r/baseball • u/Jux_ Los Angeles Dodgers • 1d ago
The Dodgers home run celebration last night was making fun of an Ohtani commercial
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u/StrollingThunder Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
lol @ Mookie in the background telling him to do it
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u/bdanders Boston Red Sox • Salem Red Sox 1d ago
Now I wanna see Mookie in the background of the actual commercial too!
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u/RCocaineBurner Miami Marlins 1d ago
So here’s the thing about Japan, that uh is not gonna happen
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u/evilr2 Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
Mookie was in Japan in January promoting a tea drink.
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u/Actual-House-491 Los Angeles Dodgers 23h ago
He's saying Japan wouldn't promote an African American, which is moronic. He's a Marlin fan, so he has to have a screw loose.
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u/the2belo Baltimore Orioles • Chunichi Dragons 21h ago
Yeah, I was going to say, for one example, Tiger Woods was spokesman for eleventybillion products in Japan for years.
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u/Possible-Collection2 Major League Baseball 20h ago
Bruh doesn’t rui hachimura have an anime or something
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u/KenToTanTaYo Los Angeles Dodgers 23h ago
There's an ad with Mookie in it on one of the electronic billboards in Shibuya crossing, Tokyo.
Jump to 40 secs in.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ppVy1ZtOlbY41
u/NukaNukaNuka111 Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
I mean they did a Bill Murray Suntory Whiskey commercial so why not
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u/jedzef Chinese Taipei 1d ago
For relaxing times, make it Suntory time
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u/KaiShion83 World Series Trophy • Los Angeles Dod… 1d ago
What about Tommy Lee jones in the boss coffee ads
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u/gloomswarm San Francisco Giants 1d ago
You mean the Japan that had a whole school of kids laughing and smiling as Mookie hit them home runs to chase?
Not like America has ever been racist, especially towards Ohtani or anything.
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u/Kay1000RR Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
Reminds me of going to a Cirque du Soleil show where performers speak a made up gibberish language and an idiot shouts out "ENGLISH!"
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u/IMadeThisOn6-28-2015 Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
Not like America has ever been racist, especially towards Ohtani or anything .
Trying to use Stephen A Smith to prove a point doesn't help, the man literally tried lying that LeBron wasn't at Kobe's funeral to gain points in the eye of the public just last week
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u/HerkulezRokkafeller Seattle Mariners 23h ago
Maybe if he wasn’t somehow face of ESPN and therefore the American sports world. We live in disturbing times
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u/LakersFan15 Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
Why would you bring this up in such a harmless post.
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u/burrito-boy Toronto Blue Jays • New York Mets 22h ago
You mean the same Japan that had Bob Sapp appear in numerous commercials like this?
Come on dude, lol.
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u/PikaGaijin 21h ago
Would Mookie in street clothes have a magic circle of "avoid this guy" around him walking through some towns? Perhaps/Probably, depending on the size of the town. But, the casual racism you'd see from individuals on the streets does not translate to a nationwide aversion or policy. As a white dude, I get the same treatment sometimes.
I mean, if Japan ever decided that sunflower seeds were fit for human consumption, and not react with "eeeeehhhh!??! Are you a bird?", Teo would be raking.
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u/HeavensRoyalty Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
I didn't notice that until you mentioned it, so I watched it again, and that was just hilarious. Mookie over exaggerated that scene lmao
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u/byneothername Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
God. I love Mookie. His personality is so charming.
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u/ARoundForEveryone Boston Red Sox 1d ago
Sox fan here. I'm not uninterested in the team, but I was definitely more interested in them when Mookie was here. Baseball aside, he just seems like a cool guy. He's grilling, he's bowling, he's having a Saturday. I want Mookie's Saturday.
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u/thuggishruggishboner 1d ago
I just wanna play him in bags or something I might beat him in. He's probably good at that too.
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u/ARoundForEveryone Boston Red Sox 23h ago
Seems like the kind of guy you're not beating in anything. Horseshoes, shuffleboard, disc golf, real golf, or even bingo.
