This WBC final was an all time classic, one of the best baseball games I've ever seen. Trout vs. Ohtani was like watching Goku vs. Vegeta at the peak of their powers.
The fact that both of these guys weren’t arguing and were a lost for words… Just shows how special Shohei Ohtani is. And I feel like that’s an understatement
@@wack... its daytime in japan during the match. Highschool kids were crowding on a tablet watching WBC. NPB clubs are crowding in front of the tv in their lounges.
Thank you Shannon and Skip for acknowledging Shohei’s greatness. Using Messi to Argentina and Ronaldo to Portugal is a wonderful analogy to describe what Shohei means to Japan. This WBC was one of the greatest, if not the greatest, sports tournament that I’ve got to witness. Made me a fan of baseball again. - From a fan in Japan
It's funny hearing people smash Trout for that AB. That slider was perfect. If Ohtani is consistently throwing that pitch like that with his splitter and fastball? Cy Young time.
As an Angels fan who watches 90% of their games, it’s hilarious when people want to claim that Ohtani doesn’t show this kind of emotion. He HAS! In big moments he always puts it out there and he always shows it. You never question his love and passion for the game, even in regular season games.
You mean there are still legit Angel fans left in Anaheim?!?!? Sadly Moreno didn't sell the team and Nevin is a less than average manager. Good luck this season!! Sincerely...A Seattle Mariner fan..
I’m Japanese and a huge fan of this show and I am so happy that Skip and Shannon brought Ohtani up on the show. Thank you. It was a great game. Even I was surprised that he showed that much emotion on the field and bench.
Congrats to you guys on another win! You matched my team (DR) as the only undefeated champions. I want to recognize the other guys on team Japan too, the whole pitching staff was incredible. And they all threw nasty split fingers. I especially was impressed by Taisei Ota. He had the great side arm delivery that when he threw the split you really had to get low to the ball if you didn’t want to roll over or just miss it, especially for taller guys. I think he struck out Trout and Goldschmidt with that side arm split that started at the knees and fell off the table
they are both great. Love shannon and skip they are both non biased to any athlete regardless to race. Not like stephen A smith who's only biased to all black athletes and hates whites or asian athletes that are great.
Thank you, Skip and Shannon, I’m a Japanese living in the States facing racial discrimination everyday. So for you to come and praise Ohtani for who he is, it just made me feel so great, so great to know there are people like you in the States. And that is the reason why I live this country! Great game last night and great show today! Much love ❤️
haha I thought of a similar analogy in hockey for him, imagine if a Connor Mcdavid type of player came out of intermission to finish the game in goalie pads lol
@@samelmudir Uh going up to bat is offense. You'd have to equate defense with defense and offense with offense. So NFL defense is like pitching and the QB is the batter. Also, MLB players 10 times more games than the NFL in a season. So it's more like 40 at bats per NFL game.
I’m an American working in Okinawa Japan. I watched this team practice and I can assure you it’s not just him. The entire team including #55 is extremely good. They’re a solid team more so than athletic and star driven unlike state teams. This game was about pride.
They play well as a team but Japan had all their best players playing. USA didn’t have any of their best 20 pitchers in the tournament and somehow made the final. If the USA had all their best pitchers pitching and Japan didn’t have any of their top 20 pitchers the USA would’ve won by 20
Can we give Skip his props for knowing his sports, he lowkey knows baseball, not alot of debate ppl and analysts can talk football, basketball and baseball 👏🏽
The near unanimously positive and enthusiastic reactions to Japan's win in the WBC by American fans and commentators is very heartening. Gives me hope after all the dark, divisiveness in the US over the past few years. Ohtani seems to be such a unifying figure. Really amazing athlete. He can do everything.
You know what? I think many people forget about this big point. Team Japan flew all the way from Japan to Florida for WBC, only few days prior to this final match!! They were still in the middle of jet lag, so was Otani still struggling with it!!! But they won!! Great!
True and it's not easy to play against a great USA Team at their own Stadium, Country and city. Against all odds Japan showed the world it is possible to beat the greatest team of the greatest country in the world right now. And the Leadership of Ohtani made Japan even Stronger.
Not if it’s baseball or MMA. MMA is amazing but it’s cringe when someone who doesn’t watch or understand tries to talk about it. And baseball because, well…… it’s baseball.
