Ohtani to the Blue Jays? (Update: Signs w/Dodgers for $700 million over 10 yrs)

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, LookinUp said:

We serially underestimate what a financial giant the Blue Jays are. There are 3 such giants in this division. Not two. With the Yankees obviously being mega giants. lol

I hate that that got Soto more than I hate that the Blue Jays might get Ohtani, to be honest.

It's only one year for Soto.

Probably going to be a decade of Ohtani.

[Going Underground]

3 minutes ago, Birds08 said:

The wow offer made me LOL.  Reminds me of the good ole days (actually, really dark days) of Belkast.

Sources tell me he will be at the Ravens vs. Rams game. He will be rooting for any ream not from LA or Anaheim.  Now a big Raven fan.

[btdart20]

Maybe the secrecy is a lesson-learned from Correa last year?  Failing a physical can be on the hush-hush and not impact other negotiations. 

[ChicagoTerp]

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[Number5]

I'm sure he will love the Blue Jays player parking lot.

[clapdiddy]

With the talk of the potential sale of the O's, how would that affect their ability to go after a guy like Ohtani?    Would that hurt or help in the sale of the team?   I would have to think that having Ohtani would put some serious butts in the seats and garner a lot of national attention.  

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, clapdiddy said:

With the talk of the potential sale of the O's, how would that affect their ability to go after a guy like Ohtani? 

I don't think it impacted their ability in the slightest.

[clapdiddy]

2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I don't think it impacted their ability in the slightest.

Realistically, I know you are right.  Maybe I can ask this differently.   Would acquiring a guy like Ohtani make the sale of the team more appealing to a potential buyer? 

[Number5]

And the die-hard fans.

   

 

Edited December 8, 2023 by Number5

[Going Underground]

Ohtani will be announced at the Raven game on Sunday with the announcement on the scoreboard between Moore and Angelos of a thirty year lease and then the sale of the team.

[baltfan]

37 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I feel bad for the Japanese journalists who cover him.  It's going to suck for them.

Why?  Toronto is a world class city.  I saw Barkley last night say that it’s is favorite NBA city to go to. 

[interloper]

I hate this. But. Positives:

-Orioles remain under-the-radar as everyone falls over themselves to applaud Toronto for the next decade.

-Jays will be pretty hamstrung financially for a long time. 

-It's doubtful he ever pitches like an ace again. 

-Vladdy still mostly sucks.

-Gunnar is better than Bichette.

-We own Kikuchi and Gausman. 

 

As for Ohtani himself, he'll enjoy living in a not-insane country to be sure, but he'll never see a World Series as one of the best players the game has ever seen. That's pretty sad if you ask me. He (and MLB fans) deserves the annual playoff appearance that the Dodgers would have afforded him. Instead, he hitched his wagon to the most always-a-bridesmaid-ass organization in the sport. 

Edited December 8, 2023 by interloper

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, baltfan said:

Why?  Toronto is a world class city.  I saw Barkley last night say that it’s is favorite NBA city to go to. 

Because they are going to have to uproot their families and move to another country.

That's way different than Barkley, who is probably unduly swayed by the presence of poutine.

[Pickles]

11 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Because they are going to have to uproot their families and move to another country.

That's way different than Barkley, who is probably unduly swayed by the presence of poutine.

I had to google what poutine was.  My first thought was very different.

[Going Underground]

5 minutes ago, Pickles said:

I had to google what poutine was.  My first thought was very different.

With a name like Pickles ,you need to try this.

 

 

Edited December 8, 2023 by Going Underground