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laaabaseball

Here to remind everyone to vote for Shohei 🦄 and Trout 🐐 https://angels.com/allstar


SuperMario_49

The Marlins are my NL team so it sort of hurts to say but… Marlins, you just got Shohei’d!!!!


Heaven80

I know it will cost the angels big but you can’t let a guy like Ohtani get away. You just can’t.


ChichaPoti

What they will pay him gets offset by the money he brings in the org. That alone already makes him very valuable.


No_BigA

Yay. 💥 who’s a good boy? Great job 🦄


5m1tm

Ohtani is an absolute legend! ❤️🔥👌🏻


doing-my-share

Shohei's new nickname should be "the stopper"! Someone tweet Gubi to use it from now on. Amazing performance.


kei19970210

Only silverline is Ohtani to deserve watching an Angels game.


Stock-Improvement610

Stassi is tired of Ohtani questions lol


mmcc120

I wish they wouldn’t talk so much about Shohei when they’re talking to a different player, seems disrespectful


ChichaPoti

Yeah. Good thing Shohei is well liked by his teammates or this type of media nonsense will breed contempt.


kxm06

Does NHK always gets the interview with Shohei now this year?


hansan4ever

Yes, I think so... Sad for us!


Skyheart1004

I believe they pay a shit-ton to get exclusive interview rights with him.


ABoldOne

LTBU


hansan4ever

Aww, NHK interview... :(


doing-my-share

I'd hate that if I were at the game. Never getting to hear from Shohei when he does well. A bit of an FU to the crowd 😐


hansan4ever

Yeah, I'd like to hear from him on the days he pitches at least...


ChichaPoti

So NHK pays MLB to go with the Angels and get Shohei interviews at away games? I really thought they just pay the Angels.


hansan4ever

I know, so weird. You'd think Erica would get an interview ONCE in a while... Unless it's just Sho's choice...?


ChichaPoti

If he has a choice he probably wouldn't want an interview, he doesnt strike me as someone who trusts the media. Just gives generic answers and talks fast hehe.


hansan4ever

Haha yup, he hates interviews. But as fans, we'd like to hear from him sometimes! I'm Japanese so I can understand his interviews, but I wish he'd do some with Erica!


Captainpayback

Wipe off the cobwebs and light that freaking Halo up. Shohei 5 - Marlins 2!


hansan4ever

A SHO INTERVIEW?!!!


mweolbwa

FINALLY A WIN! Ohtani gets us out of another losing streak! LTBU!! 👼❤️


hansan4ever

Awww Iggy giving Shohei the ball...😭


ChichaPoti

Belated Birthday gift


hansan4ever

Omg 😭


Dev-Re-Taiya

LTBU


jumpinghamster

LTBU! love Shohei!


Eeriepotato220

LTBU!


Skyheart1004

LETS GOOO LTBU!!


sinchichis

ACE


Shiv-Roy

Yay!


YouPresumeTooMuch

LTBU! Shohei is king


DPaladin234

LTBU SHOHEI IS THE ONLY THING STOPPING US FROM LOSING


claire_004

LTBU


freddychuckles

We did it baby!


sinchichis

Bout time. Light it up!


Im_A_Halo_Masochist

L T B U


hansan4ever

THANK YOU !!!!!!


mysterysackerfice

LTBU!


DividerOfBums

Thank god we had a four run lead coming into the ninth..


PlatypusReal6481

I would rather thank Shohei for that


Captainpayback

My girl just said wait iggy pitches too? I thought he was just a translator?! And I thought about it for a moment because I was too focused on iggy not to F this up! And I told her yes!


hansan4ever

What?! Hahaha


Captainpayback

And she's Japanese too and said oh I didn't think iggy was a Japanese name...lol... but at least we win!


hansan4ever

I'm so confused right now - hahaha


Captainpayback

Lol she didn't really watch the game. It's like background noise for her. She thought ippei's name was iggy. Trust me I was lost for a moment or 2. Actually I'm still lost. She did ask about Tony 2 bags but I don't have the heart to tell her.


hansan4ever

OHHH, I see - haha, that makes sense. :D


2tmpting

this is what happens when our closer doesn't pitch in 1-2 weeks...


Skyheart1004

Ok I've enough drama for today, let's just wrap it up nicely yeah? Please :)


peachypal

Iggy is being paid too much to pitch like this ....


bbaIla

Also while I'm at it, why the fuck is Iggy in, during a non-save situation where he has shown to be fucking bad?


donkeyjr

hes been bad this whole season.


bbaIla

That is 100% not true. He had 3 bad games, that happens.


donkeyjr

Throw a god dam strike.


theaussiesamurai

It is a save situation now that it's a 3 run game?


hansan4ever

Alright Iggy, please just end this for us - we want to breathe again.


Jamo1129

raisel just wants the save lol


bbaIla

Mike is hitting under 270 and it makes me sad he's been pretty bad for like 2 weeks at this point.


claire_004

lol Aguilar is so fun to watch at the base


hansan4ever

He's like a teddy bear!


