Oso planning to go pro
Has the new stadium been given final approval? I thought things were still up in the air with that.
Alongside the Sacramento Kings, majority owner of the Sacramento River Cats, the A's have announced that Sutter Health Park will host the team during the 2025-2027 MLB seasons – ahead of our move to Las Vegas in 2028.Statement from A's Owner and Managing Partner John Fisher:"We explored several locations for a temporary home, including the Oakland Coliseum. Even with the long-standing relationship and good intentions on all sides in the negotiations with Oakland, the conditions to achieve an agreement seemed out of reach. We understand the disappointment this news brings to our fans, as this season marks our final one in Oakland. Throughout this season, we will honor and celebrate our time in Oakland, and will share additional details soon.We extend our appreciation to the Kings and the City of West Sacramento, and look forward to making Sutter Health Park our home until our new ballpark opens in Las Vegas."
......is Yelich back?
After going through the complaint against Ippei, definitely have more questions than ever for Ohtani. Not passing the sniff test.
This was interesting...https://x.com/Jomboy_/status/1778565766654140630Did they speak in code? I'm more of the belief that it wasn't bets for Ohtani at this point, but I'm still baffled how he let this get by him. Did he just not care and/or realize the magnitude of it until his people called it out to him?
From all accounts, these two were inseparable. I forgot who wrote it (jokingly?) on Twitter, but these two are at home and Ohtani asks “what should we watch?”, and Ippei would say “how about college soccer on ESPN+?”.Two things I can’t get past. 1. Ippei’s gambling losses make no logical sense, unless he was either pounding horrible parlays, or the vig was insane. Or, he had other financial losses (crypto/options/etc), and those numbers just got all jumbled together.
2. If I was down $40M, and my boss is the best baseball player on the planet, and I’malready (allegedly) stealing millions from my boss, why wouldn’t I use my MLB knowledge to place wagers with inside info with some other bookmaker? Like I’m already in massive trouble if I get caught, I might as well go for it.
Coming someone who has battled with problem gambling and addiction, I actually get it. Especially when you have a seemingly unlimited bankroll. The crazy chases, insane parlays, etc... gets even more tempting and easy to fall into when you're just gonna reload anyways. But I wouldn't be surprised at all if he got smoked on crypto and other stuff as well.I thought something similar, and I certainly don't mean to be stereotypical or make slanted assumptions, but I had a thought about honor and sanctity of the game in Japanese culture. Wouldn't be the first time something honor bound in that culture seemed completely incongruent with other criminal sort of activity.But on the other hand, in the same vein as my spot above, someone with a problem like his also has a tendancy to put up really weird guardrails. Like "this (insert crazy addiction related behavior) is fine, so long as I dont to XYZ." Thinking "oh I'll get it back and then its not a big deal, but if I gambled on MLB, that could screw me and Shohei even if I replace all the money I embezzled."
1. Ippei’s gambling losses make no logical sense, unless he was either pounding horrible parlays, or the vig was insane. Or, he had other financial losses (crypto/options/etc), and those numbers just got all jumbled together.
Steroids are awesome.
I feel like Yelich's issues were all mental once he busted his kneecap. He looked lost up at the plate and didn't seem to have much confidence.He seemed to start turning it around last year with some solid contact, the homers just weren't there.Also, I know the restriction on being able to watch film in-between at bats was another theory.
And just like that, it was a fun 10 games from Yeli. Hard to stay healthy after you start PEDs.
Well, the Twins stink and have probably the most injuries in the sportBut.......its April 13th and Buxton currently isnt one of the injured. Sadly, he also stinks.