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Yeah. Indeed. 10 RBIs in a game cannot possibly be a common occurrence.
There needs to be a mercy rule in place for the Marlins tonight. Football score. |
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And he tried to stretch his 2nd double to a triple early in the game that was about a step slow. Otherwise, tack on a cycle with the 2 SBs to today's accomplishments.
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With a few games against the venerable Rockies coming up, I wouldn't be surprised if Ohtani catches Judge.
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He wanted to get the drama over with. The guy is on another level.
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6 hit 9 inning games are pretty rare...
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How many 3HR, 2SB games have there been? That's 5 percent of his season total in one game.
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I actually watched the entire game and he was just incredible. Home run #49 went about 900 feet. Stolen base #50 should have been an out but somehow he snuck a foot into third base after being beaten by the throw.
But as I watched the end of the blowout, the Marlins brought in a position player to finish the last inning. And he gave up Ohtani’s third bomb of the night, #51 on the season. I presume Florida wouldn’t have allowed a position player to throw meatballs to Ohtani if #50 was on the line. At least I hope not. It wouldn’t have been a good feeling to see him get to 50/50 that way. |
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His OPS for the game is around 3.8 lol.
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It certainly didn't hurt that he got to face the expert hurler Vidal Brujan.
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What an absurd stat line. I’ve had games like that in my dreams, where I’m a grown ass man playing for my old Little League team, and I’m wondering why I haven’t been found out about while I’m knocking little kids over with my vicious line drives. :D:D
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Stathead suggests that’s the first time ever https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ae24129dca.jpg |
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Well, that was a hell of a month...LOL |
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yup... Judge isnt even a top 5 yankee of all time ( yet) and people comparing him to what Ohtani has done on Mound and Batters box ( and now on base )... its pure stupidity, like saying Montana was better than Brady... STOP..lol |
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Judge - 51.2 Ohtani - 42.5 They are both incredibly good, but the dichotomy where one must be put down to lift the other one doesn't make much sense to me. Who knows where they will end up, but both are rare talents who are delivering astounding performances to enjoy. |
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I’m surprised Judge doesn’t get more love from the vintage crowd. Right now he’s as close as it gets to the golden slugger of old, who could mash and hit 300 at the same time. Feared by every pitcher on earth. Putting up 130+ RBIs. Those are golden age Foxx, Gehrig, Greenberg numbers.
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As a card collector he's in the thick of the current era card market being a guy who has over 2000 "rookie card" issues in 2017 (counting all variations). Want a low-number? Tons of options. Auto? Tons. Low-number and auto? Tons. The pure saturation era of obvious stars kinda kills excitement of having a RC of some guys even if there's still decent value attached to it. Guys don't have a "cool" RC, they have dozens of them. Though he's not a star (except to Cubs fans), in 2014 Kyle Hendricks got his RC...2014 Topps Heritage High Number. It's his only RC and there's not 100 different borders or an auto...just his card. It's not rare card, but it's a rare occurrence in this era to only have 1 card for your RC. |
I got a few of his Japanese issues.
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O-WAR to O-War is 46.2 to 27.3 but now factor in plate appearances. Judge has around 800 more so that's a full season advantage over Ohtani. |
Granted baseball is a game to be seen and a game of numbers (historically counting numbers), but if I asked someone which player of any 2 he liked better and he asked me what their DWARs were before answering, I would withdraw my question and think he was foolish.
The reliance on statistically manufactured ratings developed 60-80 years post mortem doesn't float my boat. Generational comparisons are also inherently flawed. The game is still played with bats on a diamond, but the game in 1920 is not the same game as in 2020. |
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So I leave Ohtani to focus on the Mets for three days, and now the guy is now at 53-55? With three more games left against the Rockies, he might end up closer to 60-60 than 50-50 by the time the regular season is over. It's staggering.
I will root for Lindor to win the NL MVP, but from a clinical, dispassionate standpoint, I am begrudgingly sympathetic to the argument that Ohtani should win it. |
Ohtani will be unanimous. He may get every second place vote too. Meanwhile, Judge with 55, what a season.
