I knew Votto was old. But really have to wonder how many times he saw the young Mantle play LOL.
I'm quite a bit older than Votto, and I didn't see any baseball before 1970.
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I knew Votto was old. But really have to wonder how many times he saw the young Mantle play LOL.
I'm quite a bit older than Votto, and I didn't see any baseball before 1970.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
Mantle was a shell of himself after 64, about when you were born.
Murphy’s Best
EOG Dedicated
Funny how Trout has become an afterthought in the Angels. Rarely hear his name now…
Heim
EOG Master
He made a great catch in center today robbing Vaughn of a homerun. But, you're right. He's been completely over-shadowed
by Ohtani fever. Plus, constantly injured has not helped.
I still can't figure out how the Halos had 16 strikeouts on CWS batters, 4 homeruns and still lost today.
Murphy’s Best
EOG Dedicated
Yeah Angels out homer them 4-0 but still lose. Same old Angels who can’t put it all together.
cheapseats
EOG Master
Think we'll see Othani pitch and pinch hit.
What kind of Crown would this be?
Ohtani as a hitter:
leading MLB in HRs
leading AL in RBIs
leading MLB in slugging pct
leading MLB in OPS
tied for MLB lead in triples
4th in AL batting average
Ohtani as a pitcher:
2nd in AL strikeouts
6th in AL ERA
6th in MLB WHIP
Will a $500 million contract be enough?
Ohtani as a hitter:
leading MLB in HRs
leading AL in RBIs
leading MLB in slugging pct
leading MLB in OPS
tied for MLB lead in triples
4th in AL batting average
Ohtani as a pitcher:
2nd in AL strikeouts
6th in AL ERA
6th in MLB WHIP
Will a $500 million contract be enough?
Viejo Dinosaur
EOG Master
Yankees will pay…
Viejo Dinosaur
EOG Master
Kershaw to the IL…Dodgers having many problems with their pitching staff….
Ray Luca
EOG Master
Soto is a punk
And a bit overrated. Takes too many walks in RBI situations so the analytics crowd loves him.
Heim
EOG Master
If you're talking about the wrist injury, out again, you're right.
His injuries aren't of the 15 day IL variety. When he's out, he's out for a while.
This one didn't look good.
Ray Luca
EOG Master
Didn't he hurt his wrist a few years ago sliding head first into 2nd? Maybe it was a hand or finger. But still, everyone wants to be Rickey Henderson. Sliding head first means more injuries.
cheapseats
EOG Master
Ergo, the sliding mitt.
cheapseats
EOG Master
Trouts annual injury as broken bone in wrist puts him where he spends quite a bit of time.
cheapseats
EOG Master
I saw SF as possible. Not sure why.
Heim
EOG Master
Interesting he's always injured this time of year. 3rd straight All Star game absence.
Lastly, there was talk Halos would deal Ohtani, now no chance (Trout injury). But that brings up a interesting point. If they had dealt him to NL, what happens to bettors AL MVP tix?
I forgot about them. I do think the Giants have the money. They missed on big FAs they tried to sign this past offseason.
soto might be a punk... but soto was right.. wait till Ohtani sees good hitters.. padres blasted Ohtani
mr merlin
EOG Master
3-4 yrs ago Trout had the potential to put up huge lifetime numbers - prob the 600 HR club(maybe 650), now with his injuries and covid he;ll be lucky to hit 500.
It's a shame. remember last years injury was this phantom abdominal pain that turned out to be some muscle condition that while it was painful sometimes, it wouldn't get worse. I thought he was gonna toughen up after that, but I was wrong.
It's a shame. remember last years injury was this phantom abdominal pain that turned out to be some muscle condition that while it was painful sometimes, it wouldn't get worse. I thought he was gonna toughen up after that, but I was wrong.
It was a cracked fingernail/blister. But that could affect his next start. Stroman dealing with similar issue.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
Does this make the back end of his career like Mantle’s also?
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
That’s an interesting point, especially since Ohtani is roughly -1600. That would be a bad beat if it occurred.Interesting he's always injured this time of year. 3rd straight All Star game absence.
Lastly, there was talk Halos would deal Ohtani, now no chance (Trout injury). But that brings up an interesting point. If they had dealt him to NL, what happens to bettors AL MVP tix?
Viejo Dinosaur
EOG Master
Now May is done…bad to worse
I'm not 100% sure he will be a two way player 6-7 years from now. Let's say they get 5 years both as a pitcher and hitter at an elite level. Let's say 5 years at $60m/year. But then he's an outfielder DH for the final 5 years at $30m. That would be $450m. Granted, I'm assuming that his performance as a two way player won't be sustainable beyond 5 more years. Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm sure the analytics departments are running numerous models and $600m might be hard to justify.
Heim
EOG Master
He had sure HOF projections but I wonder now. Has never led the league in BA, homeruns or RBIs. Moreover, never been in a WS let alone lift the
trophy. I've never been a fan so I'm a little biased but HOF is not a given here anymore.
FairWarning
Bells Beer Connoisseur
he’s a first ballot lock if he never played another game. He’s won 3 MVP’s and finished 2nd three other times.