batting 6th!
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Friday, 20 April 2018 02:05 (six years ago) link
apparently he hit 100 eight times last night... rest of MLB has 9 this year
https://www.mlb.com/cut4/ohtani-hit-101-mph-fastest-by-starter-this-season/c-273712152
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 25 April 2018 14:12 (six years ago) link
Hicks has hit 100 at least 35x this year
― francisF, Wednesday, 25 April 2018 16:58 (six years ago) link
maybe MLB starters
― francisF, Wednesday, 25 April 2018 16:59 (six years ago) link
Have the Angels addressed whether he'll play a position at all this season, or will he be a pure DH?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 25 April 2018 19:34 (six years ago) link
I'm only going by the boxscore, but he didn't seem to pitch particularly well yesterday.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 25 April 2018 21:25 (six years ago) link
I watched it, and he didn't.
― WilliamC, Wednesday, 25 April 2018 21:38 (six years ago) link
threw gas tho
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 25 April 2018 21:49 (six years ago) link
apparently he throws one (1) curveball per game; the one i saw last night was pretty decent, if mostly for the sheer surprise of him throwing something in the mid-to-high 70s
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 25 April 2018 21:55 (six years ago) link
Fun game tonight so far.
― WilliamC, Saturday, 28 April 2018 02:49 (six years ago) link
Any idea why Shohei got pulled for a pinch hitter?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 28 April 2018 04:34 (six years ago) link
sprained his ankle apparently
― k3vin k., Saturday, 28 April 2018 04:38 (six years ago) link
about to start vs M's
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 6 May 2018 20:00 (six years ago) link
Are we to assume he starts in the Bronx vs Tanaka next Sunday?
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Monday, 21 May 2018 16:30 (six years ago) link
slotted for Wednesday night in Detroit now
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 27 May 2018 13:31 (six years ago) link
apparently threw a 101 pitch last night
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 31 May 2018 11:25 (six years ago) link
y'all watching?
In his first 8 starts, the opp are hitting .375 off his fastball and .081 off everything else in his repertoire.
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 June 2018 02:38 (six years ago) link
basketball game on tonight iirc
― k3vin k., Thursday, 7 June 2018 02:52 (six years ago) link
Left the game in the fifth, was blowing on his pitching hand... blisters?
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 7 June 2018 05:22 (six years ago) link
yeah blister is what I'm hearing too
― k3vin k., Thursday, 7 June 2018 05:29 (six years ago) link
James: Do the Angels need to change how they use Ohtani to maximize their potential? Even as a rival fan it is tough to watch Scioscia send Pujols and Kinsler out at the top of the order while Ohatni sits a third of the time.
Jay Jaffe: I think they can push Ohtani harder as far as DH duty goes, but given his blister issues and workload concerns, I don’t see them pushing him harder on the mound. Scioscia needs to bat Kinsler much lower in the lineup, and Arte needs to authorize Pujols’ release, but those are separate issues from Ohtani’s usage.
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 June 2018 20:07 (six years ago) link
Even as a rival fan it is tough to watch Scioscia send Pujols and Kinsler out at the top of the order while Ohatni sits a third of the time.
Kinsler has been warming up: .900 OBP with 4 HRs over the past 2 weeks. Otani is .750 over the same stretch (and now will be possibly benched until his blisters subside).
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 7 June 2018 20:52 (six years ago) link
uh oh
Shohei Ohtani will be placed on the disabled list with a grade 2 sprain of the UCL. He underwent a PRP and Stem Cell injection yesterday with Dr. Steve Yoon in Los Angeles. He will be re-evaluated in 3 weeks and we will update his plan of care at that time.— Angels PR (@LAAngelsPR) June 8, 2018
― mookieproof, Friday, 8 June 2018 19:01 (six years ago) link
oh please no
― k3vin k., Friday, 8 June 2018 19:03 (six years ago) link
I guess the blister was on his UCL... lol.
Poor guy, I really hope this doesn't turn out like Daisuke Matsuzaka pt 2.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 8 June 2018 19:47 (six years ago) link
I'mma lobby for a minimum of 6 DL spots on any fantasy league I join next year.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 8 June 2018 19:48 (six years ago) link
well there goes his All-Star DH spot
i guess the rest of MLB is gonna suck along with the Mets now
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Friday, 8 June 2018 23:59 (six years ago) link
Baseball just got a lot less interesting this year.
