Forget About Yamamoto

[SoCalDucksFan]

He supposedly met with that team up the road today, and they have plenty of cash to spend, since Ohtani is only getting paid $2M for each of the next 10 years.

[Ron Mexico]

Yup He is going to the Dodgers it's easy to see. MLB will do whatever it takes to get them back to the world series 

[OhtaniSan]

I read somewhere the Dodgers still take a 45m hit to their AAV or threshold space even despite the deferred payments.

That being said, 45m is still a whole lot less than 70m

[Ron Mexico]

Just now, OhtaniSan said:

I read somewhere the Dodgers still take a 45m hit to their AAV even despite the deferred payments.

That being said, 45m is still a whole lot less than 70m

Yup just enough to sign Yamamoto under that Tax threshold 

[mmc]

Do you ever make a post that isn't full of self-loathing?  Why follow the team at all if everything makes you so miserable?

[Swordsman78]

Are the Dodger games still not televised locally?   I never was interested in watching them before so I never noticed.

 

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Anyone else wonder how a Japanese team going to sit with Mexicans at Chavez Ravine. 

[Angels 1961]

45 minutes ago, Swordsman78 said:

Are the Dodger games still not televised locally?   I never was interested in watching them before so I never noticed.

 

I get Dodgers on Spectrum but I never watch them.

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, mmc said:

Do you ever make a post that isn't full of self-loathing?  Why follow the team at all if everything makes you so miserable?

No he doesn’t. Up until now 95% of his posts were telling us Ohtani was leaving. 

[Jason]

51 minutes ago, The Ghost of Bob Starr said:

Anyone else wonder how a Japanese team going to sit with Mexicans at Chavez Ravine. 

Knives sink in to their skin just like their noses and eye orbits break like everyone else’s. 

[SoCalDucksFan]

2 hours ago, mmc said:

Do you ever make a post that isn't full of self-loathing?  Why follow the team at all if everything makes you so miserable?

Is there something about this team not to feel miserable about?

You do realize that fans of New York & Chicago teams will spend day and night complaining and acting miserable about teams they support, when those teams are sucking it up.

Perhaps if you visited the Anaheim Ducks board, you can tell all the fans who have been following the Ducks for 20-30 years, and are now bitter and miserable about how things are going, that they should also stop following their team.

The Angels have a pathetic owner, haven't come close to making the playoffs as a wild card team for 9 straight seasons, and just lost a generational player to a team that everyone here apparently hates more than any other team in the league, and you're asking why following them makes me miserable?

When the Angels have a decent owner, and demonstrate that they're capable of winning and making the playoffs, and I'm still complaining, feel free to criticize me all you want.  Fact is, if they ever got their act together, which under current ownership seems highly unlikely, I'll be more than happy to convey an optimistic tone.  Right now, I'm sorry, but I can't sit here and say what an amazing ship the Titanic is, and how happy I am to be on it's maiden voyage, while it's taking on water.

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, Angels 1961 said:

I get Dodgers on Spectrum but I never watch them.

But not on DirecTV, not that it concerns me.

[SoCalDucksFan]

4 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

But not on DirecTV, not that it concerns me.

Not true.

https://www.directv.com/insider/directv-and-spectrum-networks-reach-agreement-for-sportsnet/

[Angels 1961]

Yamamoto will get 350 mill maybe more. I wonder if Angels even have a meeting with him. I still think Angels may not spend a lot this off season. Wait until next year go after Alex Bregman and TOR pitcher. Maybe just 1 year deals this off season. 

[ELEVEN]

So no Hello Moto?

[T.G.]

10 hours ago, SoCalDucksFan said:

 

You do realize that fans of New York & Chicago teams will spend day and night complaining and acting miserable about teams they support, when those teams are sucking it up.

Those people have their priorities in the toilet.

[Amazing Larry]

15 hours ago, The Ghost of Bob Starr said:

Anyone else wonder how a Japanese team going to sit with Mexicans at Chavez Ravine. 

They'll suck it up and deal with it just like all the cooks flipping shrimp at Benihana.

[Angels 1961]

2 minutes ago, Lhalo said:

They'll suck it up and deal with it just like all the cooks flipping shrimp at Benihana.

I like the little volcano they do.

[halomatt]

32 minutes ago, Lhalo said:

They'll suck it up and deal with it just like all the cooks flipping shrimp at Benihana.

 

[Angelsfan1984]

35 minutes ago, Lhalo said:

They'll suck it up and deal with it just like all the cooks flipping shrimp at Benihana.

[Amazing Larry]

MLB Rumors: Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freeman Helped Recruit Yamamoto

The Los Angeles Dodgers didn't waste any time utilizing Shohei Ohtani as a pitchman for the organization.

The Athletic's Fabian Ardaya and Ken Rosenthalreported Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman all took part in the team's presentation to Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

""The pitch to Yamamoto was, on its face, straightforward," per Ardaya and Rosenthal. "As the free agent entered the ballpark, video displays depicting his name and likeness in a Dodgers uniform flashed on the scoreboard. Yamamoto is one of the most sought-after talents in the sport, with the Mets, Yankees, Giants, Blue Jays, Red Sox and others all vying for his services."

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10101026-mlb-rumors-dodgers-shohei-ohtani-mookie-betts-freeman-helped-recruit-yamamoto

[Angelsfan1984]

So Yamamoto, Glasnow and Buelher, with Freeman, betts and Ohtani?

Swept 1st round for sure.

[DCAngelsFan]

So, just to be clear, he's not meeting with the Angels?

Did we ask him and his agent laughed at us? 

Or are we just so beat-down we didn't even bother calling?

 

[Angelsfan1984]

Just now, DCAngelsFan said:

So, just to be clear, he's not meeting with the Angels?

Did we ask him and his agent laughed at us? 

Or are we just so beat-down we didn't even bother calling?

 

Think they offered a 3 year 1.8-billion-dollar contract. All deferred of course with a cancellation clause with no money paid if he doesnt win 3 straight cy youngs. Still waiting to hear back.

[Angels 1961]

5 minutes ago, DCAngelsFan said:

So, just to be clear, he's not meeting with the Angels?

Did we ask him and his agent laughed at us? 

Or are we just so beat-down we didn't even bother calling?

 

I drove by Del Taco and did not see him. I did see Perry and he had a funny chef's hat on.