I'm not a baseball fan by any means, but I loved watching the WBC, that final was awesome, and the Japan vs Mexico, Puerto Rico vs Dominican Republic games were so damn entertaining, this is coming from a guy who thinks baseball is boring, this tournament proved me wrong, Alex Rodriguez and Ortiz said it best, baseball won last night
Have to agree with Ortiz and Rodriguez. When you have that kind of game in any sport the sport itself is the biggest winner. Since Shannon mentioned Messi and Mbappe, their World Cup Final was the best game in this century (so far). For all baseball fans, it was very much like game #7 in the 2016 World Series. If you try to downplay the WBC, you're wrong. I don't care about your reasons, you're wrong
My guy trust me this sport needs to leave the US. Americans make this game boring I’ve watched games in the past that could be considered all time classics but the WBC brought out what Real Baseball is all about, it’s the Americans that make this game boooooring because they thinks they dominate the sport.. Yet many Americans are slowly ignoring the sport. I am happy the WBC made baseball what it really is one of the Kings of Sports
It was a spectacle to watch unfold. A matchup that has the best player for the past decade against his teammate who can smash 500 ft homers, and throw 100+ MPH. Ohtani’s last pitch was filthy.
As a Japanese native now living in the US, I think I celebrated a little too hard in the bar that was throwing a party for the US. Ohtani is such transcendent talent, it was such a great game! Congrats Nihon! 👏🏻 🇯🇵
I’m happy Shannon mentioned that the US team are all major leaguers and Japan are mostly NPB players. A lot of US fans like to say that team US would’ve won if they sent their best pitchers. But you can’t forget Japan won with mostly non MLB players. It shows you how good Japanese baseball is.
Im not a big baseball fan. This was the firs time I've ever went out of my way to catch some games. Ive never watxhed this baseball in 1 week in my life. I did this week because of the classic. It was exciting and fun to watch.
I think people still do not get the greatness of Shohei Ohtani. I really hope he goes to the contender team so that more people can witness his greatness.
@@drew4564 you are so true and after 200 games only few teams got into playoff and majority of the teams are losers season by season due to lack of playoff experience. im done with watching this sports man.
It was the Samurai versus Captain America. You couldn't write a better script if you tried, and with that strikeout and victory, Ohtani cemented the case that he is the best baseball player in the world. It was an epic game and a riveting tournament. Gratz to Japan - おめでとうございます
I’m Mexican… and I’m saying Ohtani is One of the Greatest Baseball Players ever….. much Respect for 🇯🇵✌🏽…. But We are coming for that throne baby 🇲🇽✌🏽 Baseball has surpassed soccer in the reach for ultimate greatness in sports in Mexico. Baseball will be Mexico’s new favorite sports soon. Thank You Mexico and Arrozarena for putting us on the radar 🙏🏼
As amazing as Ohtani was (and like Shannon says, better than advertised, better than imagined, no matter how good you thought he was going to be he is better), let's give some credit to the Japanese pitching. They held a lineup full of of unquestionable future Hall of Famers to 2 runs We can talk about how America didn't bring pitchers, which is true. But they definitely brought the best hitters in the game, and Team Japan had a crew of guys in their young 20s making them whiff at cutters all day. That was pretty incredible to watch
Total agreement! Japan throws the nastiest split fingers. Watching the Final game made me wonder something though, when Japanese pitchers come to the States and stay for years like Yu Darvish for example, what kind of lack in coaching philosophy and approach are they missing? By that I mean, Japan has a different baseball philosophy than the US so when a Japanese player is getting trained under a new philosophy does that change their capabilities? I felt it was dangerous to bring Darvish in when they did Bc the US had so much familiarity and I wasn’t surprised when Schwarber hit that bomb. I wonder if they stuck with a guy who plays in Japan in the 8th if they wouldn’t have given up another run. Of course in the end it didn’t matter but still questions I thought about.
They played in Miami USA. it was their hometown and fans. That's not easy beat a great Team like team USA. You rarely see Team USA losing a championship game at Home!
He is but he’s gonna get bigger, I’ve never watched a game of baseball in my life or kno anything abt it and I’m from New York. But I’ve been watching shohei ohtani. Come to the Mets please. Would be a great look for the city
What an incredible finish to the WBC last night for baseball fans everywhere. Not gonna lie, super impressed watching a very poised Ohtani take Trout 1-on-1 and win.
I had never seen a closer with dirt on his uniform until yesterday... Hopefully, at the next WBC, more pitchers with great levels will also participate because Shohei just proved that they can pitch without any problem
They need to talk more baseball. They're both sports historians and no doubt have knowledge about baseball. Something other than the Cowboys, Brady somehow even though he's retired, and LeBron lol
Ohtani is truly a special star. The only guy who will EVER be like that. He needs to go to a post season baseball team. He and Trout are wasted being in Anaheim.