I'm trying to recall the last time a black magic solution for avoiding TJ surgery actually worked ...?
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 10 June 2018 07:22 (six years ago) link
tanaka is the only example i can recall
― mookieproof, Sunday, 10 June 2018 17:40 (six years ago) link
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/23737157/mlb-need-know-shohei-ohtani-injury
― k3vin k., Sunday, 10 June 2018 17:44 (six years ago) link
“Everything I’m hearing is that the reality is, he probably will need Tommy John surgery,” @pedrogomezESPN reports grim news for Shohei Ohtani and @Angels just now on @sportscenter. “The earliest we might see him, should he have TJ surgery, would be the 2020 season.”— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) June 11, 2018
― Andy K, Monday, 11 June 2018 12:29 (six years ago) link
this reminds me a lot of Strasburg
― frogbs, Monday, 11 June 2018 12:32 (six years ago) link
this really sucks
― k3vin k., Monday, 11 June 2018 15:56 (six years ago) link
Source: #Angels cautiously optimistic Shohei Ohtani will play again this season — at least as a hitter and possibly in both roles. @MLB @MLBNetwork— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) June 11, 2018
Scioscia said the Angels’ medical staff is “very optimistic” about Shohei Ohtani’s prognosis. Still two to three weeks from seeing whether PRP injection took hold. Ohtani is taking one-armed swings in batting cage.— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) June 18, 2018
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/shohei-ohtani-and-the-implications/
TS: ohtani batting with one arm vs pujols
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 20:29 (six years ago) link
lol
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 19 June 2018 20:57 (six years ago) link
https://deadspin.com/the-story-of-shohei-ohtanis-legendary-bp-sessions-from-1827115452
sigh
― frogbs, Thursday, 28 June 2018 15:20 (five years ago) link
straight lol at hyperbole-comparisons of soft-toss BP to in-game (esp World Series) dongs.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 28 June 2018 16:37 (five years ago) link
if people in the game are saying it, it probably means something
― k3vin k., Thursday, 28 June 2018 16:45 (five years ago) link
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/06/shohei-ohtani-cleared-to-begin-hitting-program.html
While Ohtani certainly isn’t entirely out of the woods just yet, it’s obviously an encouraging update for the Angels that the platelet-rich plasma and stem cell injections he received earlier this month have resulted in some meaningful improvement. Eppler indicated yesterday that if Ohtani were strictly a designated hitter, he’d likely have been cleared right away. That, coupled with today’s clearance, makes it seem likely that Ohtani will, at the very least, return to the Angels’ lineup at some point this summer — if not the rotation.
― Karl Malone, Friday, 29 June 2018 00:46 (five years ago) link
0-for-4 in his return last night
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 4 July 2018 13:30 (five years ago) link
24 today! not in the lineup
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Friday, 6 July 2018 02:40 (five years ago) link
So it's not loaded stadiums or ballparks
― scopin' VARs (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 6 July 2018 13:40 (five years ago) link
off the bench for heroics
https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtanis-homer-leads-angels-to-victory/c-284931188
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Monday, 9 July 2018 11:23 (five years ago) link
what a shot
― k3vin k., Monday, 9 July 2018 12:38 (five years ago) link
cautiously optimistic
https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/7/20/17594856/shohei-ohtani-angels-elbow-injury-update-throwing
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Friday, 20 July 2018 20:39 (five years ago) link
These splits look ugly and seem to be getting uglier...
2018 Season vs. LHP:.170/.254/.245 22K:6BB
July:.203/.261/.422 23K:5BB
Post All-Star:.175/.214/.400 13K:2BB
Last 7 days:.100/.100/.150 6K:0BB
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 2 August 2018 20:39 (five years ago) link
...he must lurk here.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Saturday, 4 August 2018 16:38 (five years ago) link
"closer" to pitching sez the Sosh
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24306284/shohei-ohtani-los-angeles-angels-closer-pitching-team-thought-mike-scioscia-said
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 7 August 2018 19:33 (five years ago) link
Ohtani is set to throw a bullpen session this Saturday.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 August 2018 14:33 (five years ago) link
pitches Sunday night!
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24526952/shohei-ohtani-returning-angels-rotation
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 30 August 2018 23:25 (five years ago) link