Astros @ Angels, September 21, 2021

GameZone 2021 Archive
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Ohtani hit that thing to Mars. Now 10-5 with nobody out in the bottom of the 8th.

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To the 9th. Still 10-5 Astros.

5-2 Seattle in the bottom of the 9th in Oakland.

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Josh James warming up for the 9th.

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There have been some great individual seasons this year. Vlad Jr. to name one. It doesnā€™t matter, Ohtani is the MVP. Heā€™s like giving your team an extra roster spot.

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James walks Stassi to open the 9th.

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And yet your team still sucks dick.

MVP is such a joke for an award title.

Call it Best Individual Performer, fine.

But He isnā€™t the Most Valuable anything unless that thing is your name in a headline where your team lost but you hit a homerun. Itā€™s fucking idiotic.

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Rengifo pops out to Maldonado for the first out.

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Nice play by James to keep that bunt foul. Then gets the K and the Astros get the win.

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You can make an argument that the MVP shouldnā€™t go to a player on a losing team. The award has occasionally in the past, but itā€™s always a little controversial. I donā€™t think you can make an argument that Ohtani is not more valuable than any other individual player in the game today. A front line starting pitcher and a 100+ RBI guy. There are pitchers as good as him and there are hitters as good as him, but nobody else can do both.

Heā€™s not enough to turn a team around by himself, this isnā€™t basketball.

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Seattle beats Oakland 5-2.
Astrosā€™ magic number is now 4 against both.

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Damn, that Broncoā€¦

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72

Agree with all of thatā€¦ā€¦but I want him out there only when he has to be and nothing more. Heā€™s too valuable a hitter to risk injury in the field.

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Crazy talk. Make great hitters the DH to avoid injury playing defense?

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Good grief, he plays LF. There canā€™t be much less risk. Itā€™s the easiest position on the field. Plus he hits better when he plays the field. No need to wrap him in bubble wrap.

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Kudos for the last, very true sentence. There is more of a risk of injury in running the bases; should he not hit?

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He should only hit homers.

Safety first.

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Good plan. Get Click on the phone.