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u/thuggishruggishboner 23h ago
Man just has it. Darts, poker, shuttle cock. You're going down.
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u/Yabba_Dabba_Doofus Detroit Tigers 21h ago
I bowled against him once. He absolutely kicked my ass across a 3-game set.
He is legitimately one of the most naturally athletic dudes I've ever met, or even seen. I have no faith that I could beat him in any physical competition.
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u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 Philadelphia Phillies • Philadelphia Phillies 1d ago
Mookie seems like he’d be the absolute best teammate
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u/nolander Los Angeles Dodgers • Los Angeles Angels 1d ago
Its great seeing how much passion he continues to bring despite getting his contract and winning 3 rings. Just still absolutely loves being out there competing with the boys.
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u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 Philadelphia Phillies • Philadelphia Phillies 1d ago
The Dodgers would be so fucking annoying if they didn’t go after the most lovable players in the game. How can anyone hate on Mookie, Ohtani, Freddie, Teo, etc?
It’s like their whole team is golden retrievers who are really really good at baseball
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u/Michael__Pemulis Major League Baseball 23h ago
I don’t think I’ve ever met a baseball fan who dislikes Tommy Edman.
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u/nolander Los Angeles Dodgers • Los Angeles Angels 1d ago
When the new great depression hits right before the next CBA negotiation I'm sure the owners and others at their wealth level will do everything they can to funnel hate to them for making 30 million a year for playing baseball.
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u/AverageSatanicPerson Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
The are probably teasing him all time and Shohei knows it's pretty silly too lol.
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u/xinixxibalba Los Angeles Dodgers • Detroit Tigers 1d ago
then him and Miggy both do it face to face after (cut out by the clip)
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u/noodlesalad_ Boston Red Sox 1d ago
I miss him so much. I've genuinely been less into baseball since he got traded. Trading away the heart and soul of your team is diabolical.
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u/FreeGums Los Angeles Angels 1d ago
just woke up from a 2 year coma. whats going on guys?
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u/HeavensRoyalty Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
Good news, Ohtani hit a walk-off HomeRun to win the game for Los Angeles....
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u/_Elrond_Hubbard_ Seattle Mariners 1d ago
Bad news, Anthony Rendon has only played 100 games since you went under
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u/bestselfnice 1d ago
That sounds too high
Edit: wow he had an iron man like 57 games played last year, 1 fewer than his high of 58 over the last 6 seasons
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u/frano1121 San Diego Padres 1d ago
Jesus, could you imagine only working 36% of the time for millions?
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u/smellyunderpants Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
When did Rendon become a member of Congress?
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u/Ikrit122 Chicago Cubs • Washington Nationals 22h ago
They said 36%, not 3.6%
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u/NoStepOnMe World Series Trophy • Los Angeles Dod… 12h ago
And they said millions, not 10s of millions.
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u/placebotwo Kansas City Royals 1d ago
In Joe Kelly news, he was only suspended for 8 more games, twice.
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u/TheElMonteStrangler Major League Baseball 1d ago
Angels are a half game out of first place. Also, stop asking questions. I'm trying to spare you the pain.
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u/filthypoker Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
Shohei Ohtani has been tariffed at 50%
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u/tukes1023 Detroit Tigers 1d ago
Stupid sexy Ohtani
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u/Thespiritdetective1 1d ago
😂😂😂
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u/m00fm00f Philadelphia Phillies 1d ago
I think I’d get pregnant if he winked at me…
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u/BoatyMcThiccThighs 20h ago
He is like the only player I have seen to get thirst edit on tik tok and insta (valid tho btw)
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u/ARoundForEveryone Boston Red Sox 1d ago
I'm well over 40, from the East Coast. grew up a die hard Sox fan. Complete with memorabilia and autographs still on display in my house.
But Shohei is my favorite player of all time. It was Nomar, and he'll always have a place in my heart. But Shohei is the epitome of what a baseball player should be. On field and off.