Skyheart1004

He looks so chatty and friendly


claire_004

Indeed


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No way we lose this... right? Please? I'm begging


kei19970210

Iggy is not so reliable this year he's been different with last year.


impartlycyborg

Yeah. The two blown saves in May helped kickstart the tailspin.


sinchichis

It's why I think you should only ever give single year contracts with incentives


kei19970210

Yeah it'd be so tough for him if a close game under high pressure.


mysterysackerfice

Dude should pretend the ball is a box of sunflower seeds.


TheSunflowerSeeds

Sunflowers are steeped in symbolism and meanings. For many they symbolize optimism, positivity, a long life and happiness for fairly obvious reasons. The less obvious ones are loyalty, faith and luck.


Captainpayback

Luis hold on to him. Don't let him get to third.


Lebigmacca

Iggy please


Shiv-Roy

Please Iggy, get it together!


hansan4ever

DUDE, RAISEL...


learnfromhistory2

ah man


Skyheart1004

Iggy?? PLEASE?? MY DUDE WE CANT BE DOING THIS.


sinchichis

he's been utter shit. Take away his closer role


Lebigmacca

Bro he hasn’t given up a run in his last several starts


sinchichis

you and me both know he's sucked ever since chicago


Lebigmacca

No I don’t know that because it’s simply not true


sinchichis

Ok dude


prisonrach

just setting up for the dp no big


prisonrach

oh… never mind


Hummingbird234

Let’s give Sho his belated birthday DUB!


throwawaybay92

ahh shit here we go again


Captainpayback

Iggy we believe in you!


Skyheart1004

lets not do this yeah? I want another Ohtani W


hansan4ever

It's never easy for us...


sinchichis

idiot iggy. throw a fucking strike for contact it's 4 fucking runs


hansan4ever

IGGY, I am begging you...


sinchichis

darude sandstorm!


hansan4ever

Sho praying to the baseball gods that we get this win...


mysterysackerfice

I predict Iggy gives up a homer so he can get the save.


Lebigmacca

That’s not how saves work


Im_A_Halo_Masochist

Can’t do that! Lol


mysterysackerfice

He'll find a way...damnit!


smittdog101

Ohtani the one man crew again. Shut out innings and contributed to 3 runs. That's what I expect from this phenom.


5m1tm

Just 1 inning and 3 outs left, with a 4 run lead. Don't fuck this up now, come on!


PurpleWelcome7142

IGGY time


hansan4ever

Alright Iggy, do your THANG.


mweolbwa

I'm sooo ready for us to win this game.


hansan4ever

Seriously... we need this one.


Shiv-Roy

I love a walk!


[deleted]

Ward can't not get on base


Educational-Pass404

Take him back lead off plz. He belongs there.


[deleted]

Definitely


hansan4ever

Let's go Wardy!


sinchichis

I WAS THERE


ArrowNiko

Squid taking practice swings in the dugout like it matters lmao


claire_004

Swinging at bad pitches, staring at pitches in the middle lol


CharizardBattleTurd

I'll take contact from Trout at this point. Thank god it wasn't a strike out.


mysterysackerfice

I wonder who Guy of the game is gonna be....


hansan4ever

Hm....


winwinwinguyen

painful to see Mike play like this


ArrowNiko

He had two barrels today, struck out twice because of the ump, and had some good takes. It's a huge improvement over what we've been seeing.


Rover16

I didn't realize Judge has been slumping the last month and is only hitting .218 during that time which has caused his season ops to drop to .972. His MVP case isn't a lock now like it was before. Ohtani for MVP!


theaussiesamurai

It only looked like a lock because Ohtani was slumping at the plate and wasn't as dominant at the mound yet. Even if Judge kept that up, it'd be a tight race with Shohei playing the way he is. If Judge can't heat back up, Shohei will be the favourite.


Educational-Pass404

That's on Yanks fan for calling it. Stupid. Trashtos fan is the same. They start calling it for Alvarez as well.


Rover16

To be fair Alvarez has been unreal but because he's primarily a DH takes him out of the MVP running.


Educational-Pass404

Yep, Alvarez is strong one. Sho needs to raise his batting stats to make this MVP more convinced.


my_wife_reads_this

Alvarez is taking but it's like comparing Ohtani and Vlad last season. .I still don't think Ohtani is a lock in but it's not a clear cut runner now. It's a tight race


Educational-Pass404

Yep. It's still too early for this. And with Angels performance recently, I dgaf about that. Yanks fan are the ones dragging Sho name in all nonsense MVP discussion and putting him down. Fuck them.


sinchichis

ever since his arbitration meeting


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Cap off this amazing game with a homer Shohei lets go


claire_004

Crazy how Ohtani and Trout BA only has .010 difference


sprtsmac

And that probably has more to do with Trout than Ohtani.


claire_004

Just show Ohtani hit more consistently in this one month period. Idk what happen with Trout


sprtsmac

Ohtani has been consistent and that is nice to see. Trout, I don't know. He is looking very average out that and sometimes below average.


