Ohtani

[Moose Milligan]

15 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

Ruth threw 101?

You weren't there.  You don't know.

[DrungoHazewood]

On 4/4/2021 at 9:39 PM, Can_of_corn said:

Ruth threw 101?

Hard to tell exactly, but it would be weird if he did throw 101 and still averaged just 3.6 K/9 in a dramatically inferior league chock full of 80 mph fastballs.

If I had to guess I'd say Ruth sat in the 80s.  In the Neyer/James guide to pitchers all it says is Ruth threw a fastball and a curve and I can't recall anyone saying he threw particularly hard.

[Orioles0615]

Remember when every team in baseball wrote a note to Ohtani on why he should join them except the Orioles, because they were all L O L guys from other countries 

[Can_of_corn]

1 hour ago, andrewochs615 said:

Remember when every team in baseball wrote a note to Ohtani on why he should join them except the Orioles, because they were all L O L guys from other countries 

They were fine with 16 year olds from Korea.

 

[Orioles0615]

11 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

They were fine with 16 year olds from Korea.

 

Oh right and Australian softball players

[Can_of_corn]

6 minutes ago, andrewochs615 said:

Oh right and Australian softball players

New Zealand actually.

[Can_of_corn]

Early in the season yada yada yada.

His OPS (1.052) is higher than his ERA (1.04).

 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

2 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:

Early in the season yada yada yada.

His OPS (1.052) is higher than his ERA (1.04).

 

Ohtani also leads the American League in walks....

 

as a pitcher. 

[Can_of_corn]

https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-splitter-still-most-unhittable-pitch

[Can_of_corn]

I was just watching the highlight of Ohtani hitting a home run in sixth consecutive games and thought of this thread.

164 OPS+

170 ERA+

[Il BuonO]

46 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I was just watching the highlight of Ohtani hitting a home run in sixth consecutive games and thought of this thread.

164 OPS+

170 ERA+

Yeah, he’s not bad.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Derby announcement, two homers for Ohtani

June 18: Derby announcement, two homers

On Friday, Ohtani announced he would participate in the 2021 T-Mobile Home Run Derby, becoming the first player who also pitches to do so. Then, in the Angels' game later that day, he crushed two homers to bring his season total to 21. Along with his 73 strikeouts this season, his 20 homers make him the first player with at least 20 home runs as a hitter and 70 strikeouts as a pitcher in a single season.

[Can_of_corn]

I saw it being called a Gentleman's Cycle.

Ohtani with a walk, double, triple and HR today.

Also a stolen base, since...why not?

 

[Moose Milligan]

On 6/20/2021 at 9:52 PM, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Derby announcement, two homers for Ohtani

June 18: Derby announcement, two homers

On Friday, Ohtani announced he would participate in the 2021 T-Mobile Home Run Derby, becoming the first player who also pitches to do so. Then, in the Angels' game later that day, he crushed two homers to bring his season total to 21. Along with his 73 strikeouts this season, his 20 homers make him the first player with at least 20 home runs as a hitter and 70 strikeouts as a pitcher in a single season.

Ohtani is truly great, deserves all good things coming to him.  But I'm going to quickly get tired of all the "first player with at least...30 homers and 90 strikeouts" or whatever obscure trivia sportswriters can serve up in order to try to paint a picture of how good he is.

"Ohtani is the first player with 25 homers, 50 walks, 40 doubles and 100 strikeouts as a pitcher with an ERA under 3.00...blah blah blah blah blah...."

[Can_of_corn]

10 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

Ohtani is truly great, deserves all good things coming to him.  But I'm going to quickly get tired of all the "first player with at least...30 homers and 90 strikeouts" or whatever obscure trivia sportswriters can serve up in order to try to paint a picture of how good he is.

"Ohtani is the first player with 25 homers, 50 walks, 40 doubles and 100 strikeouts as a pitcher with an ERA under 3.00...blah blah blah blah blah...."