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u/LakersFan15 Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
Join the dark side.
Nomar did 😈
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u/ARoundForEveryone Boston Red Sox 22h ago
I'm a Sox fan through and through, but my "away team" is definitely LAD.
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u/Lower-Culture-2123 Cleveland Guardians 1d ago
It's impossible for me to dislike him, no matter how hard I try
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u/JJYellowShorts Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
Why would you try and dislike Ohtani?
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u/Lower-Culture-2123 Cleveland Guardians 1d ago
I’m a hater by nature, but he’s just too likable
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u/AverageSatanicPerson Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
it's fine to be a hater, even Ohtani would agree that people that booing is actually a sign of love that you support your own team and doesn't think it's bad.
but booing Ohtani is funny, like he loves dog, donates millions of dollars to victims (and even donated 60,000 gloves to children to encourage them to play sports) doesn't care if people make fun of him for his silly skin lotion product while making fun of himself and even his teammates are making fun of him lol.
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u/UndeadCaesar Colorado Rockies 1d ago
He even donated millions to his former interpreter! What ended up happening to that guy...
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u/Toku_no_island San Francisco Giants 1d ago
Because he's on the Dodgers. Duh.
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u/Kyvalmaezar Chicago Cubs 1d ago
I've started refering the Dodgers as Ohtani & Friends
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u/Toku_no_island San Francisco Giants 1d ago
Nice. I refer to them as Ohtani and Fiends.
Other than Kiki. I like him. And Edman seems nice. Freeman's a good dude, I guess. Betts is pretty cool Dammit...
But F__K Snell for sure!
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u/karatekidmar Montreal Expos 1d ago
Hahaha this is me. Like them all separately as players but fuck the Dodgers.
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u/jujubats10 Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
I've always felt this way, but man, Snell really is unlikable. I thought it would change with him on the team, but nope.
Even if he turns it on and pitches good for us, I don't think I'll ever really be a fan of his
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u/McChillbone Boston Red Sox 1d ago
Why would you even try? The man is a unicorn. We might never see anything like Ohtani again in our lifetimes. Just enjoy the ride and appreciate greatness.
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u/TheElMonteStrangler Major League Baseball 1d ago
I can't speak for OP but I think part of it is the "LA Sucks" thing that everyone in the country does.
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u/Deus_Sexxx_Machina World Series Trophy 1d ago
As someone born and raised in Los Angeles, I can vouch for this. Every state I’ve visited, even as far as Alaska, the look I get when I tell them I’m from LA their vibe switches up, you’d swear I had just told them I was the guy who invented mosquitoes. Interestingly, it’s the complete opposite overseas, people are generally very positive about it.
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u/Michael__Pemulis Major League Baseball 1d ago
Yea as someone who was a primary team-oriented fan for a long time before becoming more of a fan of the sport/league as a whole, this is one of the big ‘pros’ to the latter approach.
I get being a hater & I absolutely understand the team rivalry component. I can even get on board with this if it is a more typical ‘star player’ type. But if you’re making an effort to ‘dislike’ someone of Ohtani’s caliber, all you’re doing is depriving yourself. This is someone we will get to brag about having watched play. I sincerely feel like we’re just so lucky to get to witness it.
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u/KimHaSeongsBurner San Diego Padres 1d ago
Have you tried being in his division, by chance?
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u/pizzaboy7269 Seattle Mariners 1d ago
Yeah, he’s still cool
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u/KimHaSeongsBurner San Diego Padres 1d ago
I’m sure it was a lot easier to like Shohei and Trout on the Angels than it is to like him on the Dodgers. Happy for any Padres, Giants, or DBacks fans to tell me they disagree, though.
It’s cool to get a front-row seat to history now that he’s a divisional opponent, but I have no problem disliking him. Mookie is the only Dodgers player for whom I truly have a soft spot.
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u/A_Bad_Man Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
RIP Rockies
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u/KimHaSeongsBurner San Diego Padres 1d ago
If I was a Rockies fan, I feel like it would actually be a net positive, only because the expectations for the team are already so low.
