MLB Thread - Praise be to the greatness of Ohtani

[Corn Pop]

Ever since Julio grabbed that pitchfork and held it high for the crowd in his curtain call after hitting that 2-run homer, Seattle has gone into the tank. 12-2 Blue Jays in the bottom of the 6th.

[Borenutz]

Ever since Julio grabbed that pitchfork and held it high for the crowd in his curtain call after hitting that 2-run homer, Seattle has gone into the tank. 12-2 Blue Jays in the bottom of the 6th.

A little un-American, but I'm pulling for the jays, for lack of better options. Might be the most ho-hum divisional series matchup ever. I'm sure the Dodgers will win it.

[Show-Me Hog]

Watching Ohtahni pitch and strike guys out is amazing. He's the best HITTER in the game.

Have never seen anyone like him. Obviously the Babe is the best historical comparison.

[Show-Me Hog]

Watching Ohtahni pitch and strike guys out is amazing. He's the best HITTER in the game.

Have never seen anyone like him. Obviously the Babe is the best historical comparison.

And he literally hits it OUT OF DODGER STADIUM on his next at bat.

Jesus Christ.

[Thin Red Swine]

This is the first time I've ever seen him pitch. 

Good lord at the movement and change of speeds.

Babe couldn't have been this good. 

[Thin Red Swine]

Holy shit he's not human.

[Show-Me Hog]

Holy shit he's not human.

3 HRs.

6 innings of shutout ball and he will get the win.

No he is not.

[Thin Red Swine]

I'm no baseball almanac but it must be a short list of players to throw 100 pitches and hit three home runs in a game.

[Show-Me Hog]

I just saw the highlights package.

P: 9 Ks, 0 runs, gets the W.

H: 3 HR, one of them out of the stadium.

All in a victory to send the Dodgers to the World Series.

That might be the greatest individual one-game performance in MLB history.

[Guardrail]

And he literally hits it OUT OF DODGER STADIUM on his next at bat.

Jesus Christ.

That was an absolute bomb.
Watching him is like watching the big kid on your little league team pitch and hit dingers all the time.
It feels almost blasphemous to compare him to the Babe, but dang.

[buff2.0]

No comparison. He's better.

[BASS]

No comparison. He's better.

Yeah. Pitching had evolved enormously over the last 100 years.

The worst pitcher in the league right now would have been league MVP 100 years ago.

[vegashog]

walter johnson was probably the hardest thrower during ruth's time and that was estimated to be around 95 on a good day on a few pitches per game.

the fact that otahni can hit 55 dingers and throw 100mph when he needs to is incredible.

[buff2.0]

Paul Skenes could have a baby with Big Dumper and it wouldn't grow up to play as good as Ohtani is.

[Thin Red Swine]

walter johnson was probably the hardest thrower during ruth's time and that was estimated to be around 95 on a good day on a few pitches per game.

the fact that otahni can hit 55 dingers and throw 100mph when he needs to is incredible.

While making it all look effortless.

That actually was probably the first time I've sat and watched him play in a real game. I've seen only highlights and All-Star games.

[Barton Fink]

https://x.com/On3sports/status/1979619603824210242?t=5gCKP7LCSbNbRTvZ0f2Bwg&s=19

[vegashog]

well if true, that came out of nowhere.

[Barton Fink]

No, but not surprised an MLB scooped him up.

[egregious]

Yeah. Pitching had evolved enormously over the last 100 years.

The worst pitcher in the league right now would have been league MVP 100 years ago.

Imagine how great Ohtani would be if he subsisted on hot dogs and beer with a dash of syphilis.

[Thin Red Swine]

Wow what a turnaround in Toronto tonight.

Mr. October did it again.