It's sweeter when other people are saying how great you are. When you got it, you don't need to show off and tell people you're the best. That's true self-confidence.
@@bsk8306 ohtani and trout play with the worst teammates, worst coaching staff in the MLB. These guys play for a 70-win Angels, and are the only reasons they win those 70 games.
This is awesome. No arguing or shameful words for any of the players. Baseball is truly the greatest. This classic turned a lot of people into baseball fans.
People don't understand how great Ohtani is. I'm a Korean and I have to admit Ohtani is the greatesr Asian athelete ever. I bet Chinese people admit it too. 3 GOAT atheletes we(Korean) have are: Miran Jang (1Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze Olympic Medalist with Olympic record) Yuna Kim (GOAT in World's women's figure skate history with unbreakable records) Kwonho Sim (TOP2 wrestlers of all time 8 golds in int competitons, 2 olympic golds, unbreakable records) But I still think Ohtani is greater due to competition level. And I believe Ohtani is the greatest baseball player ever + Top 10 atheletes of all time with MJ Tiger Phelps Bolt and Ali.
Ohtani said to the teammates before the game let’s stop admiring those big name MLB players like Trout just for the day and not go “Wow….look! That’s Trout😍😍😍🤤🤤🤤” as they needed to have the mentality that they were going to win the game and not staying as admirers. I was thinking….well, many MLB players are admiring you, Shohei😂😂😂❤
Ohtani did it man, Japan did it. I would love to see more of our US players come and play next year and see wut that game would look like! Could it over perform this years?
Don’t know that Trout is one of the “best that ever walked the earth” lol. He’s never been a clutch performer in his career, fitting that he strikes out to lose it
What Ohtani is doing is more impressive than what any NBA/NFL athlete is doing right now. It may not be as flashy, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t greater & more difficult
Trailers or advertising didn't do him JUSTICE !!!!! That's right. God bless Japan and the United States of America. God bless Shohei Ohtani. Thank God he is in MLB. We ALL should celebrate it and enjoy watching him!! Baseball absolutely went to the next level and beyond. It's been so much more fun to watch baseball games thanks to him and all other stunning baseball players! We'd better keep an eye on MLB!!!
For those who say “Skip doesn’t know/follow baseball,” you’re completely wrong. Skip covered the sport for years and is an excellent sports historian overall. Shannon does his homework too on other sports not football/basketball related. They just don’t have many topics on other sports like baseball, because that won’t get the clicks that unnecessary topics about the Lakers & Cowboys will. The younger generation, who is a good chunk of the audience is way more likely to tune into a topic on “how something will affect a basketball/football star’s legacy” than baseball topics. That being said, much credit to them for doing segments on this every once in a while! It’s good for the show, while still maintaining ratings. They’re excellent at what they do!
It’s about time the best Athlete is finally recognized ! Ohtanti is on another level like Jordan. Ali people don’t understand the work ethic and talent it takes to do what Ohtanti does . He’s the only pitcher who bats. It would be impressive if he was a average hitter. He’s an elite pitcher and an elite hitter. Plus you gain an extra spot on your roster. Because he does both. Please for mlb get him away from the Angels. Baseball needs Shohei on a good team. Good chance baseball will never see a talent like this ever again. so enjoy it while it lasts.
I do understand that all of Great USA pitchers did not wanna participate. But they’re forgetting that Great Japanese Pitchers & position players are not playing for Japan also due to MLB preparation or injuries
you do know Japan beat the US with only 2 Major Leaguers their team was made up of mostly NPB players while the US was made up of all MLB stars sans a few pitchers
@@halomo81 yes I do! I’m just tired of people making excuses for USA when they arguably had a Dream Team. Like you said Japan beat them with a NPB roster and held them 2 runs
Ohtani makes baseball fun to watch again for me. I just hope that 1) he can keep up the two-way play for at least a few more years and 2) he goes to a team that has a chance at the playoffs.
I am a Japanese baseball fan living in Japan. The audience rating for the finals in Japan is early in the morning, so it's actually about 2 to 30%. The story that 97% of Japanese people have seen it is nonsense. But this time, many Japanese people paid attention to it.
I'm really worried about the current bank crisis. If a bank as big as SVB could fail, I fear for a lot more. I know a friend who is running a high-growth startup, and was badly hit by the bank run. I have pulled out more than $340k from my bank. After all, the FDIC covers only up to $250,000, and the implosion could have bad effect. Looking to invest into the stock market now. Does anyone know how I could go about it?
