This screams the Andy MacPhail “compete within the division” horseshit we were fed as fans during the 90’s: keep the team interesting enough so the fans don’t abandon the team entirely.
hard to put into words what ohtani has been able to do as an athlete. up until 2-3 years ago, you couldn't even create a player in a video game with his skill set.
some of the twitter responses go deeper in questioning how many other players whose teams had astroturf this could've affected. folks mentioned gary carter, dan queisenberry, dick howser, etc. what a wild story.
How recent we talking? It wasn’t memorable for me. But there have been worse. It was Coldplay/Adam Levine tier bad. Dancers did all of the heavy lifting.