Subj : Re: Ohtani
To   : Digital Man
From : Gamgee
Date : Sun Dec 31 2023 07:51 am

-=> Digital Man wrote to Gamgee <=-

 > 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.

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

Certainly true.  Same as this past year... pretty sure not too many 
picked the Rangers to win it all.

But, with the Dodgers (vs the Angels), I think his odds have improved.  
I'd sure like to see him play in person, as I think he's a 
once-in-multiple-generations talent.  Hope he can pitch again.


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