Shohei Ohtani Signs with the Angels

[UMFan83]

https://twitter.com/SamMillerBB/status/939212206796808192

 

Interesting

Find it hard to see how he hits every day with old man Pujols being a DH only and their OF being Upton, Trout and Calhoun.

 

Right...so thats why I'm thinking they are about to kick Pujols to the curb unless he accepts a bench role

[davell]

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Interesting

 

So the Angels are just going to break him.

[Bertz]

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Interesting

 

False alarm

 

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[champaignchris]

Twitter has been extremely rational from what I've seen. No doubt there are some idiot Cub fans probably throwing a tirade though

 

I was listening to WSCR when it was announced and their reaction was, “Huh,” and then they immediately went back to whatever it was they were talking about.

[MWV]

On the plus side, the pitching market should pick up now that this is settled.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Disappointing, but this is probably the best case scenario if he wasn't going to choose us. He stays out of the NL and raises the odds that we as baseball fans get to see see Mike Trout in meaningful games while in his prime.

I just didn't want it to be the Dodgers but I do completely agree with this post.

[Perd]

This would’ve been cool. But even when I imagined us signing Ohtani, it always morphed into imagining what it will be like when we sign Bryce Harper.

[treebird]

the angels will be great fun with him and trout. i wanted him on the cubs, but no money and no dh and no pacific ocean all but ruled that out. this will make baseball more fun and will impact that cubs as indirectly as possible, so i like this outcome a lot.

[Cubfanintheknow]

the angels will be great fun with him and trout. i wanted him on the cubs, but no money and no dh and no pacific ocean all but ruled that out. this will make baseball more fun and will impact that cubs as indirectly as possible, so i like this outcome a lot.

 

Yeah, if he wasn’t going to be a Cub, this is the next best outcome. Doesn’t make me any happier, though.

[Sammy Sofa]

the angels will be great fun with him and trout. i wanted him on the cubs, but no money and no dh and no pacific ocean all but ruled that out. this will make baseball more fun and will impact that cubs as indirectly as possible, so i like this outcome a lot.

 

This is all true, but it makes me sad because besides him most of the pitching options range from butt to OK.

[jersey cubs fan]

the angels will be great fun with him and trout. i wanted him on the cubs, but no money and no dh and no pacific ocean all but ruled that out. this will make baseball more fun and will impact that cubs as indirectly as possible, so i like this outcome a lot.

 

Yeah, if he wasn’t going to be a Cub, this is the next best outcome. Doesn’t make me any happier, though.

seattle was best outcome, ocean county has no redeeming qualities

[MWV]

Now the Mariners have tons of IFA money and Dee Gordon playing out of position!

This presumes that Gordon isn't traded prior to opening day.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

didn't Dipoto and the Angels part ways on somewhat ugly terms? just a little extra sting on top of losing Ohtani and piling up all this IFA money that they don't need.

[CubinNY]

the angels will be great fun with him and trout. i wanted him on the cubs, but no money and no dh and no pacific ocean all but ruled that out. this will make baseball more fun and will impact that cubs as indirectly as possible, so i like this outcome a lot.

Agree. Will be watching more late night baseball on EI.

[The_Achiever]

the angels will be great fun with him and trout. i wanted him on the cubs, but no money and no dh and no pacific ocean all but ruled that out. this will make baseball more fun and will impact that cubs as indirectly as possible, so i like this outcome a lot.

 

This is all true, but it makes me sad because besides him most of the pitching options range from butt to OK.

 

Yeah, I like Chatwood as a #5 but not as a #4. Cobb? Eh, and I'm not crazy about trading any of the young guys either.

 

Darvish/Jake or bust.

[CyHawk_Cub]

I always knew those awful bandanas sold outside Wrigley during Fukudome's time here would come back to bite us in the ass. Well done you horsefeathering racist losers.

[ScrubMD]

If we don't throw at his head the first time we play him, Maddon needs to be fired.

[Sammy Sofa]

I always knew those awful bandanas sold outside Wrigley during Fukudome's time here would come back to bite us in the ass. Well done you horsefeathering racist losers.

 

I don't remember any bandanas; just the monumentally stupid t-shirts and the rice hats.

[CyHawk_Cub]

 

 

 

But yeah, all the merchandise was terrible.

[jersey cubs fan]

I always knew those awful bandanas sold outside Wrigley during Fukudome's time here would come back to bite us in the ass. Well done you horsefeathering racist losers.

 

I don't remember any bandanas; just the monumentally stupid t-shirts and the rice hats.

http://derek.broox.com/photo/chicago-cubs-vs-houston-astros/full/12302/fukudome-bandana-time.jpg

[David]

I always knew those awful bandanas sold outside Wrigley during Fukudome's time here would come back to bite us in the ass. Well done you horsefeathering racist losers.

 

I don't remember any bandanas; just the monumentally stupid t-shirts and the rice hats.

 

holy crap how do you not remember the bandannas

[David]

http://theheckler.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/2011-06-17-fukudome.jpg

[Cubswin11]

Hey, at least now we don’t need to trade one of our OF’s to make room for Ohtani! Edited December 8, 2017 by Cubswin11

[Sammy Sofa]

Oh yeah. All of the other racism drowned out that racism for me, I guess.

[Sammy Sofa]

I always knew those awful bandanas sold outside Wrigley during Fukudome's time here would come back to bite us in the ass. Well done you horsefeathering racist losers.

 

I don't remember any bandanas; just the monumentally stupid t-shirts and the rice hats.

 

holy crap how do you not remember the bandannas

 

Not all of us can afford the hard drive upgrade, buddy.