Subj : Re: Ohtani
To   : Gamgee
From : Digital Man
Date : Sat Dec 30 2023 03:26 pm

  Re: Re: Ohtani
  By: Gamgee to Digital Man on Sat Dec 30 2023 08:08 am

 > -=> Digital Man wrote to Margaerynne <=-
 >
 >  >   Re: Ohtani
 >  >   By: Digital Man to All on Thu Dec 21 2023 01:49 pm
 >
 >  >  > I'm not surprised at all that he didn't re-sign with the Angels, but
 >  >  > I'm still disappointed. My silver linings are:
 >  >  > - he'll be playing not too far down the freeway (haven't been to
 >  >  > Dodger stadium in ages, but now I have a good
 >  >  > excuse to go again)
 >  >  > - the Dodgers and Angels always play each other during pre-season and
 >  >  > interleague
 >
 >  >  Usually I'd poke some fun at Angels fans, but it's incredible they got
 >  > him in the first place (and at such a deal).
 >
 >  >  It does hurt to see several years of Ohtani and Trout lead to this, but
 >  > y'all got him at a special time.
 >
 >  DM> Yup. :-(
 >
 > You can't really blame the dude, though.  He toiled for years, with
 > Trout, and they never got anywhere.  Proof that it takes an entire team
 > to be successful, I guess.
 >
 > He wants to win some championships, and that wasn't going to happen with
 > the Angels.  Now he has a chance to do that, and get paid for it.
 > Honestly I have to applaud him for staying as long as he did.  It won't
 > surprise me a bit to see Trout leave in the next year or two, or even
 > retire due to ongoing injuries.
 >
 > I know the pain, as a lifelong Red Sox fan...  :-(
 >
 > Baseball is really just a business, after all.

No, I know, I don't blame him at all. I was grateful to be able to watch him so much, playing for my favorite team. But I do have to disagree with you there on championships: nobody knows in advance who's going to win from one year to the next. Nobody predicted the 2002 Angels. :-)
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