Ohtani so far tonight

[ronniehatesjazz]

Absolutely! Proving to be one of those oddball underrated superstars. I thought last year was a fluke but it looks like he’ll continue being unreal this year too. Even if he was just a solid power hitter who could reliably hit 20-30 homers per year while staying north of .200 and still be able to win 8-9 games from the mound, he’d be a hall of famer. If he can somehow keep this production up he’ll go down as one of the top players ever.

The one thing I dislike out of him and Trout, and I actually really like this as a personality trait normally, is their modesty. It’s awesome that arguably the two best players in the game today are so humble and seem to shun the spotlight, however a stronger media presence would be really good for the game, especially now. That being said, great guy and so fun to watch. Hope he keeps it up!

[Shoeless Moe]

He pitched a good game last night.

Hall of Fame....that's pretty funny.

Let's see if the 2 greatest players of all time (he laughed) can get their team into the playoffs finally.

Have not seen the Carp's name in the box scores lately, he on the DL already?

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by ronniehatesjazz

The one thing I dislike out of him and Trout, and I actually really like this as a personality trait normally, is their modesty. It’s awesome that arguably the two best players in the game today are so humble and seem to shun the spotlight, however a stronger media presence would be really good for the game, especially now. That being said, great guy and so fun to watch. Hope he keeps it up!

I've thought about that too. Despite how well it speaks of their character, having these unassuming guys in Anaheim is a practically the equivalent of accomplishing these things in obscurity (especially with the current state of baseball's popularity in the US).

If they played for the Yankees, you'd have a better chance of a Magic/Bird to begin the '80s NBA boost to the sport

[Peter_Spaeth]

Now hitting .211 with a 4.40 ERA. Yes it's very early, but let's be real, he is off to a slow start.

[profholt82]

Well, the labor dispute has turned April into the de facto spring training. Lots of fellas are off to slow starts, and I've seen a lot of injuries as well.

[GrewUpWithJunkWax]

I don't follow much modern baseball, but I do like Ohtani. Great athlete and ambassador for the sport.

[Frankish]

Originally Posted by GrewUpWithJunkWax

I don't follow much modern baseball, but I do like Ohtani. Great athlete and ambassador for the sport.

Absolutely. We live in Orange County and last year Ohtani really got my young son into baseball. I'm very happy for that.

BTW, Shohei is having a nice night at the plate....