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re: Do you believe Shohei?
Posted on 3/26/24 at 8:54 am to sorantable
Posted on 3/26/24 at 8:54 am to sorantable
No. Free Pete.
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Posted on 3/26/24 at 8:56 am to sorantable
One thing that struck me is, how could his translator gamble millions of dollars? There's no way he has that kind of money and no bookie would have taken those bets.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 8:58 am to sorantable
I might would have believed him except right before saying he didn’t know he said he did know.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 9:00 am to PillPusher
He gambled and I don’t care. MLB will sweep this under the rug bc the commissioner is a royal POS.
Free Charlie Hustle
Free Charlie Hustle
Posted on 3/26/24 at 9:11 am to StrongOffer
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how could his translator gamble millions of dollars? There's no way he has that kind of money and no bookie would have taken those bets.
That is a great point.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 9:11 am to DalenSA
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Are you telling me banks don't ask for ID or signatures on this large of transactions?
Exactly. It's not like you can just Venmo or Zelle these kinds $$$$.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 9:15 am to lsu xman
quote:Would you give him full access to your bank account?
If my childhood best friend was in a bind and needed a few thousand I would zelle it without hesitation.
He’s not his agent, he’s an interpreter. If he needs money it’s simple, Shohei sends a wire. Who in their right mind gives an interpreter access to an account able to transfer millions?
Occam’s razor bruh
Posted on 3/26/24 at 9:47 am to SirWinston
quote:Im pretty sure he does know at least some english. just doesnt feel comfortable enough with it in a formal setting like a conference. which i get completely.
Meanwhile you've got Ohtani who doesn't even respect America enough to learn a few cursory phrases of English in the 6 years he's lived here
Posted on 3/26/24 at 9:57 am to VolSquatch
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That the guy who has finished no worse than 2nd in MVP voting (and top 5 in Cy Young the one year in the past 3 he finished 2nd for the MVP) the past three years isn't throwing games?
Yeah, I'm sure.
There are 162 games in a season. Given how impactful he is individually and the fact that he's a two-way player, it would be even easier for someone like him to pull it off and it have zero effect on whether or not he finishes high in voting.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 10:17 am to Pedro
Ichiro was the same way.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 10:24 am to Corinthians420
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It's a stupid rule.
It's not a rule.
It is a LAW.
There is a difference.
To the OP, Ohtani was gambling his arse off. No doubt at all.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 10:47 am to DalenSA
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Last week he was quoted saying that he paid off the translator's debt in 500k increments; this week, he says he never paid any debts.
Are you telling me banks don't ask for ID or signatures on this large of transactions?
Actually, you can wire transfer much larger sums than $500K with online banking. Especially if his account was set up as a business account and not a personal account. Many professional athletes operate as a business entity - many years ago, I managed the payroll system for the Indiana Pacers -- all of those athletes operated as a business entity.
All that said, Ohtani 100% gambles. Someone that gambles that much, is not going to stop simply because he got caught this time. He will keep doing it.
I wonder how long the interpreter will stay silent when he starts looking at prison time for stealing millions from the best baseball player on the planet?
Posted on 3/26/24 at 11:15 am to sorantable
This is definitely getting swept under the rug. The MLB will protect their golden boy
Posted on 3/26/24 at 11:35 am to Floating Change Up
i choose to believe that he was gambling cause it would be funny
Posted on 3/26/24 at 11:37 am to sorantable
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Do you believe him?
I can tell you that Asian dudes have 3 vices.
1. Drinking
2. Smoking
3. Gambling
Shohei ain't immune to it. I don't believe anything he says
Posted on 3/26/24 at 11:39 am to LSUTIGERS8181
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This is definitely getting swept under the rug. The MLB will protect their golden boy
If the DOJ gets involved, the it's going to be tough for the MLB to sweep it under the rug. This is bigger than violating some MLB rules. There are some pretty substantial federal criminal offenses in question right now. Whether it's his interpreter, Ohtani himself, or both is the question no one knows the answer to
This post was edited on 3/26/24 at 11:44 am
Posted on 3/26/24 at 11:48 am to sorantable
WHO IN HERE KNOW RICKY TAN?!
Posted on 3/26/24 at 11:58 am to GeauxZone90
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Shoehei is also a international star. He is untouchable
Diddy calling Shoehei for assistance.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 12:04 pm to Pedro
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Im pretty sure he does know at least some english. just doesnt feel comfortable enough with it in a formal setting like a conference. which i get completely
I have heard that guys like Ronald Acuna use an interpreter so they don't mix up stuff and hurt their brand....I can 100% see that with as much money in endorsements these guys get
Posted on 3/26/24 at 12:18 pm to InkStainedWretch
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Ichiro was the same way.
By the end of his career, I'm pretty sure Ichiro was very fluent in English, but just didn't want to talk to people
I don't blame him one bit.
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