Ohtani has cleared out his locker

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

6 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

So I missed the picture day thing, but saw something on here about it. Did they put someone else in his jersey for the picture, or something like that?

Yes...

[khouse]

8 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

So I missed the picture day thing, but saw something on here about it. Did they put someone else in his jersey for the picture, or something like that?

[T.G.]

Ohtani was just an illusion. He was never real. The Angels could no longer keep up the charade. 

If anyone thought Ohtani was real, they're were sadly delusional.

[T.G.]

1 hour ago, Stradling said:

It’s almost like fans overreacted. Almost.  Weird. 

Real Housewives of AW.

[Jeff Fletcher]

49 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

So I missed the picture day thing, but saw something on here about it. Did they put someone else in his jersey for the picture, or something like that?

I didn't even give it a second thought because I've seen place-holders in team photos just about every year for the 25 years I've been doing. Ohtani arrived at the park just after the picture, so I figure he was at the doctor or something.

A huge nothingburger.

[Angelsfan1984]

1 minute ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

I didn't even give it a second thought because I've seen place-holders in team photos just about every year for the 25 years I've been doing. Ohtani arrived at the park just after the picture, so I figure he was at the doctor or something.

A huge nothingburger.

Yes but did you hear he threw away his water bottle!? He clearly hates being an Angel so much he’s going on a water strike.

[cals]

5 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

A huge nothingburger.

We call that a Double-Double around here.

[Jeff Fletcher]

3 hours ago, mmc said:

I don't know why people think there's "drama" here.  He's done for the season so he cleared out his locker.  Why do people think there's more to it than that?  Reeks of people wanting to be outraged about something.

100 percent.

We saw the locker was cleared out at 9:30. Obviously, the most likely scenario is he just shut it down to have surgery, and that's why it was cleared out. We asked Angels PR if they could give us a definitive answer so we wouldn't just have to leave people hanging with "his locker is empty." We waited for a full 30 minutes for them to answer before any of us tweeted anything. 

Finally, they just said: "Sorry, we will tell you what's going on tomorrow," even though they acknowledged that the gap was going to leave all kinds of room for wild speculation. 

[Angels 1961]

11 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

100 percent.

We saw the locker was cleared out at 9:30. Obviously, the most likely scenario is he just shut it down to have surgery, and that's why it was cleared out. We asked Angels PR if they could give us a definitive answer so we wouldn't just have to leave people hanging with "his locker is empty." We waited for a full 30 minutes for them to answer before any of us tweeted anything. 

Finally, they just said: "Sorry, we will tell you what's going on tomorrow," even though they acknowledged that the gap was going to leave all kinds of room for wild speculation. 

In your opinion odds he signs with Angels?

[robblin17]

3 hours ago, Stradling said:

It’s almost like fans overreacted. Almost.  Weird. 

Arte Moreno: Hey Stradling, go eat that shit sandwich!

Stradling: Yes, sir! In how many bites, sir!?

[Stradling]

Just now, robblin17 said:

Arte Moreno: Hey Stradling, go eat that shit sandwich!

Stradling: Yes, sir! In how many bites, sir!?

Fuck off. Our fanbase decided to bitch out on this.  I wasn’t a child that assumed the worst. You can be a victim, I’ll simply laugh at you. 

[jsnpritchett]

[jsnpritchett]

Also, lol at the Angels making an error in the release about Ohtani going on the IL.  They can't seem to do anything right.

 

[Jeff Fletcher]

1 hour ago, Angels 1961 said:

In your opinion odds he signs with Angels?

I though you were done posting?

And I'll stick to 30 percent

[Stradling]

4 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

I though you were done posting?

And I'll stick to 30 percent

I love that you are present enough to call him out for his nonsense. 

[Angels 1961]

16 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

I though you were done posting?

And I'll stick to 30 percent

Your right, I'm old I forgot so till off season.

[Taylor]

4 hours ago, T.G. said:

Ohtani was just an illusion. He was never real. The Angels could no longer keep up the charade. 

If anyone thought Ohtani was real, they're were sadly delusional.

What if the real Shohei Ohtani was the friends we made along the way?

[Jay]

4 hours ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

I didn't even give it a second thought because I've seen place-holders in team photos just about every year for the 25 years I've been doing. Ohtani arrived at the park just after the picture, so I figure he was at the doctor or something.

A huge nothingburger.

Eh bullshit. Everybody else showed up for team photo day.

[Taylor]

Maybe Chuck and Geoff orchestrated Lockergate to increase traffic for AW and listens for the podcast.

[Taylor]

1 minute ago, Jay said:

Eh bullshit. Everybody else showed up for team photo day.

It's cute when people disagree with Jeff Fletcher or Sam Blum, who know more than any of us.

[Jay]

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

It's cute when people disagree with Jeff Fletcher or Sam Blum, who know more than any of us.

Ya Ohtani is special. 

[Tank]

i think Lou would've had some fun with some of you from the first page of this thread.

[ten ocho recon scout]

18 hours ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

I didn't even give it a second thought because I've seen place-holders in team photos just about every year for the 25 years I've been doing. Ohtani arrived at the park just after the picture, so I figure he was at the doctor or something.

A huge nothingburger.

So out of curiosity, when that happens, do teams just photoshop their face in afterwards?

[jsnpritchett]

6 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

So out of curiosity, when that happens, do teams just photoshop their face in afterwards?

Yes.

[Kevin]

9 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

So out of curiosity, when that happens, do teams just photoshop their face in afterwards?