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Brother Buzz

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14. San Francisco would be a great fit for him, but....

Reply to Yavin4 (Reply #13)

Tue Jun 20, 2023, 11:03 PM

Jun 2023

The Giants are kinda into that Billy Beane thingy; they can land three, four really good utility players for the cost for him, giving Gabe Kapler a ton of options to work with.

That being said, I would be tickled to death if the Giants did land him.

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L.A. Angels' Shohei Ohtani may just be the greatest baseball player that ever lived. [View all] Yavin4 Jun 2023 OP

You can do a head-to-head comparison between players on Baseball_Reference. rsdsharp Jun 2023 #1

in a racially segregated league Yavin4 Jun 2023 #2

I'll grant the racial issue. But there was no NBA, and the NHL and NFL were in their infancy, rsdsharp Jun 2023 #4

Players today are bigger, stronger, faster Yavin4 Jun 2023 #5

And yet, Ohtani isn't dominating his competition rsdsharp Jun 2023 #7

Important Point ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #9

Also, Ruth never traveled to the US Western time zone to play games. Yavin4 Jun 2023 #10

Good Points ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #11

Also a lot fewer in teh country to draw from Old Crank Jun 2023 #16

Hard comparing players from different eras, of course True Dough Jun 2023 #3

If Ohtani can continue playing like this for the next five years or so.... Yavin4 Jun 2023 #6

Yeah, True Dough Jun 2023 #8

Shohei Ohtani is taking the mound on Wednesday, against the Dodgers Brother Buzz Jun 2023 #12

My gut feeling tells me that the Giants will sign him for $600 million when he becomes a FA Yavin4 Jun 2023 #13

San Francisco would be a great fit for him, but.... Brother Buzz Jun 2023 #14

Brandon "Baby Giraffe", "Sparky", and "The Captain", Belt thinks he's better Brother Buzz Jun 2023 #15