Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Last night, Ohtani did not homer in Babe Ruth's footsteps

Posted by el duque at 1:35 PM

 Hate to burst the spin-bubble, but it's not the same Yankee Stadium. The Yankees tore down the House that Ruth Built. 


1 comment:

HoraceClarke66 said...

Amen.

And just to repeat:

—Ohtani has yet to record a single chance at any position other than pitcher.

—Ohtani missed a combined 114 games in his first two seasons, then only played 44 of the 60 in the shortened, Covid season, and hit. 190.

—Ohtani has never pitched past the 7th inning, or recorded more than 15 major-league wins.

—Ohtani is a lifetime .268 hitter, with an .886 OPS.

The next Babe Ruth? With the Yanks, he's just as likely to be the next Babe Dahlgren, aging and injured all the time.

This is what NYC teams do when they're in trouble: bring in a big, over-the-hill name, to save the box office. Sure, some of these guys aren't bad. But they're not what they were. Phil Esposito, Wayne Gretzky—they were very credible as Rangers. They weren't the future. Some cratered completely. (Looking at you, Kevin Youkilis.)

Ohtani is a pipe dream, and not a good one.

April 19, 2023 at 1:41 PM

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