shohei ohtani alert

took that as pocket ripe for picking/his focus is on the game

That's a nice interpretation. I say we go with that

hmm maybe

(I didn't see it as particularly libellous, more an illustration on how shohei's game and the fat stacks of cash surrounding that game are insepperable; ippei-gate just being one product of that)

But Bulb's phrasing for simple and pointed.

I honestly just thought it was a cute New Yorker cover on how he is well paid. Never thought of the others but now it's ambiguous.

Shohei, be careful of your money!

I thought it was a comment on his un-deferred salary (pocket-change) because he is anti-tax.

#freeippei

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-22/dodgers-star-shohei-ohtani-buys-la-canada-flintridge-mansion-for-7-85-million

I think he's making more than 2 million a year

more pics here https://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/shohei-ohtani-buys-southern-california-mansion/

i feel like it's surprisingly modest?

He seems to like modern. Don't know if the $17m Big Island, Hawaii house he's building has been mentioned here yet

https://maunakealiving.com/real-estate/the-vista/

Goes up against Paul Skenes tonight.

Should be fun. Tough loss for Glasnow, though the man can wear the hell out of a sock.

On the subject of whether regular people still think Ohtani gambles, our 18yo nephew was under the impression that Ohtani had been caught gambling and hadn't heard anything about him being cleared. He openly says he hates baseball, although we were playing trivia at a brewery showing the game so he did ask "Is Paul Skenes good?" 😉

That's related (though different) to what I was saying on a different thread: that my friend, a casual fan who assumes that Ohtani's story is just a cover, might be a better barometer of general opinion than more dedicated fans, who Want to Believe.

There's a pretty high correlation in 2024 between people who enjoy sports and people who enjoy gambling. Many would rather imagine Ohtani is a cool antihero gambler instead of accept that he is a fucking moron.

Those two qualities are a package deal btw

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/local-2/shohei-ohtanis-ex-interpreter-ippei-mizuhara-banned-from-delivering-for-uber-eats/3431730/

The former interpreter for the Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, Ippei Mizuhara, has lost his other job as an Uber Eats driver.

Mizuhara was banned from delivering for Uber Eats due to his pending litigation, a spokesperson told NBC4.

"Mizuhara has been an UberEats courier for a few years. Given these recent charges, he no longer has access to the platform," said Gabriela Condarco-Quesada, with Uber Eats.

what???

when it rains it pours

Can't imagine why he was so tempted steal millions when he had multiple lucrative income sources

a modern day Robin Hood #freeIppei

Ippei going to become a figure of speech… “Lately I’ve been livin kinda Ippei”

born ippei

That’s right baby