I have learned to not trust corporations. I was badly hit by the '08 financial crisis. Since 2019, I've just been focused on investing through a financial advisor, and it has been paying off, and I'm never going back to banks full time
@@ВолодимирМазурок-ъ6и This sounds really interesting. I've been thinking of pulling out my money too. Could you recommend who your advisor is? I could really use some help.
did anybody understood when cramer said there is nothing more deflatinoary then a collabse of a high debt bank" ??? in what way is that deflationary? best regrads
Oh, I'm not really in the business of giving financial advisor, so you are responsible for your decisions. (Anything could get you sued in NYC. LOL) But I have been working with Greg T. Martin fx, so you could check him out and contact him, if you want
![PURPEECH - นี่ฉันเองคนที่... (It's me) [Official MV]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/NuhHd0hOOg8/mqdefault.jpg)
Watch Flippin Bats with Ben Verlander: foxs.pt/flipbats
This WBC final was an all time classic, one of the best baseball games I've ever seen. Trout vs. Ohtani was like watching Goku vs. Vegeta at the peak of their powers.
To bad their MLB team is terrible
Stop it
@@MikeBNumba6 they signed there right?
@@YK_Paul-J he means the Angels
Mexico VS Japan was better, US played with no passion.
The fact that both of these guys weren’t arguing and were a lost for words…
Just shows how special Shohei Ohtani is. And I feel like that’s an understatement
The only issues I have with Ohtani is he doesn’t play for the Oakland A’s 😂
He needs to leave Anaheim! They’re going to waste his prime 😭😭
He is a special talent very underrated
@@robertnieto3742 he will be with Machado next year
@@byanasim1026 underrated? Lol
97.4% of televisions in Japan tuned in to see Ohtani strike out Trout. UNBELIEVABLE.
The other 2.6% DIED the day before and just have't been counted yet.....
Shohei is Japan's national sports icon and not to mention the world of baseball. He's just too special of an athlete.
is this true?
@@wack... Of courses its true.
@@wack... its daytime in japan during the match. Highschool kids were crowding on a tablet watching WBC. NPB clubs are crowding in front of the tv in their lounges.
Thank you Shannon and Skip for acknowledging Shohei’s greatness. Using Messi to Argentina and Ronaldo to Portugal is a wonderful analogy to describe what Shohei means to Japan. This WBC was one of the greatest, if not the greatest, sports tournament that I’ve got to witness. Made me a fan of baseball again.
- From a fan in Japan
No one in America cares !
they both need to leave Angels and play for a championship team. Angels sucks
@@capturethemoment9170 trout had his chance and chose to extend
Stop it lol
@@markfroman738 you dont think hes good?
That slider he threw for last pitch was insane.
Filthyyyyyy
Perhaps ended Trouts Career with that knockout strike
@@salvadorsanchez3031how so?
That pitch will stick in Trout's head for the rest of his life.
It's funny hearing people smash Trout for that AB. That slider was perfect. If Ohtani is consistently throwing that pitch like that with his splitter and fastball? Cy Young time.
As an Angels fan who watches 90% of their games, it’s hilarious when people want to claim that Ohtani doesn’t show this kind of emotion. He HAS! In big moments he always puts it out there and he always shows it. You never question his love and passion for the game, even in regular season games.
I was thinking the exact same thing!!!
You mean there are still legit Angel fans left in Anaheim?!?!? Sadly Moreno didn't sell the team and Nevin is a less than average manager. Good luck this season!! Sincerely...A Seattle Mariner fan..
@@LJSJIUJITSU I was very disappointed when Moreno didn’t sell 🙁
Sorry, but it's because Angels sucked so hard that non Angel fans haven't watched enough games to see that.
@@sigerlion8608 why everyone saying angels sucked. Is that how bad the Angels are really? Will they make the playoff this year?
Honestly this WBC was the best thing to happen to baseball. Everyone who watched it loved it.
I was there, in person. It was gold.
I remember SVP talking about the greatness of the WBC in 2017... now it's even more true
I’m Japanese and a huge fan of this show and I am so happy that Skip and Shannon brought Ohtani up on the show. Thank you. It was a great game. Even I was surprised that he showed that much emotion on the field and bench.
