Shohei Ohtani Signs with the Angels

[squally1313]

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-cubs-are-ohtanis-other-outlier-finalist/

 

Not sure if anyone has mentioned the travel time yet, but it comes up in this article. Seattle travels almost twice as many miles as the Cubs do in a given season. I'm sure Theo is aware of it.

[JennieGarthAlgar]

Nope, travel has not been mentioned once in this 36 page thread about a major Japanese star :wink:

[David]

Nope, travel has not been mentioned once in this 36 page thread about a major Japanese star :wink:

 

well, it has been, but in a far less relevant way (the two flights to and from japan, one of which - spring - is the same for all the teams he picked) than the one he's talking about.

[JennieGarthAlgar]

I understand. It was a bad joke.

[David]

I understand. It was a bad joke.

 

i figured it might be, but i'm a robot so

[squally1313]

You're good....should have been more specific than just 'travel time'.

[UMFan83]

Brisbee also predicted Ohtani (and Addison Reed) to the Cubs

 

https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2017/12/6/16740180/2017-2018-mlb-free-agent-predictions-sf-giants

[We Got The Whole 9]

Big yes please to both

[javy knows my name]

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-cubs-are-ohtanis-other-outlier-finalist/

 

Not sure if anyone has mentioned the travel time yet, but it comes up in this article. Seattle travels almost twice as many miles as the Cubs do in a given season. I'm sure Theo is aware of it.

 

That article is awesome, mainly because now I'm picturing Ohtani starting in left, coming in to throw gas in the 8th and staying in to bat/field in the 9th.

[MWV]

I understand. It was a bad joke.

 

i figured it might be, but i'm a robot so

Oh horsefeathers, self-aware AI.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

i horsefeathering love this guy, he's so weird. that list reads like something derwood would have typed up for his Road to the show character

 

this is the second post i've ever given the <3 to on this board.

 

 

Derwood would have to add this:

 

Age 47: get a puppy

Age 55: house train puppy

 

this is the third.

 

did you see my post about the seal the other day

he sure is a stingy sumbitch

[minnesotacubsfan]

I understand. It was a bad joke.

 

i figured it might be, but i'm a robot so

Oh horsefeathers, self-aware AI.

 

 

LOOK WHAT YOU CREATED NSBB

[entbird79]

 

i figured it might be, but i'm a robot so

Oh horsefeathers, self-aware AI.

 

 

LOOK WHAT YOU CREATED NSBB

 

NSB

[Banedon]

Oh horsefeathers, self-aware AI.

 

 

LOOK WHAT YOU CREATED NSBB

 

NSB

 

 

http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/lalalala.gif

[Cubswin11]

Hold on to your butts

 

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[davell]

Hold on to your butts

 

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Welp, that alleviates that likely non-concern on my end lol

[Cubswin11]

Hold on to your butts

 

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Welp, that alleviates that likely non-concern on my end lol

We clearly wooed him enough he told the Padres they gotta cram in their time to yesterday to get a token pitch when his mind was already made up.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

This entire thread is something:

 

[tweet]https://twitter.com/CaliKusiolek/status/938436226960433152[/tweet]

 

Also:

 

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[Transmogrified Tiger]

This entire thread is something:

 

[tweet]https://twitter.com/CaliKusiolek/status/938436226960433152[/tweet]

 

You aren't kidding.

 

"[san Diego] is entering a competitive window"

 

"They also have arguably the most savvy GM of the bunch."

 

Here's the list of returning Padres with 2+ wins: Clayton Richard, Jose Pirela. Their GM has been punished for lying about medical info and is digging out of a hole he dug himself with a series of terrible trades. Ohtani might pick them for the locale/market and opportunity to be 'the guy' and the past relationship, but that's still quite the reality distortion field they're putting up.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

This entire thread is something:

 

[tweet]https://twitter.com/CaliKusiolek/status/938436226960433152[/tweet]

 

You aren't kidding.

 

"[san Diego] is entering a competitive window"

 

"They also have arguably the most savvy GM of the bunch."

 

Here's the list of returning Padres with 2+ wins: Clayton Richard, Jose Pirela. Their GM has been punished for lying about medical info and is digging out of a hole he dug himself with a series of terrible trades. Ohtani might pick them for the locale/market and opportunity to be 'the guy' and the past relationship, but that's still quite the reality distortion field they're putting up.

 

the only other team in their division that did not make the playoffs this year is ostensibly the favorite to acquire the NL MVP.

[MWV]

Hold on to your butts

 

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Considering that 2 weeks ago I had zero hope of the Cubs signing him, I won’t be too disappointed if he goes elsewhere. I’ll be ecstatic if they do sign him, but I still feel it is a relative long shot.

[David]

I wonder how Ohtani feels being surrounded by something that resembles Hell on earth

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcX_OAagMEF/?taken-by=daquan

[Aaron_Kennelly]

A.J. Preller traded for Matt Kemp.

[Sammy Sofa]

I wonder how Ohtani feels being surrounded by something that resembles Hell on earth

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcX_OAagMEF/?taken-by=daquan

 

Welp, this has degenerated to D.A.V.I.D. simply posting rando things happening in the vicinity of teams. Ohtani has broken the Matrix.

[David]

He's been stationed in LA this whole time...just saying that would freak me the horsefeathers out.