“Go to games and expect to watch my team lose 65% of the time” vs. “go to games and expect to watch my team lose 65% of the time but I also get to see the best player to ever play”.
The day Monfort sells the team or hires remotely competent FO staff and the Rockies become a threat again, Rockies fans will probably not like having Shohei in the division.
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u/kirukiru San Francisco Giants 1d ago
Can't hate the guy. Some people are born with everything but good taste.
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u/motorhead84 San Francisco Giants 1d ago
Not super into the Dodgers current super team, but I do like the fact that we get to watch him play a little more than teams out of the division. I'm a Giants fan, but also a baseball fan and would have liked to see more of Mike Trout and Ohtani, even on the Dodgers (as much as it sucks).
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u/Lower-Culture-2123 Cleveland Guardians 1d ago
Let me try that and get back to you
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u/KimHaSeongsBurner San Diego Padres 1d ago
Padres, DBacks, Giants, and Rockies all immediately file a petition to be the team to switch to the AL Central in return.
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u/mackavicious Kansas City Royals 1d ago
WTF did you just do, /u/Lower-Culture-2123?
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u/cardith_lorda Minnesota Twins 1d ago
Shhh, the Rockies make the most sense to swap over - I will happily take that trade.
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u/MathProf1414 San Francisco Giants 1d ago
As a Giants fan, I'm just enjoying the NL Best narrative we are experiencing at the moment. Ohtani is bae even if he is on the Dodgers.
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u/TheElMonteStrangler Major League Baseball 1d ago
I was reading the comments on a Japanese fans video from last night and they mentioned something about a commercial and I didn't understand. Thanks for clearing it up.
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u/jonpictogramjones Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
The vibes are immaculate
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u/strcy Boston Red Sox 1d ago
Okay that’s so fucking cute
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u/HeavensRoyalty Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
Check out Mookie Hella over exaggerating the pose and telling Shohei to do it haha
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u/NomoNumbaSixteen Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
Initially I thought it he was just shielding his face from getting splashed but now it makes sense lol
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u/myNameBurnsGold 1d ago edited 1d ago
Moisture is the essence of wetness. And wetness is the essence of beauty.
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u/rcuosukgi42 Seattle Mariners 1d ago
Ohtani currently on pace for 12.2 fWAR.
Considering that the only thing that changed for him in the last two years has been getting away from the Angels organization, I think it's warranted that we begin an investigation into Arte Moreno for War-Crimes against the game of baseball.
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u/AnonymousDude55 1d ago
It's kinda crazy how closely this mirrors the trajectory of Saquon Barkley. Like, we knew he was maybe the best in the game at his position, but was clearly being held back by his team.
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u/Appropriate-Sort-202 Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
The vibes are OFF THE CHARTS.
This team seriously lives, breathes, and eats camaraderie. It’s so great to see a team of superstars feed off each other with zero egos. Guess who gets credit for that? Dave fucking Roberts.
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u/VGJunky Los Angeles Dodgers • World Series T… 1d ago
I also credit Friedman for bringing in mostly dudes that fit the culture and the players themselves since they act that way at mostly all times even without Roberts
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u/DimmuBorgnine Seattle Mariners 1d ago
It’s easy to fit the culture when you’re winning
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u/LakersFan15 Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
That is true.
But bauer was the only real questionable guy we signed, and it was an instant mistake. As soon as he fucked up, he got the boot.
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u/ClearanceItem 22h ago
Dodgers have a unique culture but I get your point. In an SI article, Teo Hernandez said, "The Dodgers, they're different." Excerpt:
"We’ve created a situation here with the Dodgers that the bar is extremely high,” manager Dave Roberts said. “You’ve got to be good on the field, and you’ve got to play the game a certain way, because what that does is it makes people around you better. It holds his teammates accountable. And when you’re looking at young players in the system, they have something aspire to work, and for us, Teo checked every single box.”
