Ohtani vs Tanaka

[LAAMike]

MLB is making noise about the all Asian pitching matchup on Sunday.   Tanaka has barely gotten by with some tremendous support from the Yankee bats.   The real matchup is Ohtani vs the aforementioned Yankee bats.  The Yankees are deep and seem to be firing on all cylinders right now.   A much greater challenge for Ohtani than the Oakland and Tampa Bay lineups he has faced.  

[101halo]

13 minutes ago, LAAMike said:

MLB is making noise about the all Asian pitching matchup on Sunday.   Tanaka has barely gotten by with some tremendous support from the Yankee bats.   The real matchup is Ohtani vs the aforementioned Yankee bats.  The Yankees are deep and seem to be firing on all cylinders right now.   A much greater challenge for Ohtani than the Oakland and Tampa Bay lineups he has faced.  

Oakland (2) and Tampa Bay (1) are both average offenses in the AL, not the cupcakes everyone makes them out to be. He's also started against Boston (1), Houston (1) and Minny (1). The closest thing to a tanking offense he's seen has been the Twins, and they've just been underperforming, rather than actually sucking. 

Don't fall for that mainstream BS. He's been legit. Just wait until he gets a true easy matchup against the White Sox, Royals, Orioles or Rangers. 

(#) = starts against opponent 

[ScottT]

I predict a perfect game for Ohtani. 15 strikeouts. 

[nando714]

Ohtani in New York , tons of pressure, I don’t think he likes that kind of pressure yet. Jmo

[101halo]

1 minute ago, ScottT said:

I predict a perfect game for Ohtani. 15 strikeouts. 

Only has to get 5 after accounting for Judge and Stanton? Seems doable. 

[Pablo]

8 hours ago, nando714 said:

Ohtani in New York , tons of pressure, I don’t think he likes that kind of pressure yet. Jmo

Based on, what?  As far as I can tell, kid is immune to pressure. Comes to the states and sucks air in Spring training because.... well apparently, because he doesn't care what anybody else thinks - he KNOWS who he is and what he can do.  REALLY curious about your reasoning

[CubsFan]

9 hours ago, 101halo said:

Oakland (2) and Tampa Bay (1) are both average offenses in the AL, not the cupcakes everyone makes them out to be. He's also started against Boston (1), Houston (1) and Minny (1). The closest thing to a tanking offense he's seen has been the Twins, and they've just been underperforming, rather than actually sucking. 

Don't fall for that mainstream BS. He's been legit. Just wait until he gets a true easy matchup against the White Sox, Royals, Orioles or Rangers. 

(#) = starts against opponent 

Tampa Bay has the 2nd highest batting average in all of baseball behind the bosox.

[krAbs]

6 minutes ago, CubsFan said:

Tampa Bay has the 2nd highest batting average in all of baseball behind the bosox.

In fact, by oWAR, Oakland is the 7th best team in baseball, Tampa Bay is 6th, Houston is 5th, and Boston is 4th - though that is sort of a bunk data point. The only below average team he's played was the twins, who are 20th right now but came in pretty hot.

That being said, the Yankees are #2 in oWAR, only behind the red hot Braves. This will be a tough challenge. But, if Ohtani is able to hit his spots, I don't see any reason why he shouldn't mow them down.

[Jeff Fletcher]

8 hours ago, nando714 said:

Ohtani in New York , tons of pressure, I don’t think he likes that kind of pressure yet. Jmo

I think this is not true at all. 

If he doesn’t perform well, it will not be because of the pressure. 

[Make Angels Great Again]

I really hope the Angels are looking for revenge in this series.

I want them to kick the Yankees in the nuts.

[NJHalo]

I hope to be there Sunday, but the weather forecast is not looking good!

[Dick B Back]

Skanks lead the AL in walks. He’ll need to be around the strikezone and not leave any hangers over the middle of the plate to be successful.

[Taylor]

10 hours ago, nando714 said:

Ohtani in New York , tons of pressure, I don’t think he likes that kind of pressure yet. Jmo

People have been saying since ST that he can't take the pressure, and he's continually proved them wrong.

[jordan]

1 hour ago, NJHalo said:

I hope to be there Sunday, but the weather forecast is not looking good!

I see 76 degrees and 30% chance of PM showers.  The game starts at 11:05am EST.  Hopefully, rain stays away.  Also looks like the Saturday night game might be more affected by rain. 

[Dick B Back]

That short rightfield porch should help Kole.

[Ohtaniland]

2 hours ago, Taylor said:

People have been saying since ST that he can't take the pressure, and he's continually proved them wrong.

Ohtani can handle the pressure, but what about the rest of the team. 

[stormngt]

14 hours ago, nando714 said:

Ohtani in New York , tons of pressure, I don’t think he likes that kind of pressure yet. Jmo

You dont think everyone in baseball watching attempt to do something that has not been done in 100 years isn't pressure?

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

6 hours ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

I really hope the Angels are looking for revenge in this series.

I want them to kick the Yankees in the nuts.

I want Ohtani to tip his hat when he leaves the mound for the last time.

[kevinb]

11 hours ago, Pablo said:

Based on, what?  As far as I can tell, kid is immune to pressure. Comes to the states and sucks air in Spring training because.... well apparently, because he doesn't care what anybody else thinks - he KNOWS who he is and what he can do.  REALLY curious about your reasoning

I’m nervous as well mostly because of his getting shelled against Boston. I am excited yet nervous about the NYY match up

[Taylor]

52 minutes ago, Kevinb said:

I’m nervous as well mostly because of his getting shelled against Boston. I am excited yet nervous about the NYY match up

He got "shelled" against Boston (3 ER in 2 IP) because of his blisters.

[kevinb]

5 minutes ago, Taylor said:

He got "shelled" against Boston (3 ER in 2 IP) because of his blisters.

Didn’t make it out of the 2nd is not a good look. He didn’t have anything that night. If he pitched 4 or 5innings it would have been even worse