But since Matsui wasn't Babe Ruth, Otani is a garbage player.
But since Matsui wasn't Babe Ruth, Otani is a garbage player.
Originally Posted by moonslav59
Don’t forget Tanaka and his 12.7 WAR through 4 seasons
Agree. Those early 2000's Yankee lineups were stacked, but Matsui was one guy I always hated to see come up to the plate...
If nothing else your ignorance certainly shines through.
+1
And saying Ohtani is overhyped because Daisuke wasn't as good as advertised is like saying Moncada is overhyped because Rusney Castillo didn't pan out...
What's Otani's WAR?
Efffff
I just read this on Twitter:
#Ohtani really going to hit in MLB, he doesn't have great #'s in Japan, even batted .202 one year vs JAPAN players, HR every 21 ABs, MLB '17 AVG was 27 ABs, and top HR hitters 10-15 ABs, even Eric Thames. I am sorry, I don't see it, and in SD, never.
Last edited by a700hitter; 12-07-2017 at 08:35 PM.
The King of TalkSox has Spoken.
San Diego has a high livability rating but Jesus why would a Japanese kid want to play there when he could play in Seattle, San Fransisco, or LA?
Unless he hits a ball like Judge his alleged power won't play there at all.
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
He’s also a pitcher and a pitcher in Petco will do well
Ever been to San Diego?
I'd LOVE to live there over any of those cities you mentioned.
If we're just looking at cities, what is the selling point of Seattle (where his power also won't play well) over San Diego?
Why read about his stats on Twitter?
https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=otani-000sho
MVP,
Seriously? I don’t like the player and questioned the value of international signings and moonslav immediately made it a race thing.
But I’m wrong for calling a spade a spade.
Right...
Because I was on Twitter, and it was there.
The King of TalkSox has Spoken.
Ummmm...yes?
First of all, can you not see how your distaste for INTERNATIONAL signings - particularly those from a specific race - could be viewed as racial?
And second, you might be better off not using actual racial slurs to make your point.
While I know what the expression means and even know the innocent origins, I also know why it is rarely used any more and find your choice to use it here as, well, ironic, to say the least. I don't think you meant the slur, but it was an odd choice in context...
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