Ohtani interpreter

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by packs

A few years ago while the Braves were playing the Blue Jays the Braves played "Beat It" while Reese McGuire was walking to the batters box.

Had to Google that. That was great. Hopefully someone has the balls to do it to Ohtani.

https://bluejaysnation.com/news/watc...laying-beat-it

[jingram058]

I am so sick of pussyfooting around with elitist BS.

If Ohtani wants to maintain good PR, do the following:

LEARN HOW TO SPEAK ENGLISH WHILE COLLECTING HALF A BILLION DOLLARS!

Fix the PR disaster with his first Dodger Stadium home run ball. 2 signed hats, a signed bat and a signed ball instead of the HR ball, and a threat from the Dodgers that they would refuse to authenticate the ball? Fuck the Dodgers! I hope Ohtani blows up in their fat faces.

[jayshum]

From what I read, it does sound like Dodgers security did not treat the people who had the home run ball fairly. However, I saw that someone from Heritage said the ball would be worth $100,000. I don't follow memorabilia prices. Does that seem reasonable to anyone who does? It seems like a lot more than I would have expected.

[packs]

I think it might sell for more right now just because Ohtani is in the news and him being on the Dodgers is a new thing. But the ball isn't a real milestone home run and I would highly doubt the valuation in an auction that didn't happen today.

I also think it's interesting that Ohtani has once again failed to tell the truth about even an innocuous circumstance like meeting a fan.

[Seven]

The entire situation surrounding Ohtani this year has been a mess. At this point, I don't think we'd ever find out the truth about the betting scandal/interpreter scandal. A part of me wants to clear Ohtani of wrong doing, but the cynical other part of me, believes that Ippei was the fall guy. And the end of the day the MLB would not want to lose their Golden Goose, even if he bet on games.

Whoever handles his PR should be launched into the sun, they've done a terrible job. As a side note, I believe Ohtani does speak English, but is more comfortable speaking through an interpreter. There's nothing wrong with that, and while I do respect his privacy, Celebrities now aren't afforded the privacy they once were. Especially ones of his caliber. He's for all intents and purposes, the face of the MLB.

[packs]

Ohtani speaks through an interpreter for the same reason I'd use one if I were playing in a Spanish speaking nation: I understand what you're saying but I'm not comfortable speaking the language on television or being ridiculed for my accent or small grammatical errors or whatever.

[FromVAtoLA]

From the LA Times:

“The complaint also alleges that Mizuhara spent about $325,000 at eBay and the retail site Whatnot on sports memorabilia. The federal agents say they found about 1,000 baseball cards in Mizuhara's car.”

“The complaint alleges that Ippei placed about 19,000 bets between December 2021 and January 2024, all with Ohtani's money. The complaint says Ippei won $142,256,769.74 and lost $182,935,206.68, with a total net loss of $40,678,436.94.”

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by FromVAtoLA

From the LA Times:

“The complaint also alleges that Mizuhara spent about $325,000 at eBay and the retail site Whatnot on sports memorabilia. The federal agents say they found about 1,000 baseball cards in Mizuhara's car.”

“The complaint alleges that Ippei placed about 19,000 bets between December 2021 and January 2024, all with Ohtani's money. The complaint says Ippei won $142,256,769.74 and lost $182,935,206.68, with a total net loss of $40,678,436.94.”

That's interesting since I thought I read he was accused now of stealing $16 million from Ohtani. That leaves another $24 million unaccounted for.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by FromVAtoLA

From the LA Times:

“The complaint also alleges that Mizuhara spent about $325,000 at eBay and the retail site Whatnot on sports memorabilia. The federal agents say they found about 1,000 baseball cards in Mizuhara's car.”

“The complaint alleges that Ippei placed about 19,000 bets between December 2021 and January 2024, all with Ohtani's money. The complaint says Ippei won $142,256,769.74 and lost $182,935,206.68, with a total net loss of $40,678,436.94.”

If these numbers are right, would it still be a tin foil hat conspiracy to question or imply a question wondering how Ippei could place $325M in bets with Ohtani's money over several years and 19,000 bets without Ohtani ever knowing a thing?

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by FromVAtoLA

“The complaint also alleges that Mizuhara spent about $325,000 at eBay and the retail site Whatnot on sports memorabilia. The federal agents say they found about 1,000 baseball cards in Mizuhara's car.”

I wonder if any of these cards the agents found are ones I need for my collection? And if I interpret the situation clearly, I believe this Mizuhara character was likely the individual behind buying all those overpriced T206 Evans cards on Ebay a few months ago.


Brian

[Seven]

The entire situation surrounding Ohtani this year has been a mess. At this point, I don't think we'd ever find out the truth about the betting scandal/interpreter scandal. A part of me wants to clear Ohtani of wrong doing, but the cynical other part of me, believes that Ippei was the fall guy. And the end of the day the MLB would not want to lose their Golden Goose, even if he bet on games.

Whoever handles his PR should be launched into the sun, they've done a terrible job. As a side note, I believe Ohtani does speak English, but is more comfortable speaking through an interpreter. There's nothing wrong with that, and while I do respect his privacy, Celebrities now aren't afforded the privacy they once were. Especially ones of his caliber. He's for all intents and purposes, the face of the MLB.

[G1911]

He seems to understand it and can speak English when he wants to - https://www.newsweek.com/video-shohe...mments-1609029

I would think this makes it less and less plausible he had no idea what his interpreter was saying in his public statements on the issue though.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by G1911

He seems to understand it and can speak English when he wants to - https://www.newsweek.com/video-shohe...mments-1609029

I would think this makes it less and less plausible he had no idea what his interpreter was saying in his public statements on the issue though.

I have met several pro athletes from other countries that play the I don't speak English card. It lets them not have to do interviews or interact with the bat shit crazy fans wanting autographs and pictures as much.