There’s an interesting
story in today’s NYT sports’ section, “He’s Not Babe Ruth. Really,” about Shohei Ohtani. It seems that nobody in Japan compares Ohtani
to the Bambino.
After reading it, I went
on the MLB website, and you’d swear Ohtani—through no fault of his own, mind
you—isn’t so much the second coming of Ruth but the reincarnation thereof. On the left side of the screen was a list of
notable free agents topped by, guess who (with picture)? On the right side was a list of stories,
starting with “Ohtani recruitment spices up Hot Stove.” You don’t say. And in the center was a series of rotating
pictures starting with, well you can pretty well guess, can’t you?
And if you click on to
the picture in question, you can watch GM Dick Williams of the Reds say how
much his team wants Ohtani. The way MLB
is touting Ohtani makes LaVar Ball look milquetoast tame. If Ohtani crashes and burns, shame on MLB. If he can survive the media carnival, good
for him.
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