Congrats to you guys on another win! You matched my team (DR) as the only undefeated champions. I want to recognize the other guys on team Japan too, the whole pitching staff was incredible. And they all threw nasty split fingers. I especially was impressed by Taisei Ota. He had the great side arm delivery that when he threw the split you really had to get low to the ball if you didn’t want to roll over or just miss it, especially for taller guys. I think he struck out Trout and Goldschmidt with that side arm split that started at the knees and fell off the table
they are both great. Love shannon and skip they are both non biased to any athlete regardless to race. Not like stephen A smith who's only biased to all black athletes and hates whites or asian athletes that are great.
@@capturethemoment9170 True Stephen A only like black players to succeed in my opinion.
Congratulations bro
Thank you, Skip and Shannon, I’m a Japanese living in the States facing racial discrimination everyday. So for you to come and praise Ohtani for who he is, it just made me feel so great, so great to know there are people like you in the States. And that is the reason why I live this country! Great game last night and great show today! Much love ❤️
Just imagine in the NFL one of the best QBS in the league also played defense and was one of the best at that.. that is Ohtani
Not even close. You can't equate playing NFL defense to going up at bat 4 times a game
haha I thought of a similar analogy in hockey for him, imagine if a Connor Mcdavid type of player came out of intermission to finish the game in goalie pads lol
@@samelmudir Uh going up to bat is offense. You'd have to equate defense with defense and offense with offense. So NFL defense is like pitching and the QB is the batter. Also, MLB players 10 times more games than the NFL in a season. So it's more like 40 at bats per NFL game.
@@samelmudir yeah you can it’s almost impossible to hit a 100 mile hour fastball, this guy can throw that and hit that
I’m always equate what Ohtani did like Joe Montana as quarterback , who also playing on Rod Woodson level at safety.
I’m an American working in Okinawa Japan. I watched this team practice and I can assure you it’s not just him. The entire team including #55 is extremely good. They’re a solid team more so than athletic and star driven unlike state teams. This game was about pride.
But the states didn’t have all their alls arts because they didn’t care about this tournament 😢
Japan's squad has all situations covered, pitching and hitting.
Get their best 53 we'll get our best 53 and let's play football
Every single player on team Japan could make a major league roster.
They play well as a team but Japan had all their best players playing. USA didn’t have any of their best 20 pitchers in the tournament and somehow made the final. If the USA had all their best pitchers pitching and Japan didn’t have any of their top 20 pitchers the USA would’ve won by 20
I'm a surfer from Hawaii that doesn't follow baseball much...but I had to watch Ohtani play this last game. Dude is a unicorn
As a Jays fan, the kid is out of this world. One of the most dominant athletes I’ve ever seen
I think he’s gonna sign with the Jays
@@kevinqn3221 keep dreaming
@@kevinqn3221 can only hope lol
@@kevinqn3221 I'd love to see that but its going to be Dodgers or Yankees.
i wish and i would go nuts buying season ticket.
Can we give Skip his props for knowing his sports, he lowkey knows baseball, not alot of debate ppl and analysts can talk football, basketball and baseball 👏🏽
Skip is the best, when he doesn't talk about his bias takes
@@troyhung4307 100% agree, skip is a borderline US sports historian. When unbiased, his knowledge is impressive
The worst is Stephen A Smith trying to talk UFC
true
@@sky9159 Stephen A smith Also hates whites or Asians that are great. He's only Biased to Black athletes.
The near unanimously positive and enthusiastic reactions to Japan's win in the WBC by American fans and commentators is very heartening. Gives me hope after all the dark, divisiveness in the US over the past few years. Ohtani seems to be such a unifying figure. Really amazing athlete. He can do everything.
good baseball is fun baseball no matter "who" playing
Mostly just weebs
You know what? I think many people forget about this big point. Team Japan flew all the way from Japan to Florida for WBC, only few days prior to this final match!! They were still in the middle of jet lag, so was Otani still struggling with it!!! But they won!! Great!
True and it's not easy to play against a great USA Team at their own Stadium, Country and city. Against all odds Japan showed the world it is possible to beat the greatest team of the greatest country in the world right now. And the Leadership of Ohtani made Japan even Stronger.
All their pitchers had to play with the MLB ball too.
Ohtani is the best player in the world gotta give him respect
This tournament was better than the last years MLB playoffs.
And last years playoffs was really damn good
Soccer ⚽ is big because World cup 😂 if MLB really care about Baseball become popular in this planet they need hyper focus promote the game in India
They should give more airtime to Skip and Shannon if it allows them to talk about different sports. Love listening to them both.
Not if it’s baseball or MMA. MMA is amazing but it’s cringe when someone who doesn’t watch or understand tries to talk about it. And baseball because, well…… it’s baseball.
@@thebadaids I agree, if ever they are to do it I think they also bring in some expert guests too from the field.
