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.
... Pros are those who do their jobs well, even when they don't feel like it.
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