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[Frozenprince]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=77&v=KFnITXn6ORQ

I gotta get to a game in Japan. Looks fun as hell with the trumpets and crowd going nuts over km/h

Yes yes you do. Nothing beats an NPB game.

 

[rando14]

Otani destined to be a Doyer...

 

[Malo]

Freidman will throw all the moneyh at him

The Yankees and cubs will as well.

 

[TheSecondSpitter]

http://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/news/1534885.html

tjdt (too japanese didn't translate): Scott Boras is paying a courtesy meeting to the Ham Fighters FO while he waits for the season to end in hopes of representing Otani to be posted.

It's either the Fighters OR the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
Otherwise this is like calling the Yankees: the York Yankees

 

[Beckx]

Yup. It's capped at $20 million. The bidding war is going to be insane if he gets posted.

Huh. This is what I get for not paying attention to the business stuff.

Btw if people are curious Otani has a 2.08 FIP, and 167 Ks in 137 2/3 innings so far this year.

 

[jbug617]

Otani going to be a Dodger, Cub or Yank.

Any word what is happening with Maeda? Is he staying in Japan?

 

[Beckx]

Otani going to be a Dodger, Cub or Yank.

Any word what is happening with Maeda? Is he staying in Japan?

Heavily scouted all season and almost certainly leaving soonish. Maeda, Fujinami and Otani all want to come over.

On the hitting side you may see interest in Tetsuo Yamada, .414 OBP, 1.028 OPS, 33 HR, 34 2B (only advanced metric I can find for NPB is extrapolated wins, 6.63).

 

[Silver Arrows]

i'll just sit here twiddling my thumbs while we lord over the one japanese player we have

 

[Frozenprince]

Heavily scouted all season and almost certainly leaving soonish. Maeda, Fujinami and Otani all want to come over.

On the hitting side you may see interest in Tetsuo Yamada, .414 OBP, 1.028 OPS, 33 HR, 34 2B (only advanced metric I can find for NPB is extrapolated wins, 6.63).

I don't think Yamada gets posted. I hope so his bat translates IMO but I doubt it.

If Otani and Fujinami come over at the same time? HNNNNNNNNNNNNG.

Mae-ken will make someone happy as well, though his arm is going to fall off. I'm sure the pre-game before every start will go on and on and on about his stretching, too.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Biggest start of Strasburg's career?

 

[Parch]

Jays going for the meatloaf. Please don't suck Hutch.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

I don't think Yamada gets posted. I hope so his bat translates IMO but I doubt it.

If Otani and Fujinami come over at the same time? HNNNNNNNNNNNNG.

Mae-ken will make someone happy as well, though his arm is going to fall off. I'm sure the pre-game before every start will go on and on and on about his stretching, too.

I'd be stunned if Fujinami came over this year too.

Biggest start of Strasburg's career?

Yep. Gotta showcase for teams he will be traded to in the offseason.

 

[Silver Arrows]

Biggest start of Strasburg's career?

I guess so

 

[The Elite]

I have no faith in Hutch tonight. Away game in Fenway and Panda is going to pound him.

 

[Sanjuro]

Panda is going to pound him.

O_O

 

[Silver Arrows]

O_O

now your making me imagine dirty things Who!

 

[ShaneB]

=/ really hope that fan is ok.

 

[Sanjuro]

Donaldson is a dope.

 

[PROh1bited]

Donaldson is a dope.

Kinda like the entirety of the Red Sox.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Bryce wants to win

 

[Dominican Power]

Beltran!

 

[harSon]

why the fuck is ja happ so fucking good now

 

[Silver Arrows]

why the fuck is ja happ so fucking good now

why couldn't he be good for us

 

[harSon]

why couldn't he be good for us

We're pretty good at pursuing broken pitchers, retweaking some mechanics and then reaping the benefits.

 

[PROh1bited]

We're pretty good at pursuing broken pitchers, retweaking some mechanics and then reaping the benefits.

Liriano is the prime example of this.

 

[GK86]

Whatever you score Nats, the Mets will score as well.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Strasburg is already wincing.

 

[Sanjuro]

Kinda like the entirety of the Red Sox.

Edgy.

 

[harSon]

Liriano is the prime example of this.

Volquez, Melancon, Burnett and Blanton too

 

[Malvingt2]

why are the Braves winning? didn't they get the memo?

edit: the game is tie now.... good

 

[zroid]

why couldn't he be good for us

he was good for us, lol

 

[JDHarbs]

Royals broke their single-season attendance record.

 

[Choomp]

Lol at that interview during the d'Arnaud home run

 

[PROh1bited]

I have no faith in Hutch tonight. Away game in Fenway and Panda is going to pound him.

And he struck him out.

 

[The Elite]

And he struck him out.

He has more chances to pound.

 

[PROh1bited]

He has more chances to pound.

Yeah, pound the clubhouse spread down his throat. Or pound the like button on Instagram during a game.

 

[Silver Arrows]

Or pound the like button on Instagram during a game.

 

[Frozenprince]

To Stras's credit, he looks every bit the ace right now.

 

[BigJonsson]

Goins, so smooth

Noooo, homerun

 

[MetalFearSolid]

welp that looks like a homer.

 

[Sanjuro]

Mookie with the home run power.

 

[Frozenprince]

Mookie with the home run power.

Gonna look real good in a Mets uniform next year tbh

 

[Sanjuro]

Gonna look real good in a Mets uniform next year tbh

Hanley has just about every quality a Met should have.

 

[Malo]

Gonna look real good in a Mets uniform next year tbh

Take Xander as well.

 

[Silver Arrows]

Mookie so good

And Hutch so shitty

 

[Frozenprince]

Take Xander as well.

We'll get JBJ for good measure while we're at it.

 

[GK86]

Nats keeping on giving the Mets gifts.

 

[Silver Arrows]

9.00 ERA ON THE ROAD

9.00

9.00

 

[Frozenprince]

Nats keeping on giving the Mets gifts.

I'll take it.

 

[Enron]

Well, I guess Hector Olivera has officially arrived.