大谷翔平 - The Official Shohei Ohtani Thread

[jsnpritchett]

Anybody want a Shohei Ohtani action figure?

https://super7.com/collections/sports-action-figures/products/mlb-supersports-figure-wave-2-shohei-ohtani-los-angeles-angels

There's also a Trout one:

https://super7.com/collections/sports-action-figures/products/mlb-supersports-figure-wave-2-mike-trout-los-angeles-angels

[Angel Oracle]

Even crazier: removing the partially ump influenced first inning in NY, his ERA of 2.35 would be amongst the league leaders, if qualifying.

Only Lynn and Rodon, of the qualifiers, have lower AL ERAs.

Edited July 22, 2021 by Angel Oracle

[Blarg]

Both teams pitched to the same umpire. Not an excuse. 

[Chuck]

 

[ten ocho recon scout]

2 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

 

Really glad hes 18 here.... didnt want to feel like a pervert

[Lou]

10 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Really glad hes 18 here.... didnt want to feel like a pervert

"The Age of Consent in Japan is 13 years old. The age of consent is the minimum age at which an individual is considered legally old enough to consent to participation in sexual activity"

[Chuck]

 

[Chuck]

Sho-time after dark. 

 

[tdawg87]

Does anyone hit the ball as hard as he does? Every homerun is just a fucking 440 foot laser. 

He's inhuman.

[ten ocho recon scout]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mlb.com/amp/news/ohtani-all-star-jersey-breaks-mlb-auction-record.html

That ohtani. So hot right now...

Edited July 26, 2021 by ten ocho recon scout

[Angelsjunky]

5 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Does anyone hit the ball as hard as he does? Every homerun is just a fucking 440 foot laser. 

He's inhuman.

According to Statcast, where he really excels is in Barrels - which is hitting a ball with a 98 mph exit velocity or higher, and within a certain launch angle zone, depending upon speed (see chart below). He's 1st in the majors per PA with 15.1 (Tatis is second at 12.9) and 1st per Batted Ball Event (making contact) at 26.0 (Tatis is second at 21.4). Big margins.

His exit velocity, HR distance and hard hit % are all in the top 5 range.

 

[WicketMaiden]

14 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Does anyone hit the ball as hard as he does? Every homerun is just a fucking 440 foot laser. 

He's inhuman.

Yes, five players match or better Shohei's average exit velocity of 93.8mph:

Judge - 95.8; Stanton - 95.6; Vlad Jr - 95.4; Donaldson - 94.2; Acuña Jr - 93.8.

But nobody matches his average hit distance - 212 feet.

His average HR distance is tied with Goldschmidt for 4th at 417 feet (Soler leads with 428 feet on a much smaller sample size of 11 HR's).

[Chuck]

1 hour ago, WicketMaiden said:

Yes, five players match or better Shohei's average exit velocity of 93.8mph:

Judge - 95.8; Stanton - 95.6; Vlad Jr - 95.4; Donaldson - 94.2; Acuña Jr - 93.8.

But nobody matches his average hit distance - 212 feet.

His average HR distance is tied with Goldschmidt for 4th at 417 feet (Soler leads with 428 feet on a much smaller sample size of 11 HR's).

And he's the proud owner of the best exit velo on a hit this season at 119 MPH. 

[Chuck]

 

[Chuck]

 

[Taylor]

On 7/25/2021 at 2:54 PM, tdawg87 said:

Does anyone hit the ball as hard as he does? Every homerun is just a fucking 440 foot laser. 

He's inhuman.

But I thought the HRD ruined his swing.

[Chuck]

 

[FromJapan]

5 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

 

Japanese fans joke
"The Angels starting pitcher criticized Ohtani for not getting a hit with a chance."

[FromJapan]

On 7/24/2021 at 4:09 AM, Chuckster70 said:

 

This video (July 26, 2012 at Iwate Prefectural Ball Park) was the final game of Iwate Prefectural Tournament, the winning team could participate in the national tournament of high school baseball. It was when Ohtani-san was in the 3rd (last) year of high school.

In the summer of his 2nd year, he had a left hip epiphyseal injury. Almost half a year, he could hardly practice pitching techniques, and at the direction of the baseball manager, he gave priority to eating a lot and getting enough sleep.

“As a result, his body became bigger than I expected. Without that injury, I think he could have been a pitcher with a stable pitching form and a win in the game. Instead, it also contributed to the dramatic growth of his body,” said the high school baseball manager at the time.

[WicketMaiden]

WAR update.

Shohei leads all baseball in WAR by a clear margin and is pulling away from the pack by both measures:

6.6 bWAR (Wheeler 2nd with 5.2) - on pace for 10.8 bWAR for the season.

6.1 fWAR (DeGrom 2nd with 5.4) - on pace for 10.0 fWAR for the season. 

The man is simply incredible. Go Shohei! 

[Chuck]

 

[ten ocho recon scout]

What would his era be right now if you took out the bad start against NY?

[Lou]

3 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

What would his era be right now if you took out the bad start against NY?

@Angel Oracleposted it somewhere. I think it was around 2.30

[Angels Fan Forever]

Yep. I just checked it.

2.27.

[Taylor]

48 minutes ago, Angels Fan Forever said:

Yep. I just checked it.

2.27.

F'ing Yankee Stadium.