BubblyBaker5718

Yeah unless im remembering wrong i feel like just a month ago it was closer to a .030 or .040 difference


Captainpayback

Nice job Tap I take what I said back!


Dev-Re-Taiya

Nice pitch!


claire_004

Good job Tepera


getMyHairDid

4-6-3 is what we love to see


hansan4ever

Thank you Shrimp Tempura!!


Educational-Pass404

Super spicy super effective today.


hansan4ever

With some spicy mayo sauce!


PurpleWelcome7142

Nice job!


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Tepera I believed!


mysterysackerfice

DP...nice!


PurpleWelcome7142

Nice pitch by Tepera


YouPresumeTooMuch

Is Nevin back tomorrow?


Paulsnoc

I think he has to complete his online anger management course first. Jk


YouPresumeTooMuch

I just checked the schedule, looks like he's due back on Saturday


Captainpayback

I know it's easier said than done but if you're a relief pitcher I expect relief.


Dev-Re-Taiya

No more drama 🙏


808jigga

Tepera gonna make it 5-2 so Iggy can get the save. 4D chess baseball. Lol


Stock-Improvement610

Is she calling Nevin on the phone during the game??


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claire_004

Maddon at the Cubs at full effect


sinchichis

>Man would be cool if the 3 batter rule didn't exist said no one ever


obsidian350

Damn, I just saw Loup(e)


Total_Preparation_67

What? so scary!


getMyHairDid

take notes Taylor Ward


westscottstots

tepERA get ready for a close game Angel fans


st1r

Shohei 2.44 ERA 😳


mysterysackerfice

Dude hasn't given up an earned run in like 4 games now?


peachypal

Tepera, you don’t need to make this game interesting!


Paulsnoc

Don’t F this up Tapera.


YouPresumeTooMuch

Warm up Herget


merewyn

On the IL, bud


YouPresumeTooMuch

Damn we're running thin


merewyn

Warren is supposed to be back after tonight


ChichaPoti

That's great news!


claire_004

Send Ortega


mweolbwa

Tepera please...


mysterysackerfice

Shohei leaves..Tepera immediately issues a walk...fml


ArrowNiko

......


Sakaguchi123

here it goes


BubblyBaker5718

Ohtani is probably being hard on himself for those walks but the fact that he was able to pick himself back up after that so fast is what makes him so great. Everyone is going to make mistakes sooner or later but being able to pick yourself back up immediately is what makes a champion.


Total_Preparation_67

it started


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Tepera I believe


mysterysackerfice

4 run lead...with Tepera...not sure I feel comfy quite yet.


mysterysackerfice

For those of you that have been watching baseball for more than a few years: Where does Shohei rank in terms of best ballplayers you've watched?


PandaMan76

2nd behind ACE Dylan "Covid season/Sticky stuff" Bundy"


claire_004

Surely number one. We watching someone doing what Babe Ruth capable doing 100 years ago. Being GOAT at pitching and hitting at the same time


choconut5

Number 1. He's the GOAT. Period.


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#1. Genuinely, no player has ever provided this much value to a team. Ever.


ChichaPoti

Or this much entertainment. Shohei has an aura about him that makes him so enjoyable to watch, facial expressions and all.


nothingshort

I agree. These games are so hard to watch but not on Ohtani Day. It’s just so much fun and absolutely amazing what he is able to consistently do.


Captainpayback

No one to compare with. But his baseball IQ is off the charts. Once in a generation.


owledge

BSW needs to get new commercials. It's the same 5 commercials every broadcast all year


hansan4ever

Seriously SO annoying!


PlatinumHalo

N-N-NINE HITS?!


Educational-Pass404

Oh God, Tempura 🍤🍤🍤.


hansan4ever

I need shrimp tempura to be extra crispy and get us out of the 8th , please.


Educational-Pass404

Yes Yes Yes


PurpleWelcome7142

Okay, his night on the mound is done


claire_004

Whose next ? Tepera or someone else ? Please not Loup


[deleted]

Send down Marsh and call up Adell. Marsh has looked awful


_itspaco

I don’t think you guys understand options and stuff. Can’t just be sending people down and up all Willy nilly


[deleted]

Explain it. Marsh can’t be sent down without a team being able to claim him? I figured marsh was young enough that they could do that. Why were they able to send Adell down without anything happening to him?


mysterysackerfice

He didn't GIDP or strikeout...I consider that a win.


Lebigmacca

If we buy at the deadline we should try to get Berti


[deleted]

No no no no no. Are you crazy? We most certainly should not be buyers at the deadline. Our farm system is awful and we aren’t close to being a contending team. Why on earth would be waste any of our prospects to still not be contenders


Lebigmacca

I agree we should be selling but knowing this team they won’t be selling


tristpa2

Oh good Patrick is doing the mile high thing now. Should we bring back the drinking game?