Baseball Is Dead Episode 23: Shohei Ohtani > Babe Ruth Part 1

Double Play: A Baseball Podcast

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Sports, Baseball

4.6 • 681 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Shohei Ohtani just had one of the most dominant two-game stretches of all time hitting two 3-run homers with 8 RBI one night, and coming back the next night to pitch 8 shoutout innings with 13Ks. This dude dunks on Babe Ruth. This leads to a discussion about whether Ohtani should win MVP every year for the rest of his career and how you are supposed to weigh his value against other players. We also talk about whether Ohtani will stay in Anaheim once his contract is up. The Guardians have taken over first place in the AL Central and Jared thinks they're here to stay. Joey thinks their season is over. Dallas says the White Sox are fucking toast and Jared think they still have a shot. We also show love to Yordan Álvarez for the monster year he's having and talk about where he stands in the AL MVP discussion. More in Part 2! If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I mean, this is a sport that's on the precipice of irrelevance.
0:04.0	The games are taking over three and a half hours.
0:06.4	Playoff games are taking over four hours.
0:09.1	Games too long, too slow. Who cares?
0:12.6	This is a situation where baseball is in trouble to begin with.
0:17.2	The NLD is officially dead.
0:19.5	Baseball is dead.
0:21.3	Rest in peace?
0:25.3	There's some good things happening for all three of us.
0:30.4	The Braves, a bunch of walk-offs happening.
0:34.7	Dallas, Shohay Otani is putting on a display.
0:39.6	So before I get into my thing, because, you know, I don't want to say I called it, but shit.
0:46.4	I mean, I did.
0:48.0	People didn't want to believe me about the Cleveland Guardians.
0:50.5	But anyways, Shohei Otani.
0:53.0	Do you think that there are still old folks
0:56.1	being like, God damn it, this
0:58.0	fucking show hey, Otani.
1:00.7	Babe Ruth.
1:02.0	You kidding me? Babe Ruth was way better
1:04.2	than Shohei. Do you think that those people
1:06.1	still exist? They sure do.
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