LA Times: Angels clubhouse was “Twenty-five plus one.”

[Angelsfan1984]

8 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Yeah but I mean this one is an actual retard.

[T.G.]

25 or 6 to 4

[REDneck]

So what's the gist here? Ohtani had Kobe beef and caviar in the the clubhouse and the rest of the scrubs had Del Taco and fish sticks?

[cals]

There’s nothing.  It’s spin.  Even if Ohtani got special treatment, if dudes just up from AAA were offended than they’re morons.  Anyone with half a brain on any team with Ohtani would just be happy he’s on the team.  This stuff is just stupid.

[REDneck]

24 minutes ago, cals said:

There’s nothing.  It’s spin.  Even if Ohtani got special treatment, if dudes just up from AAA were offended than they’re morons.  Anyone with half a brain on any team with Ohtani would just be happy he’s on the team.  This stuff is just stupid.

Chemistry dude..come on!

[Taylor]

10 hours ago, T.G. said:

25 or 6 to 4

Good song

[Stradling]

I think this is dumb. Do I think there were challenges with having Ohtani, sure.  Do I think they had to alter other players playing time having him, sure. Do I think players went and bitched to Dylan, probably not. 

[SoCalDucksFan]

Progressing through all the stages of grief.  They should reach “acceptance” by the start of season.

[Stradling]

Just now, SoCalDucksFan said:

Progressing through all the stages of grief.  They should reach “acceptance” by the start of season.

Who is “they”?

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

1 hour ago, SoCalDucksFan said:

Progressing through all the stages of grief.  They should reach “acceptance” by 2026.

Fixed. 

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, Stradling said:

I think this is dumb. Do I think there were challenges with having Ohtani, sure.  Do I think they had to alter other players playing time having him, sure. Do I think players went and bitched to Dylan, probably not. 

This

The use of the 6 man rotation, and the negatives around it, can’t be underestimated.

It will be nice to see a 5 man rotation, with most of the pitchers now capable of pitching 180 innings if healthy.

[Dgar24]

3 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

This

The use of the 6 man rotation, and the negatives around it, can’t be underestimated.

It will be nice to see a 5 man rotation, with most of the pitchers now capable of pitching 180 innings if healthy.

This,This,This.

I think this is underestimated, I would hold on to our young pitchers till after this season. Then judge on a fair baseline .

 

[Jeff Fletcher]

I didn’t take this story to be a negative toward the Angels or Ohtani, but rather an acknowledgment that having Ohtani on your team leads to some distractions/complications/etc and now the Dodgers need to be prepared for that.

[Angels 1961]

1 hour ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

I didn’t take this story to be a negative toward the Angels or Ohtani, but rather an acknowledgment that having Ohtani on your team leads to some distractions/complications/etc and now the Dodgers need to be prepared for that.

Six man rotation in2025 for Dodgers?

[angelsfan100]

As a non-cali resident, I do not read the LA Times so I am not familiar with this writter. However he seems to not be well liked by many of my fellow AW comrades.

However setting such and such aside - I think many on here are correct in pointing out how other players should have simply gotten over this. But at the same time team chemistry is very important to have a winning culture. If what this is true then it really doesn't surprise me one bit. Besides tying up $40/50 million a year, I was in favor of the Angels not resigning him becuase I felt he was too much of a distraction preventing us from putting together a team to compete for the post season.

The team was bending to his every whim to ensure his success. Which, of course when you have a superstar like Ohtani that is what you gotta do. However at times it felt it was more about what was best for Ohtani, and not the Angels. 

I don't hold any ill will towards Ohtani. But I really do wonder if the Dodgers can embrace a guy like Ohtani who is quiet, shy and incredibly humble. He may not fit the mold of that "Dodger culture". Which is bascially to be a brash, obnoxious a-hole at all times.

However, after some moping around here including myself I am over it. Let's just move on. 

[Tank]

On 12/15/2023 at 4:00 PM, Angelsfan1984 said:

We talking about ippei?

25 + 1 2

[Tank]

8 minutes ago, angelsfan100 said:

As a non-cali resident,

FYI, no one here calls it cali.

[Tank]

On 12/15/2023 at 7:44 PM, T.G. said:

25 or 6 to 4

sitting cross-legged on the floor.

[angelsfan100]

Just now, Tank said:

sitting cross-legged on the floor.

lmao wtf

[Tank]

4 minutes ago, angelsfan100 said:

lmao wtf

Waiting for the break of day
Searching for something to say
Flashing lights against the sky
Giving up, I close my eyes

Sitting cross-legged on the floor
25 or 6 to 4

It's a song from the band Chicago.

[angelsfan100]

1 minute ago, Tank said:

Waiting for the break of day
Searching for something to say
Flashing lights against the sky
Giving up, I close my eyes

Sitting cross-legged on the floor
25 or 6 to 4

It's a song from the band Chicago.

Ah got it. Speaking of songs I have had this one on my mind lately. I think it's fitting for the situatiion.

 

[Jeff Fletcher]

2 hours ago, Angels 1961 said:

Six man rotation in2025 for Dodgers?

That would be my guess 

[Docwaukee]

personally think the whole 5 man vs. 6 man rotation is sorta overblown.  

By the end of the year, most teams, even good ones, end up having 7, 8, 9 + guys make starts.  If you've got Gerrit Cole on your team, he's starting every 5th game.   Or to put it another way, if you had 4 other starters that were good enough, you'd just have to fill around them and Ohtani in more of a piecemeal fashion.  It really wouldn't be that different.  

To me, DH at bats being freed up is far more beneficial than going back to a 5 man rotation.  

[angelsfan100]

1 hour ago, Docwaukee said:

personally think the whole 5 man vs. 6 man rotation is sorta overblown.  

By the end of the year, most teams, even good ones, end up having 7, 8, 9 + guys make starts.  If you've got Gerrit Cole on your team, he's starting every 5th game.   Or to put it another way, if you had 4 other starters that were good enough, you'd just have to fill around them and Ohtani in more of a piecemeal fashion.  It really wouldn't be that different.  

To me, DH at bats being freed up is far more beneficial than going back to a 5 man rotation.  

Now hear me out. What if we could clone players like Ohtani? And just have an entire pitching staff of ohtanis 

[DMVol]

5 hours ago, angelsfan100 said:

Now hear me out. What if we could clone players like Ohtani? And just have an entire pitching staff of ohtanis 

If your Aunt had balls, she’d be your Uncle….if a frog had wings….