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Ohtani would have been treated like a god and had all of Canada behind him if he signed in Toronto. Sucks. I think Canada would have been good for his private life too.
 
I honestly don't even feel like it's "too much". I mean... it is relative to other players, but it opens up an income stream the likes of which no other player ever has.

I mentioned Rogers selling broadcasting rights in Japan the other day, and I bet that's a huge part of it for the Dodgers. I bet he actually ends up costing them very little, if anything. Ugh.
 
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I guess Dave Roberts leaking to the media about their meeting Ohtani didnt make one iota of difference in Ohtani's decision for privacy after all. $700MM and privacy can go f*ck itself.
 
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mkatcherin00 said:
Ohtani would have been treated like a god and had all of Canada behind him if he signed in Toronto. Sucks. I think Canada would have been good for his private life too.
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Yep but the Dodgers are a perennial contender .. and he wants to win. He hasn’t played in a playoff game! Can’t blame him for going there.
 
3blizzard4 said:
I guess Dave Roberts leaking to the media about their meeting Ohtani didnt make one iota of difference in Ohtani's decision for privacy after all. $700MM and privacy can go f*ck itself.
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Honestly, I have a whole lot less respect for Ohtani now.

It's one thing to go through free agency with lots of rumors and all that garbage. It's another to say that respect matters to you and then sign with a club that openly offered a middle finger to your privacy.
 
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Stuff like this happens but you all do it yourselves with your imposter syndrome.

I give credit to the Blue Jays for being at the table but you just can't compete with the allure of L.A and 700 million regardless of how your training facility is.
 
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3blizzard4 said:
I guess Dave Roberts leaking to the media about their meeting Ohtani didnt make one iota of difference in Ohtani's decision for privacy after all. $700MM and privacy can go f*ck itself.
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Arbitrary rules only apply to the also ran teams that were never going to be a factor. That's how these things work. Build up a small group of bidders to drive up price. Then play off the decoy team with the real team to extract every last penny and concession.

If Ohtani were to come to Toronto as the darkhorse, it would have played out all randomly and suddenly with the momentum of yesterday. The longer it went, I don't see a guy already living in LA slowly deliberating and then choosing Toronto/Canada.
 
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Arbitrary rules only apply to the also ran teams that were never going to be a factor. That's how these things work. Build up a small group of bidders to drive up price. Then play off the decoy team with the real team to extract every last penny and concession.

If Ohtani were to come to Toronto as the darkhorse, it would have played out all randomly and suddenly with the momentum of yesterday. The longer it went, I don't see a guy already living in LA slowly deliberating and then choosing Toronto/Canada.
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What's so special about LA anyway? What's wrong with Toronto/Canada?
 
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