Ohtani to Dodgers for an ungodly amount of money

[JHBulls]

Oh well. I never wanted Shohei Ohtani anyway.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

9 minutes ago, 1908_Cubs said:

Frankly I hope he keeps getting opt-outs after one year and this can be MLB's off-season kickoff. Every year we huddle around twitter creepin' on Ohtani's travels to figure out which MLB franchise he signs with this time. Spoiler alert, every year the Dodgers are the favorite and he never picks them.

Hard Knocks can eat their heart out. Sho-Time is here to stay. Coming soon to STARZ.

Ah yes, that time honored early December tradition, Ohtanukkah

[ToolDRT]

2 minutes ago, s2obed said:

Sucks but no one will ever really know the truth outside of Ohtani and his agent.

-Maybe the Cubs were just leverage?

-Maybe he didn’t want to hit/pitch in the cold Mar/Apr months? 

-Maybe the Cubs lowballed him 

Whatever it is I’m ready to move on and see if Jed can build on last year’s team.

I do think the weather in Chicago is one thing not talked about enough. It can be very rough in April. 

[Rcal10]

11 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

I'm fine with Ohtani going to the Blue Jays, but the thing that is mildly annoying is that this was seemingly a winnable negotiation.  If he would have gone to the Dodgers, then we probably assume it was going to be the Dodgers all along for various reasons, but what does Toronto have that Chicago doesn't?

This was something I said days ago. If he picked the Jays that tells me their FO did a better sales pitch than the Cubs. That is disappointing. 

[UMFan83]

Even PlaymakerDavid seems to be giving in

 

[Rcal10]

4 minutes ago, ToolDRT said:

I do think the weather in Chicago is one thing not talked about enough. It can be very rough in April. 

He picked Toronto. Do you really think their weather is better? I know they have a dome so at least in games he is fine. But day to day life he will have the same weather as Chicago.

Edited December 8, 2023 by Rcal10

[UMFan83]

Just now, Rcal10 said:

He picked Toronto. Do you really think their weather is better? I know they have a done so at least in games he is fine. But day to day life he will have the same weather as Chicago.

You do know that Toronto plays in a dome right? lol   Yes the weather might suck but his point was playing in cold ass weather kind of sucks and Toronto is an option that allows him to avoid it when at home.

[We Got The Whole 9]

13 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

I'm fine with Ohtani going to the Blue Jays, but the thing that is mildly annoying is that this was seemingly a winnable negotiation.  If he would have gone to the Dodgers, then we probably assume it was going to be the Dodgers all along for various reasons, but what does Toronto have that Chicago doesn't?

More Japanese players?

 

Seriously though it's not like he's going to a bad team. He probably pushes them close to a 100 win team.

[Rcal10]

1 minute ago, UMFan83 said:

You do know that Toronto plays in a dome right? lol   Yes the weather might suck but his point was playing in cold ass weather kind of sucks and Toronto is an option that allows him to avoid it when at home.

If I could type on my phone and you read my entire post, you would see I know they play in a dome.

[ToolDRT]

3 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

He picked Toronto. Do you really think their weather is better? I know they have a done so at least in games he is fine. But day to day life he will have the same weather as Chicago.

Oh yeah, I’m only talking “in-game”. Hitting in the dome will give him 81 games of completely consistent temperatures. Hitting in Chicago in April, or fighting the wind? Those can be challenges. 

[CubbyBlue2008]

 

[ToolDRT]

Grain of salt 

 

[JHBulls]

Just now, CubbyBlue2008 said:

 

This is the most Bob Nightengale tweet this week.

[UMFan83]

That is the funniest thing ever

[Rcal10]

1 minute ago, ToolDRT said:

Oh yeah, I’m only talking “in-game”. Hitting in the dome will give him 81 games of completely consistent temperatures. Hitting in Chicago in April, or fighting the wind? Those can be challenges. 

I guess that could be a reason. Pretty weak if you ask me. How many players do the Cubs lose because they fear the elements? 

[CubbyBlue2008]

What the hell is going on?

[Jason Ross]

Bob hasn't tweeted pure nonsense in a few hours. Let him go back into his cave.

[UMFan83]

Just now, Rcal10 said:

I guess that could be a reason. Pretty weak if you ask me. How many players do the Cubs lose because they fear the elements? 

I doubt ever.  We're talking what 15 games where the weather if iffy and even in that month of iffy weather there is occasionally really nice weather.  It probably affects like 7-8 games a year depending on what you consider too cold

[Transmogrified Tiger]

2 minutes ago, CubbyBlue2008 said:

 

Like the NBA Jam "Nail in the Coffin" audio in written form.

[Jason Ross]

 

Edited December 8, 2023 by 1908_Cubs

[ToolDRT]

Backup 

https://twitter.com/JimBowdenGM/status/1733248818957676711

[UMFan83]

Bowden saying the same thing, but his track record is spotty too.  Morosi is the only semi legit reporter that has said anything about being in Toronto I think

[ToolDRT]

2 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

I guess that could be a reason. Pretty weak if you ask me. How many players do the Cubs lose because they fear the elements? 

I think this is the difference when you’re a “superstar” who can literally pick where he wants do go though. You can get extremely specific in what you want. 

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Where do we stand? Just woke up and bleacher nation acting like a jay but I don’t see anything substantial other than he may be flying there?

[WrigleyField 22]

4 minutes ago, ToolDRT said:

Grain of salt 

 

It's over guys.  Ohtani is in Toronto