@@EvanPavon212 Foreal. Stephen A talking about the UFC made me wanna gouge my eyes out and shove them in my ears.
Nah. Lakers or get out
i love them both. Sometimes they are both funny when talking about goat james lol
Japan is passionate about baseball, they even have a ball in their flag. Congratulations to them and Ohtani
that ball is the Sun. cmon
@@XTRABIG whoosh
@@XTRABIG a fireball still is a ball
Another ignorant latino. Yeah just keep climbing that American wall might help you get the ball lmao
Maybe they’ll add seams to it now.
I'm not a baseball fan by any means, but I loved watching the WBC, that final was awesome, and the Japan vs Mexico, Puerto Rico vs Dominican Republic games were so damn entertaining, this is coming from a guy who thinks baseball is boring, this tournament proved me wrong, Alex Rodriguez and Ortiz said it best, baseball won last night
Have to agree with Ortiz and Rodriguez.
When you have that kind of game in any sport the sport itself is the biggest winner.
Since Shannon mentioned Messi and Mbappe, their World Cup Final was the best game in this century (so far). For all baseball fans, it was very much like game #7 in the 2016 World Series.
If you try to downplay the WBC, you're wrong. I don't care about your reasons, you're wrong
My guy trust me this sport needs to leave the US. Americans make this game boring I’ve watched games in the past that could be considered all time classics but the WBC brought out what Real Baseball is all about, it’s the Americans that make this game boooooring because they thinks they dominate the sport.. Yet many Americans are slowly ignoring the sport. I am happy the WBC made baseball what it really is one of the Kings of Sports
@@otaviofrn_adven si todos son ganadores el deporte y el jugador por qué lo pueden reconocer y ser famoso en todo el mundo saludos desde México
Ohtani was terrific! Need to recognize his greatness!
It was a spectacle to watch unfold. A matchup that has the best player for the past decade against his teammate who can smash 500 ft homers, and throw 100+ MPH.
Ohtani’s last pitch was filthy.
that slider was ridiculous
MVP vs MVP on the last inning. What a beautiful game to watch. Thank you WBC
As a Japanese native now living in the US, I think I celebrated a little too hard in the bar that was throwing a party for the US. Ohtani is such transcendent talent, it was such a great game! Congrats Nihon! 👏🏻 🇯🇵
I’m Japanese ethnicity born and raised in US, I was doing the same thing.
I’m happy Shannon mentioned that the US team are all major leaguers and Japan are mostly NPB players. A lot of US fans like to say that team US would’ve won if they sent their best pitchers. But you can’t forget Japan won with mostly non MLB players. It shows you how good Japanese baseball is.
Im not a big baseball fan. This was the firs time I've ever went out of my way to catch some games. Ive never watxhed this baseball in 1 week in my life. I did this week because of the classic. It was exciting and fun to watch.
I think people still do not get the greatness of Shohei Ohtani. I really hope he goes to the contender team so that more people can witness his greatness.
The real problem is baseball is not popular it's a slow boring AF game that has to many games which means to many meaningless games
@@drew4564 you are so true and after 200 games only few teams got into playoff and majority of the teams are losers season by season due to lack of playoff experience. im done with watching this sports man.
It was the Samurai versus Captain America. You couldn't write a better script if you tried, and with that strikeout and victory, Ohtani cemented the case that he is the best baseball player in the world. It was an epic game and a riveting tournament. Gratz to Japan - おめでとうございます
Ohtani revenge his grand grand fathers emperor hirohito against Douglas MacArthur …. Hehehehhehehehe
The Samurai of the East versus the Cowboys of the West was truly a classic
This is the first time I've seen these two boys talk about baseball. I might start watching baseball to watch this guy
Which is crazy because FOX broadcasts baseball and even the World Series
He's worth it. Ohtani is amazing.
I’m Mexican… and I’m saying Ohtani is One of the Greatest Baseball Players ever….. much Respect for 🇯🇵✌🏽…. But We are coming for that throne baby 🇲🇽✌🏽 Baseball has surpassed soccer in the reach for ultimate greatness in sports in Mexico. Baseball will be Mexico’s new favorite sports soon. Thank You Mexico and Arrozarena for putting us on the radar 🙏🏼
no way baseball passes soccer in Mexico. no way
both are great, enjoy both !
Boxing is number 2 sport in Mexico with world champs and contenders in multiple weight classes. Baseball has a long way to go in popularity in Mexico
@@Brunoismydog8943 Most Mexicans ive met prefer boxing to soccer. Only the Soyboy Mexicans like soccer over boxing.
