Shohei Ohtani Will Start For Angels On Sunday

[Dick Enberg]

Dam!

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/08/shohei-ohtani-will-start-for-angels-on-sunday.html

 

[Dick Enberg]

I ....don't.....know.... about......this.....

[Turd Ferguson]

Good, let's see how that elbow holds up before we head into the offseason. 

[hangin n wangin]

Just now, Turd Ferguson said:

Good, let's see how that elbow holds up before we head into the offseason. 

It will hold up. Then about a quarter into next season when everything is going great, it will fall off.

[UndertheHalo]

 

[Tank]

In other news, the Halos have activated outfielder Justin Upton from the DL. And the organization called up backstop Jose Briceno to take the roster spot and role vacated by the just-dealt Bobby Wilson.

i'm gonna miss wilson. he's had a helluva year.

[70runner]

Someone explain plz...why the Angels are risking the Ohtani elbow at this point in a dreadful season?  Nothing much to gain, a hell of a lot to lose it would seem.

[Lou]

10 minutes ago, 70runner said:

Someone explain plz...why the Angels are risking the Ohtani elbow at this point in a dreadful season?  Nothing much to gain, a hell of a lot to lose it would seem.

because he's healthy and he's a pitcher 

[Lou]

53 minutes ago, Tank said:

In other news, the Halos have activated outfielder Justin Upton from the DL. And the organization called up backstop Jose Briceno to take the roster spot and role vacated by the just-dealt Bobby Wilson.

i'm gonna miss wilson. he's had a helluva year.

if that's the case, just wait until we trade Aybar. 

[maestro]

14 minutes ago, 70runner said:

Someone explain plz...why the Angels are risking the Ohtani elbow at this point in a dreadful season?  Nothing much to gain, a hell of a lot to lose it would seem.

Because he's as healthy now as he would be at the start of the spring. Might as well try out the elbow and see how it holds up. If he hurts it in the next month he can have the TJ surgery in October and be ready to hit in the spring and pitch for start of 2020. 

If we didn't have him pitch now and he hurts his elbow in March/April then all of a sudden we lose his bat in 2019 and dont get him back until late 2020/ early 2021.

[Taylor]

7 minutes ago, Lou said:

if that's the case, just wait until we trade Aybar. 

It'll be a sad day when they trade Maicer.

[Tank]

7 minutes ago, Lou said:

if that's the case, just wait until we trade Aybar. 

they better get someone of quality for him or else it's time for pitchforks and torches.

[Docwaukee]

they should trade Aybar and prospects for Simmons.  

[Tank]

1 minute ago, Dochalo said:

they should trade Aybar and prospects for Simmons.  

YOU SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH!!!!!!!!

[stormngt]

49 minutes ago, 70runner said:

Someone explain plz...why the Angels are risking the Ohtani elbow at this point in a dreadful season?  Nothing much to gain, a hell of a lot to lose it would seem.

This is a no brainer.  They want to see if the elbow holds up.  If he tears it he can get surgery and be back by 2020.  If he waits until 2019 and tears it he wont be back until 2021.

I dont understand griping.  Now is the time to test his elbow.

[fan_since79]

3 hours ago, hangin n wangin said:

It will hold up. Then about a quarter into next season when everything is going great, it will fall off.

mid-May on a week night. He'll walk off the mound and call for the trainer.

 

[fan_since79]

2 hours ago, Lou said:

because he's healthy his elbow ligament is still attached and he's an Angels pitcher which means it's just a matter of time.

FIFY.

[Lou]

I'll take it 

[Stradling]

Once a ligament is 100% it doesn’t get better with rest.  You can’t strengthen a ligament like you can a muscle.  If the doctors say he is 100% then there isn’t anything rest will do for it.  

[Docwaukee]

5 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Once a ligament is 100% it doesn’t get better with rest.  You can’t strengthen a ligament like you can a muscle.  If the doctors say he is 100% then there isn’t anything rest will do for it.  

uh.  well... soooooo...... um.   maybe.  

[Stradling]

8 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

uh.  well... soooooo...... um.   maybe.  

Wait, am I wrong?  i thought this is what I read.  

[Chuck]

[Angelsjunky]

Even if a ligament is "100% healed," that doesn't mean there won't remain an underlying weakness or propensity for injury. In fact, I'd be curious how many instances there have been of pitchers with similar injuries to Ohtani's who were able to fully avoid TJS. My guess is that the majority of them eventually need it.

[tomsred]

3 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Your robot has ED.

[arch stanton]

Is he a pitcher? Then let the man pitch