Shohei Otani sweepstakes (NYY out, looks like West Coast)

[No Fun Shogun]

Well, Toronto has this Lake Ontario thing that you can sometimes even swim in so what do you think about that!

Pacific/Lake Michigan > Atlantic/Lakes Ontario/Erie for Ohtani, clearly.

 

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Pacific/Lake Michigan > Atlantic/Lakes Ontario/Erie for Ohtani, clearly.

That's madness. Clearly doesn't know shit about the fWAR (fresh water activity resources) from the past year or there's no way he'd be ranking them like that. Dude is a dinosaur when it comes to his understanding of bodies of water. Next he's going to tell me that RBI (reservoir buoyancy index) is a relevant water stat in 2017. Yeah ok, bud...

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Michigan* > Huron* > Superior > Ontario > Erie

Search your feelings, you know it's true.

*hydrologically-speaking, actually a single lake. This has been Water Facts with No Fun Shogun.

 

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Michigan* > Huron* > Superior > Ontario > Erie

Search your feelings, you know it's true.

*hydrologically-speaking, actually a single lake. This has been Water Facts with No Fun Shogun.

Yeah, obviously Erie is garbage but Lake Ontario actually connects to the Atlantic so it has that going for it. Michigan is the only lake that doesn't cross the Canadian/US border so it's less flexible when it comes to water travel. In any of the other of the lakes you could go back and forth between countries at your leisure. Trump is building a wall, not a dam. In all honesty if you want that cool, crisp water you gotta go Superior imo.

 

[Terry Yake]

ugh i really hope that's not true

SD or bust

 

[Bjorn Le]

Michigan* > Huron* > Superior > Ontario > Erie

Search your feelings, you know it's true.

*hydrologically-speaking, actually a single lake. This has been Water Facts with No Fun Shogun.

Yeah but it's the only lake only in Amurica so that give's it a clearly distinct place on the list.

Well, Toronto has this Lake Ontario thing that you can sometimes even swim in so what do you think about that!

I suspect Toronto was "too big" a city for him, as IIRC it has the densest downtown of any city in North America outside of New York and Chicago, and if you count the Golden Horseshoe (which America CMAs do), it's one of the biggest metro's on the continent as well.

That being said, I wonder why Chicago made the list then (although I'd wager it was more so that the Cubs made the list than Chicago did).

 

[Belieber]

I hope the Mariners get him.

 

[rangerssharks414]

I hope the Mariners get him.

Same here

 

[PG Canuck]

Seriously trying not to get excited because I know I’ll have my heart ripped out but holy shit, the mariners are actually in this...

 

[SSF]

Can Jerry Dipoto sign and then trade him?
to SD?

 

[DougieSmash]

 

[Muston Atthews]

Well, Toronto has this Lake Ontario thing that you can sometimes even swim in so what do you think about that!

I wouldn’t unless you’re looking to grow some extra body parts

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

ugh i really hope that's not true

SD or bust

I'm guessing if that was said, it's more in line with the early reports where we only knew those two teams were in it. It'd be weird if he narrowed it down to 7 teams only to narrow it down even further before he even met with some of them.

 

[Extra Texture]

Seriously trying not to get excited because I know I’ll have my heart ripped out but holy ****, the mariners are actually in this...

Exactly. Its incredibly exciting but I feel like a let down is coming.

God bless the NY tabloids. Dependable if nothing else.

I'm a little sad they didn't go for something like "SHOHEI O-TURKEY" though

 

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Exactly. Its incredibly exciting but I feel like a let down is coming.



God bless the NY tabloids. Dependable if nothing else.

I'm a little sad they didn't go for something like "SHOHEI O-TURKEY" though

Crazy that he didn't want to sign there because of the media...

 

[Vamos Rafa]

What the f*** do Japanese teams do with the money they get from posting fees? These fees are essentially transfer fees in soccer, which clubs use to buy players that will replace the ones that they sold. But it's baseball. Money isn't gonna buy you proven all-star talent if you're a Japanese club.

 

[darko]

Seriously trying not to get excited because I know I’ll have my heart ripped out but holy ****, the mariners are actually in this...

When it comes to Japanese players Mariners are always a chance.

 

[Voight]

What the **** do Japanese teams do with the money they get from posting fees? These fees are essentially transfer fees in soccer, which clubs use to buy players that will replace the ones that they sold. But it's baseball. Money isn't gonna buy you proven all-star talent if you're a Japanese club.

Lines the owners pockets, or if its a poor team it can help off set costs.

 

[GuitarGuy]

I think the Mariners get him. One of the big reasons is there are lot's of Asians living in Seattle so that will help him feel a little more at home.

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

I think the Mariners get him. One of the big reasons is there are lot's of Asians living in Seattle so that will help him feel a little more at home.

Except the bay areas Asian population is 3x larger

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Static]

Has to be one of the teams that can only offer the 300K bonus

 

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[MMC]

 

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Well I'd say that's a strong sign of where he is thinking. Although also interesting because money obviously hasn't been an issue with him thus far.