@@XTRABIG it's possible considering how corrupt football/soccer is in Mexico
Whoever is the script writer of these finals, you deserve a raise
Also this WBC has actually been awesome
Baseball ultimately won
Agreed. It's what baseball in general, not just the MLB, needed.
As amazing as Ohtani was (and like Shannon says, better than advertised, better than imagined, no matter how good you thought he was going to be he is better), let's give some credit to the Japanese pitching. They held a lineup full of of unquestionable future Hall of Famers to 2 runs
We can talk about how America didn't bring pitchers, which is true. But they definitely brought the best hitters in the game, and Team Japan had a crew of guys in their young 20s making them whiff at cutters all day. That was pretty incredible to watch
For real
Total agreement! Japan throws the nastiest split fingers. Watching the Final game made me wonder something though, when Japanese pitchers come to the States and stay for years like Yu Darvish for example, what kind of lack in coaching philosophy and approach are they missing? By that I mean, Japan has a different baseball philosophy than the US so when a Japanese player is getting trained under a new philosophy does that change their capabilities? I felt it was dangerous to bring Darvish in when they did Bc the US had so much familiarity and I wasn’t surprised when Schwarber hit that bomb. I wonder if they stuck with a guy who plays in Japan in the 8th if they wouldn’t have given up another run. Of course in the end it didn’t matter but still questions I thought about.
They played in Miami USA. it was their hometown and fans. That's not easy beat a great Team like team USA. You rarely see Team USA losing a championship game at Home!
@@TheComicBookLowdown it’s as simple as this: you’re more likely to get hits against pitchers you’re familiar with. That’s why Darvish was struggling.
One pitcher couldn’t do the Champaign fight after the game as he is only 20 years old. Yes, very young team!
As a Red Sox fan im happy we have Masataka Yoshida he was also important in this title run
I think Yoshida will be great for the Red Sox, in his 7 seasons with NPB he average over .320 as a hitter, maybr the next Ichiro ⚾️
Yoshida is super talented he’s gonna do amazing for the Red Sox
As a Red Sox fan. I absolutely love him. I see him .320+ with about 20 hrs.
J Coach Kuriyama trusted him saying, “when we want him to perform, he performs as we want him to perform.” Good luck, Red Sox!
He was terrific in this tournament.
I wish Ohtani was more popular. He’s a great athlete and seems like a great person
He is but he’s gonna get bigger, I’ve never watched a game of baseball in my life or kno anything abt it and I’m from New York. But I’ve been watching shohei ohtani. Come to the Mets please. Would be a great look for the city
He is I enjoyed watching and I'm not a huge baseball fan but I respect greatness when I see it.
Hands down, the most VALUABLE player. Kid is great at everything he does.
I'm a huge fan of this show but it really sucks that Shohei one of the biggest things sports never gets mentioned here.
Love the take on Shohei Ohtani and the respect for Japan's team. ❤
What an incredible finish to the WBC last night for baseball fans everywhere. Not gonna lie, super impressed watching a very poised Ohtani take Trout 1-on-1 and win.
They are finally talking about something different thank God
Nobody cares about baseball jeffrey…
@@bendoverho842 L comment
Ohtani has a chance to not only be the MLB GOAT but also the greatest athlete of all time, at the very least on Mount Rushmore of athletes.
I had never seen a closer with dirt on his uniform until yesterday...
Hopefully, at the next WBC, more pitchers with great levels will also participate because Shohei just proved that they can pitch without any problem
Hahah! That’s true. I have seen a pitcher who came to throw the 1st inning with dirt on his uniform before, though….(also Shohei😂)❤
Shohei Ohtani is so special. I’m grateful I get to witness his greatness in person, so close to home.
Wow, a baseball topic!
What is baseball?
You took my thoughts away 😂
One thing that always gets overlooked with Shohei is his speed. Bro can fly on top of it all. Truly insane.
They need to talk more baseball. They're both sports historians and no doubt have knowledge about baseball. Something other than the Cowboys, Brady somehow even though he's retired, and LeBron lol
I wish they did talk more about baseball but they don't get to pick there topics
The producers pretty much have them talking about the same exact topics every day, which is unfortunate.
@@TheNiggaReview they talk about what gets engagement and unfortunately, baseball isnt that popular in social media compared to the other sports
@Dominik Gose yeah I get why they do it, but imo it holds the show back from being better.
so refreshing and ncie to hear them talk baseball instead of the same tired topics.