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A Yankees-Dodgers World Series would be epic. But I'm not sure the Dodgers make it with their pitching.
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https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2021/3...review-two-way
Article above written in March 2021, before the start of Ohtani's 4-year reign of terror, but after his struggles in 2020. Sounds like he and the Angels put a lot of thought into his regimen. Interestingly, they took away restrictions on his workload, allowing him to actually do more two-way stuff rather than less. He also started squatting heavy again and came in at 225 pounds in spring training in 2021. I'd imagine that helped a lot, especially after his 2019 knee surgery. As an aside, Ohtani is still listed right now at 210 lbs, but he looks like he's a lot bigger than that when you see him standing next to Bryce Harper -- who's also listed at 210: https://x.com/MLB/status/1811061670493511797/photo/1 |
I feel like getting big is the worst possible thing a pitcher could do. If he's going to DH, sure, get huge. But can you think of a single monster bodied pitcher who had any kind of sustained success?
I remember the year Syndergaard showed up at Mets spring training looking like Bane. Everyone lauded his workout routine and all the press was expecting a huge season out of him. Instead he got hurt, missed the next three seasons, came back a shell of himself and was out of the game at 30 years old, having won 59 total games. |
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I agree. A strong pair of legs is always good for a pitcher. But you aren't going to throw harder because you lift weights and if anything, it's only going to limit your movement, likely resulting in injury.
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It was my understanding that pitchers benefit the most from the advanced healing aspects of PED use.
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yah this is correct, its not that it "makes muscles" its that you can put in 30 hours a week of heavy lifting and not feel it.. lol |
I haven’t seen any mention in the media after last night’s Dodgers game about Ohtani reaching 400 total bases. Just the 30th time it’s ever been done and the first time since 2001.
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I just came from Twitter and saw this So impressive https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...2288cd05a6.jpg |
Taking away the steroid guys and the altitude guys and you don’t have much. Seven games ago he was at 360.
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OPS+ Single Season Leaders Babe Ruth 1920 255 Babe Ruth 1921 239 Babe Ruth 1923 239 Ted Williams 1941 235 Ted Williams 1957 233 Aaron Judge 2024 226 Babe Ruth 1926 226 Throw in the rookie season of Paul Skenes and this is one of the best years for baseball in a long time. |
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Hope they let Judge get to 400 total bases before they decide to give him a rest. Yankees still competing for a 1 seed with Indians (not sure if that matters), so maybe it won't come into play.
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Throw in Judge's 133+ walks and 9 HBP, and I'd say that's a pretty good season. He's been on base a bit, despite all those strikeouts. ;)
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Ohtani putting on a late push for a triple crown too. I had written off the batting title a few weeks ago, only a couple points down now.
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35/93 for September lol.
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So here's a question -- let's say Ohtani wins his 3rd MVP unanimously. He then gets hurt next year, can't pitch anymore, and then finishes his career with a few .275, 20 HR, 80 RBI seasons -- so something like a career 60 WAR -- is he still a first-ballot lock for the HOF?
Bonds, A-Rod, Trout and Pujols are the only four players with 3-MVPs who are not in the Hall. We know about Bonds and A-Rod. Pujols is an obvious lock for the first ballot. I think Trout is also a lock based on his career WAR. I'd argue that Ohtani is also a lock based on his peak years plus the uniqueness of his tenure. But I bet there are those who might disagree. |
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Did Arraez sit out yesterday after a 3 hit game? |
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forgot to come back after his 50/50 i can now say -- his base 2018 have respect :) |
And he's absolutely obliterating his HR pace from last year. And he should be back on the mound after the ASG. And his stuff looks filthier than ever.
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The Dodgers do not need him to pitch and if it were my team I would not risk a career or season ending injury by putting him back on the mound. He is killing it as a batter, leave well enough alone.
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Ohtani has won three MVPs. I think he’s a shoo-in for the Hall given what he’s accomplished.
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So he not only makes a billion dollars, he gets to dictate to the ownership and management? :eek: It might piss him off to take him out in the fourth inning too, or to limit his starts. Gee that might not go over well nobody's going to want to go there any more.
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