue, right? Would think Fri-Sun already sell out usually (whether actual attendance is near full or not). 

Good point

[101halo]

20 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Good point

That said, I'd hate for that to be the reason they made a scheduling move, unless it increases the player budget such that we could do something like, say, sign Holland (please). 

[CubsFan]

On 3/21/2018 at 3:58 PM, Angel Oracle said:

Japan's majors are essentially like AAA?   Or AAAA?

If anything, maybe the first season sees a reduction in expected at bats while still going full speed ahead on pitching?    Say starting 1/4 of the games as DH, while still making some 27 starts (160 innings)?    This is where Chris Carter factors in, increased need for an additional DH/1B?  

The Japan League is considered Quad A.

Was ichiro or matsui sent to the minors when they got here?

tanaka, dice-k, darvish?

actually I hope you do send him to the minors because then it will be easier for us to get him from you as he loses the trust and respect of the organization that he carefully picked.

 

[CubsFan]

8 hours ago, disarcina said:

he pitched Sundays in Japan.

so the thought is he would continue that schedule here -- if he's pitching in the rotation every 6th/ 7th day.

another reason for the Halos to pitch him on Sundays ?   Boost attendance.

Friday/ Saturday games usually sell out. No problem.

Sunday games? Not so much.

Sunday games with Ohtaini pitching ?  Sold out as opposed to regular non-Ohtaini mound start game -- 13,000 (maybe) in rhe stands;

I would think time difference would factor in as well.

You would want to have his pitching starts during Japan friendly times

its about a 13 hour difference so afternoon games are the worst since it would be about 3 am in the morning.

the ideal would probably be a night game since a 7 or 8 pm start would be about 8-9 am in the morning over there.

A Sunday night game however would be Monday am in Japan.

So the ideal is probably a Friday/sat night game in the us which would be a sat/sun morning game watch in Japan.

 

 

 

[CubsFan]

10 hours ago, Troll Daddy said:

Not true ... we have a better manager 

Debatable.  They have both won one World Series.   And Maddon was SOciaas number 2 when the Angels won in 2002 so gets credit their as well.

And that was two decades ago when mike won.

 

[Troll Daddy]

1 hour ago, CubsFan said:

Debatable.  They have both won one World Series.   And Maddon was SOciaas number 2 when the Angels won in 2002 so gets credit their as well.

And that was two decades ago when mike won.

 

You have to admit that Maddon almost lost the WS with his bullpen management. 

[Glen]

2 hours ago, CubsFan said:

The Japan League is considered Quad A.

Was ichiro or matsui sent to the minors when they got here?

tanaka, dice-k, darvish?

actually I hope you do send him to the minors because then it will be easier for us to get him from you as he loses the trust and respect of the organization that he carefully picked.

 

The butthurt here is palpable.

[CubsFan]

16 minutes ago, Glen said:

The butthurt here is palpable.

Nope, it's just a matter of now or later.

but with threads like Blowtani seems like some of you have already given up on him .

[Stradling]

2 hours ago, CubsFan said:

Nope, it's just a matter of now or later.

but with threads like Blowtani seems like some of you have already given up on him .

Or you’re new and don’t quite understand the humor of our board.  

[tdawg87]

What humor

[Stradling]

10 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

What humor

You wouldn’t understand.  

[Slegnaac]

In Japan do the fans hang around to sing a song after the team wins? 

[Inside Pitch]

2 hours ago, CubsFan said:

Nope, it's just a matter of now or later.

but with threads like Blowtani seems like some of you have already given up on him .

Maybe you've missed it but, an OCRegister article quotes Japanese media as saying Ohtani seems happier now than at any point during his career in Japan.    Might have to wait for the later....   

Angel fans on a message board don't have that much pull.

[Inside Pitch]

3 minutes ago, Slegnaac said:

In Japan do the fans hang around to sing a song after the team wins? 

Do four drunk guys in the Angel Stadium parking lot singing "I will survive" after a loss count?   Cause they do that in Anaheim too..

[Slegnaac]

Just now, Inside Pitch said:

Does four drunk guys in the Angel Stadium parking lot singing I will survive after a loss count?   Cause they do that in Anaheim too..

Are they loud enough for the players to hear them?

[tdawg87]

11 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Angel fans on a message board don't have that much pull.

Well now hold on a minute...

[Slegnaac]

5 hours ago, CubsFan said:

I would think time difference would factor in as well.

You would want to have his pitching starts during Japan friendly times

its about a 13 hour difference so afternoon games are the worst since it would be about 3 am in the morning.

the ideal would probably be a night game since a 7 or 8 pm start would be about 8-9 am in the morning over there.

A Sunday night game however would be Monday am in Japan.

So the ideal is probably a Friday/sat night game in the us which would be a sat/sun morning game watch in Japan.

 

 

 

The Cubs' excessive day schedule would increase the likelihood that the games he starts air at 4 AM in Japan... if he was a Cub.

[bloodbrother]

Ohtani pitching like dogshit again right now.

 

[m0nkey]

He will have an MRI and then be shut down until may, only to resume activities and have TJ in July 

[bloodbrother]