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BCR
Russillo made a good point with Simmons about how under the radar Ohtani is. Contrasted it with Ichiro and what a huge story he was at the time in much smaller market. I have to seek out what he’s doing on the MLB specific tab of ESPN. Dude has 31 Hr’s and way above league average pitcher in major market doing shit we haven’t seen in basically 100 years. Kid should be the biggest story in sports, but just isn’t. Once the local cable cabal is broken up eventually, baseball is going to be in a weird place. Local cable rights pay all the bills.
I never miss a start. I expect this to be a very brief opportunity to witness. I saw him beat the Red Sox last night. Sawks are a very very productive offensive team. The Sawks CAN manufacture runs. They aren’t just 3 outcome. They adjust.
Ohtani shut the Sawks down. He looked easy on the mound. He went seven innings!
If Ohtani spoke one lick of English or did Vlogs (lol) we would have some sense of his personality. I stare at him on the mound after a bad call or a great pitch and try to read his expression. He is more expressive at the plate but he is so curious. Maybe we get more during the Home Run Derby.
How can an 11 year old relate if Ohtani can’t relate?
If he ran up the fence like Bo Jackson after that catch…..
We don’t have a basis for comparison. What he is doing is almost impossible to fully appreciate.
I remember once invoking what Mahommes might have done if he played both. That comparison is silly as Mahommes didn’t pitch 101mph and hit the most home runs. He couldn’t possibly compare. We try. The human brain operates on comparison.