Shohei Ohtani gets 10 strikeouts and three home runs in single game to secure World Series spot
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Liopleurodon
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I don't watch or follow it either, but even i said damn reading the title.
I love how the homers break up the pitching in that compilation. It's like he's rubbing their faces it in by showing how "easy" it is to smash the ball and then it's just strike...strike...strike.
MastAndo
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Especially given the context (a deciding game of a postseason series), I'd venture to say it's one of the greatest single-game performances in all of sports history. Simply incredible.
Fun factoid though - on 6/23/71, Rick Wise of the Phillies threw a no-hitter and also hit 2 home runs. It was against an awful Reds team in a regular season game, so it doesn't quite compare, but I was surprised to hear something similar had happened before.
Fun factoid though - on 6/23/71, Rick Wise of the Phillies threw a no-hitter and also hit 2 home runs. It was against an awful Reds team in a regular season game, so it doesn't quite compare, but I was surprised to hear something similar had happened before.
HeisenbergFX4
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I think hitting a round ball with a round bat and making it go where you want it while someone is throwing it 100 mph is the hardest thing to do in sports
This is what it looks like to the hitter, watching on TV is very misleading on how easy it looks
Just the numbers behind it are bonkers,
.4 seconds to make a decision and act on it, about the same amount of time as blinking
Dr Bass
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I actually think that camera angle makes it look faster than it is. It actually looks like it's "speeding up" as it crosses the plate because of the way the camera lens distorts the image. The ball loses about 10% of its speed by the time it's crossed the plate. It's similar to tennis where a 120 mph serve takes under half a second to get to you, and the distance in the court is a bit longer than a mound to home plate, and some of those pros can serve over 150 mph. But if you watch court level camera views it (again) looks like the ball is gaining speed as it gets close to you. It often makes the game look super human, but it's just not the case. For those who actually play there is nothing outrageous going on in any of this. Yeah these guys are the best of the best but they are still just normal people with normal human faculties.
That said, hitting a 100mph pitch has to be one of the toughest things in sports. Coming back to tennis, returning certain serves that are basically impossible to even get a racquet on has to be up there. But then again a bat is much smaller hitting surface than a tennis racquet.
Alex Anderson
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Amazing performance but I'm still chapped over the yankees losing to them in a series that should have been closer than what it was without Boone putting in a guy who hadn't pitched for a month in Game 1 and the comedy of errors in Game 5 i think it was. I'm not saying the Yankees would have WON but it easily could been NY up 3-2.
I was kinda glad Shohei had done nothing in the playoffs before that game.
He is such a unicorn. A 6'4" Japanese guy who is fast, hits twice as well as any other Japanese import before him who is also an ace pitcher. HOW DO YOU EXIST?? I've seen a lot of japanese pro wrestlers that tall who aren't coordinated for shit.
I was kinda glad Shohei had done nothing in the playoffs before that game.
He is such a unicorn. A 6'4" Japanese guy who is fast, hits twice as well as any other Japanese import before him who is also an ace pitcher. HOW DO YOU EXIST?? I've seen a lot of japanese pro wrestlers that tall who aren't coordinated for shit.
Wheeljack539
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He's pretty much an anime/manga character in real life.
LiquidMetal14
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That is some super impressive stuff. The guys worth whatever they're paying him
SlimySnake
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Not every hitter hits the ball like shohei. Hes a freak. It just sounds different coming off of his bat.
Wilhelm_85
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Good Lord... I knew he was good, but that's insane.
Avid Reading Horse
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Really more what it looks like to an umpire... but I mean a lot of the time they can't even figure out whether the ball was in the strike zone even after the fact
To be fair though, in real life the batter gets depth perception on account of binocular vision.
His $700 million dollar contract is almost a steal for the Dodgers. A legit pitcher blessed with absurd power and speed.
In fact - it's literally a steal of a lifetime for the Dodgers - $68 million of his $70 million per year salary is deferred. It's apparently Shohei's idea to defer that much of his Salary as well. He's likely making more than a healthy amount off endorsements and other opportunities as well.
From 2034 to 2043 he'll be paid $68 million dollars per year.
Get the rings now, give his team cap room to sign other players. Meanwhile the Dodgers popularity skyrockets globally thanks to Ohtani being a once in a lifetime level of player.
I gave up watching baseball a long time ago, but seeing what's happening now got me tuned back in.
Bonus - hilarious reaction from ESPN Milwaukee.
In fact - it's literally a steal of a lifetime for the Dodgers - $68 million of his $70 million per year salary is deferred. It's apparently Shohei's idea to defer that much of his Salary as well. He's likely making more than a healthy amount off endorsements and other opportunities as well.
From 2034 to 2043 he'll be paid $68 million dollars per year.
Get the rings now, give his team cap room to sign other players. Meanwhile the Dodgers popularity skyrockets globally thanks to Ohtani being a once in a lifetime level of player.
I gave up watching baseball a long time ago, but seeing what's happening now got me tuned back in.
Bonus - hilarious reaction from ESPN Milwaukee.
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Dirk Benedict
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It's cliche at this point, but the man is built totally different.
juliushandle
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it wasn't one of the best performances in baseball. it was THE best performance in baseball. homerun #2 cleared the entire Dodger Stadium.
it might be the best performance of any sport but that's debatable.
it might be the best performance of any sport but that's debatable.
The Mad Draklor
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On top of that with Ohtani, he has filthy offspeed pitches on top of his fastball. His splitter hits 90mph while dropping like a rock and his sweeper has nasty horizontal movement.
juliushandle
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exactly why they took him out after 6 scoreless innings and 10 strike outs. he could have kept going but the Dodgers have him on contract for 10 more years.
HeisenbergFX4
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I never hit 100 mph but could stay in the low 90s to mid 90s when it was needed
That said I have had around 13 actual surgeries on my shoulder and wrist and 5 minor procedures trying to get better quality of life (more movement with less pain)
I am now 58 years old and will never actually throw a Baseball again and it takes some time every day to get my shoulder loosened up to function well enough to do every day tasks
Taking into account a 10 year MLB career and 3 years in the Minors, a couple of years of college and all the years of High School down to little league all that stress adds up as no telling how many baseballs I have thrown
HeisenbergFX4
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EverydayBeast
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Future hall of famer
GateofD
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its like hitting 1:12 and never seeing a 1:13, while also doing the Mario64 speedrun
The Mad Draklor
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It's like a 2-way wide receiver/cornerback getting 3 TD catches and 3 interceptions.
Trogdor1123
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Just amazing, it's sad I will have to watch him beat up my blue jays
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
Always fun to watch a huge "what if" in the sports world.
realistically, highly unlikely since he's in his 30's and have probably never played. But a guy that size with that kind of arm, running speed, and athleticism does make you think what could have been.
Not AI from what I can tell - Ohtani really did visit the Rams last year.
realistically, highly unlikely since he's in his 30's and have probably never played. But a guy that size with that kind of arm, running speed, and athleticism does make you think what could have been.
Not AI from what I can tell - Ohtani really did visit the Rams last year.
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