2024 MLB Season

[MSOrange]

I love 6 AM baseball! I am on-board for international series all-season long.

I have enjoyed watching it while I eat breakfast. Much better than sitcom reruns.

 

[MSOrange]

Ohtani's interpreter fired, 'massive theft' alleged

The interpreter for the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was fired Wednesday after questions surrounding at least $4.5 million in wire transfers sent from Ohtani's bank account to a bookmaking operation set off a series of events.

www.espn.com

 

[IthacaBarrel]

Ohtani's interpreter fired, 'massive theft' alleged

The interpreter for the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was fired Wednesday after questions surrounding at least $4.5 million in wire transfers sent from Ohtani's bank account to a bookmaking operation set off a series of events.

www.espn.com

Yeah this seems like a cover up for sure.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[MSOrange]

Ohtani set to address interpreter allegations

Shohei Ohtani plans to speak to the media Monday for the first time since illegal gambling and theft allegations against his ex-interpreter emerged.

www.espn.com

 

[STEVEHOLT]

How hilarious would it be if Ohtani comes out tomorrow and Ippei is doing the interpreting...and he is talking about how he himself stole all this money as if he isn't him

 

[cliftonparksufan]

MLB is really tiptoeing around this issue just like they did with steroids until they couldn't anymore. Eventually the Feds will put heat on MLB and if the rumors are true, Ohtani will pay the pr.

 

[SWC75]

I just got SI's paper Baseball preview edition. I could not find an image of the cover on-line at this point but it has Ohtani in a Dodgers uniform with the caption "Money can wait...Winning can't..."

 

[MSOrange]

 

[donniesyracuse]

Yeah, the pitch clock was a game-changer. I am also a big fan of the three batter minimum.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Opening Day Fogerty...

 

[MSOrange]

Yeah, the pitch clock was a game-changer. I am also a big fan of the three batter minimum.

Love the pitch clock! It's really kind of amazing - we've had the basketball shot clock and football play clock for how long and it took baseball this long to decide we didn't need to watch pitchers and batters play with themselves for a full minute between pitches?

I wasn't sure about the 3 batter minimum to begin with because of the impact on strategy I felt it would bring. But I enjoy it now. This is the major leagues, you're going to have to get both left and right-handed hitters out sometimes.

 

[donniesyracuse]

I wasn't sure about the 3 batter minimum to begin with because of the impact on strategy I felt it would bring. But I enjoy it now. This is the major leagues, you're going to have to get both left and right-handed hitters out sometimes.

Yeah, if anything, it has added strategy. Matching a lefty against a lefty is easy. Deciding if it is prudent to have that lefty also face two righties is a much tougher decision.

 

[SWC75]

Yeah, the pitch clock was a game-changer. I am also a big fan of the three batter minimum.

Managers use way too many relief pitchers but the three bater minimum means that if a guy comes in and just doesn't have it, you have to watch him get clobbered by three guys before you can yank him. I don't like that.

 

[Symphony Steve]

Managers use way too many relief pitchers but the three bater minimum means that if a guy comes in and just doesn't have it, you have to watch him get clobbered by three guys before you can yank him. I don't like that.

Especially if said reliever is on my fantasy team...

 

[SWC75]

Especially if said reliever is on my fantasy team...

Or your favorite team.

 

[donniesyracuse]

Managers use way too many relief pitchers but the three bater minimum means that if a guy comes in and just doesn't have it, you have to watch him get clobbered by three guys before you can yank him. I don't like that.

You’re deciding someone “just doesn’t have it” very quickly.

 

[SWC75]

You’re deciding someone “just doesn’t have it” very quickly.

It can be apparent very quickly.

 

[donniesyracuse]

It can be apparent very quickly.

I bet they call you Captain Hook.

 

[Symphony Steve]

Or your favorite team.

That IS my favorite team...

 

[cuseattle]

Hope springs eternal!
Heading out to opening day in a couple hours. 4 with the Red Sox to start the year. Sun is coming out so the roof should be open

 

[UpstateSM]

My Red Sox aren't even trying to win so I actually handicapped baseball this season. Really excited to sweat A's games. LMAO.

 

[SWC75]

I bet they call you Captain Hook.

As I said, I think managers use too many relievers. But I've seen games where they bring a guy in and it was obvious after one at bat that a guy was a liability. But the rule says the manager can't do anything about it until he faces two more guys. They wouldn't have thought to make the rule if managers were waiting for three batters to change them before that.

 

[MSOrange]

As I said, I think managers use too many relievers. But I've seen games where they bring a guy in and it was obvious after one at bat that a guy was a liability. But the rule says the manager can't do anything about it until he faces two more guys. They wouldn't have thought to make the rule if managers were waiting for three batters to change them before that.

You don't think the rule had anything to do with managers trying to get favorable lefty/righty matchups after every at bat?

 

[SWC75]

You don't think the rule had anything to do with managers trying to get favorable lefty/righty matchups after every at bat?

That, too.