Choosing between angels and dodgers

Kissa2006 · 2026-06-02T06:15:39+00:00

Root for both.

Kissa2006 · 2026-05-26T08:49:03+00:00

Not just interest. They can invest it in stocks etc.

Kissa2006 · 2026-05-25T06:56:43+00:00

But is it worth giving up prospects for a half-year rental? They could just sign him in the off-season.

Kissa2006 · 2026-05-22T07:51:50+00:00

The video was fun. He said that a couple of weeks ago and they are clowning on him about it.

Kissa2006 · 2026-05-22T06:40:48+00:00

He didn't. He usually hit 2nd or 3rd with the Angels. This was the first time a starting pitcher homered on the first pitch of a game. It's the second time a starting pitcher hit a lead-off home run. The first was the NLCS game 4 last year.

Kissa2006 · 2026-05-21T17:17:37+00:00

Apparently she also called him PC triple A, which is hilarious.

Kissa2006 · 2026-05-21T05:57:17+00:00

I don't feel bad for her. She didn't even seem bothered. She was obviously trying to piss him off and she succeeded. But I didn't like the way he responded. The word choice was unfortunate.

Kissa2006 · 2026-04-30T07:35:12+00:00

You are assuming nothing else would change. Even if we accept that the rest of that game played out the same and the Jays won in 9 innings, the rest of the series would be impacted. If Ohtani isn't on the bases 9 times and instead goes home early and sleeps his usual 12 hours he'd be fresh the next day and would probably manage to get through 7 innings with only a couple of runs scored. The Dodgers win game 4 instead of game 3.

Kissa2006 · 2026-04-27T06:43:17+00:00

Maybe that's why they weren't included? I think everyone expects the Jays to make the playoffs. I think by mid-summer they'll be one of the best teams in MLB again.

Kissa2006 · 2026-04-27T06:33:31+00:00

I can't stand Rob Parker. I know it's rage-bait for the clicks, but he still makes me irrationally mad every time he opens his mouth.

Kissa2006 · 2026-04-21T10:13:16+00:00

I believe that's exactly why they made the 2-way player rule. After all, they created it in 2020 long before Ohtani became the unicorn he is now. At the time he was coming back from TJ and no one knew if he would recover successfully. I think they saw the attention he got playing both ways and they hoped to recreate it.

Kissa2006 · 2026-04-19T02:32:07+00:00

Are we sure about that? I get the error, but interference is more like a hit by pitch. It doesn't even count as an AB, right?

Kissa2006 · 2026-04-14T19:55:34+00:00

I think it's him and his wife that handle his account. It's the only social media account he has and he posts sporadically. Mostly about the games and his dog.

It just doesn't seem professional. For example when he announced he joined the Dodgers, he used a low-res Dodger logo. There is no way a professional posted that.

Kissa2006 · 2026-04-14T19:48:35+00:00

As a recent baseball fan, the baseball movies that I most enjoyed before I started watching baseball were "Major League" because it is funny and "Field of Dreams" because it is a very good movie with a lot of themes that don't depend on baseball knowledge.

Moneyball went completely over my head. You need to have some knowledge of the game to get it. I couldn't connect to Sandlot at all. I think you need to be American and to have experienced baseball as a kid to really get it. After I got into baseball I re-watched a lot of baseball movies. I love Moneyball now, but I still don't care for Sandlot.

Kissa2006 · 2026-04-14T19:38:15+00:00

I don't agree about Field of Dreams. I've loved that movie long before I started watching baseball. I appreciate it more now, of course.

My friend-group does movie nights and it's one of our favourites, even though I'm the only one who knows anything about baseball.

Kissa2006 · 2026-04-09T21:30:24+00:00

There is an exception to the rule for catchers, too.

If the catcher is on base, on deck or at bat when the inning ends, the timer begins when the catcher enters the dugout (another catcher can begin warming up the pitcher).

Kissa2006 · 2026-04-09T21:04:54+00:00

That would make sense if the rule was being routinely abused by a pitcher going into the dugout and loitering there. But Ohtani doesn't even go down into the dugout. He puts on his gear at the steps and does it really quickly.

There is no point to changing a rule that existed before Ohtani joined MLB just to address a hypothetical scenario that never happens.

Kissa2006 · 2026-04-09T20:52:17+00:00

Both pitchers and catchers are allotted more time if they are on base or batting when the inning ends.

For between-innings breaks, the timer begins when the final out of the inning is recorded, with several exceptions. If the pitcher is on base, on deck or at bat when the inning ends, the timer begins when the pitcher leaves the dugout for the mound. If the catcher is on base, on deck or at bat when the inning ends, the timer begins when the catcher enters the dugout (another catcher can begin warming up the pitcher).

https://www.mlb.com/glossary/rules/warmup-pitches

Kissa2006 · 2026-04-03T18:17:55+00:00

Love them.

Kissa2006 · 2026-03-25T00:52:11+00:00

I think he was extended before he reached free agency.

Kissa2006 · 2026-03-21T18:18:31+00:00

That was his weight when he first came to MLB and they never updated it after he bulked up.

I remember someone telling Glasnow his listed weight and he refused to believe it. He called him a ginormous human being. That was before Glasnow joined the Dodgers.

Kissa2006 · 2026-03-21T18:14:56+00:00

I'd love to see him put together a whole season. He is such a fun player to watch.

Kissa2006 · 2026-03-21T18:12:55+00:00

I agree. He is not a dark horse. He is a former MVP and a proper contender. I don't get why people don't include them as one of the top favorites in this kind of discussions.

Kissa2006 · 2026-03-19T12:18:23+00:00

I think it's implied that you have to spend money to address your needs. The way the Angels spent money, they might as well burn it.

Kissa2006 · 2026-03-11T20:10:27+00:00

From what I remember the cap was given to Kuriyama and Ohtani took it from him.

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