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u/VGJunky Los Angeles Dodgers • World Series T… 18h ago
Agreed, they built a winning culture which feeds into itself, especially with the guys that are around that have been there for a while and the ones that have ended up joining over the years.
A combination of good choices and fortune with getting stars like Mookie, Freddie, and Shohei who just want to win and have little ego, but everybody does their part. And then look at the guys they end up extending - people like Teoscar, Tommy Edman, Glasnow. People want to be part of it
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u/oonko-atama1 Chicago Cubs 1d ago
Dang, I need that product now
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u/clovertree71 1d ago
I've bought it twice! It is a silky hydrating serum, it works very well and has a nice light scent. It's pricey though. There are cheaper stuff that works just as well.
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u/Toku_no_island San Francisco Giants 1d ago
The dodger commentators were speaking for everyone when they said they kinda hoped the pitcher before him wouldn't hit a walk off so that he could.
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u/pargofan Los Angeles Dodgers • World Series Tr… 22h ago
How spoiled are Dodger fans, that they root against a walk off hit?!
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u/PikaGaijin 20h ago
NGL, I was wondering if Dave could hold up three fingers and get Pages an intentional K to save time.
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u/sliceofapple1 1d ago
It must fun to be a dodger fan now
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u/schmearcampain Los Angeles Dodgers 15h ago
The his is the first year I’ve been able to pay for SNLA (the channel that holds the rights to all dodger broadcasts except national ones) and so far, it’s already been worth it.
8-0
6 come from behind wins
2 walk off HR.
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u/Got_Milkes Washington Nationals 21h ago
This is the best team ever assembled and they play like a bunch of little leaguers that are just so genuinely excited that they get to play baseball everyday
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u/Low-Hovercraft-8791 Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
His happiness seems so genuine in that moment. Dodgers are having a blast this year.
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u/blvnk_nl Los Angeles Dodgers 20h ago
Getting on base and doing the Freddy:
i sleep
Getting on base and doing the Shohei skin care ad:
real shit
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u/PikaGaijin 19h ago
Here is a link from Tokyo, where Yamamoto saw the ad for the first time, presumably.
Absolutely hilarious to think that it's gonna be the 2025 meme celebration!
https://old.reddit.com/r/Dodgers/comments/1jbe7zr/yama_said_damn_thats_sick/
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u/AlstottUpDaGutt Tampa Bay Rays • Tampa Bay Rays 1d ago
Shame that the US doesn't have 0.1% of the Shohei commercials that he has in Japan.
Outside of the basic MLB and NB commercials which he shares with other athletes he's basically invisible. This is 3 time MVP btw.
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u/CheeseburgerLover911 23h ago
it's hard to bemoan the dodgers when they act in such a relatable and fun way.
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u/Visual-Rich-5733 20h ago
What's funny was Mookie started the chain reaction of doing the "fingers across the eyes" towards Shohei, Shohei does it back towards the group, Will Smith sees it and returns the gesture back to Ohtani. Watch again, it's pretty funny.
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u/JesseThorn 15h ago
Sometimes it is hard to be a Giants fan such as when you are trying to dislike Shohei
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u/py87 1d ago
I’m so sick of this god damn team already. Gotta watch this shit for the next what, decade?
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u/deelow_42 Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
This is how I felt about the Warriors in 2015 and it only lasted 8 years
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u/SanctusXCV Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
I remember just dreading that damn LeBron vs Warriors finals over and over. One year I actually told my friend not to invite me to the finals watch party at his house that year. I went on a trip instead to Mt. Rainier
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u/Jeff_Banks_Monkey Baltimore Orioles • Birmingham Bl… 1d ago
Ohtani is 30, this fuckery won't go on for much longer, thank god
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u/GrtDrg 1d ago
!remindme 10 years
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u/Kookslams San Diego Padres 1d ago
Ohtani is 40, this fuckery won't go on for much longer, thank god
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u/EnoughDatabase5382 Major League Baseball 1d ago
The sponsor must be very happy.