“He’s to Japan what Messi is to Argentina”
Facts
and Pacquiao to Philippines
This is the show at its best. Both making great points and appreciating greatness.
Ohtani is truly a special star. The only guy who will EVER be like that. He needs to go to a post season baseball team. He and Trout are wasted being in Anaheim.
Ohtani needs to get in his “I’m the best in the world” era. He’s too damn humble.
It took McDavid 5 years
It's sweeter when other people are saying how great you are. When you got it, you don't need to show off and tell people you're the best. That's true self-confidence.
Naw he don’t
sorry but he's not lebroni
@@bsk8306 ohtani and trout play with the worst teammates, worst coaching staff in the MLB. These guys play for a 70-win Angels, and are the only reasons they win those 70 games.
This is awesome. No arguing or shameful words for any of the players. Baseball is truly the greatest. This classic turned a lot of people into baseball fans.
Ohtani's interpreter Ippei said "I have never seen Shohei playing baseball enjoyably before."
He will forever be a Japanese legend
Ohtani put everything he had into that strikeout of trout. The final pitch he threw was nearly unhittable
Hooray, finally a baseball take in undisputed.
Hopefully we see this again this April, summer, and October…
We won’t 😂
People don't understand how great Ohtani is.
I'm a Korean and I have to admit Ohtani is the greatesr Asian athelete ever.
I bet Chinese people admit it too.
3 GOAT atheletes we(Korean) have are:
Miran Jang (1Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze Olympic Medalist with Olympic record)
Yuna Kim (GOAT in World's women's figure skate history with unbreakable records)
Kwonho Sim (TOP2 wrestlers of all time 8 golds in int competitons, 2 olympic golds, unbreakable records)
But I still think Ohtani is greater due to competition level.
And I believe Ohtani is the greatest baseball player ever + Top 10 atheletes of all time with MJ Tiger Phelps Bolt and Ali.
Ohtani said to the teammates before the game let’s stop admiring those big name MLB players like Trout just for the day and not go “Wow….look! That’s Trout😍😍😍🤤🤤🤤” as they needed to have the mentality that they were going to win the game and not staying as admirers.
I was thinking….well, many MLB players are admiring you, Shohei😂😂😂❤
Ohtani did it man, Japan did it. I would love to see more of our US players come and play next year and see wut that game would look like! Could it over perform this years?
This is the first time I seen them talk about baseball and it is much needed for mlb
the one of five times baseball will he talked about this year
I cannot fathom the fact that the Angels have two of the greatest baseball talents to ever walk the Earth, and yet have NOTHING to show for it.
In all sports, ppl don't like to admit it, but coa hing matters and team comp. In all sports
They wasted trouts career and it's ashame.. ohetani needs to go elsewhere to win something
I would love to see Ohtani get traded to a perennial powerhouse like the Dodgers or Yankees --- he'd look good with rings on his fingers!
Don’t know that Trout is one of the “best that ever walked the earth” lol. He’s never been a clutch performer in his career, fitting that he strikes out to lose it
Ohtani sigle handedly brought me back to watching baseball...
You can just tell they both love baseball. Please talk about it more when the season starts
What Ohtani is doing is more impressive than what any NBA/NFL athlete is doing right now. It may not be as flashy, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t greater & more difficult
He's the most can't-miss athlete in sports right now.
Thank you for the praise for Ohtani, Shannon! It means so much to hear it from a sports legend such as yourself, sir!!! 🙏
It's difficult to expect another baseball player showing up in front of us in the near future and being PERFECT TO THAT LEVEL that Shohei has been.
Wow. I had no idea Skip actually knew baseball. This should be his lane. Not hot takes about Dak.
Lol accurate
Ohtani is a generational talent
Skip is so passionate about baseball. I wish he talked about it more because he is so intelligent about the sport
As an Angels fan, Im happier that we have these two amazing players than a great playoff team.
PLEASE COME DO TO THE DODGERS!!! WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU!!! LOVE FROM LA
It won’t ever happen
Idk baseball but Shohei won me 60$ on prize picks lol thanks
Hahah
Easy taco
i bet on Trout because he is goated. but i did expect Ohtani to go god mode on that game.
Trailers or advertising didn't do him JUSTICE !!!!! That's right. God bless Japan and the United States of America. God bless Shohei Ohtani. Thank God he is in MLB. We ALL should celebrate it and enjoy watching him!! Baseball absolutely went to the next level and beyond. It's been so much more fun to watch baseball games thanks to him and all other stunning baseball players! We'd better keep an eye on MLB!!!
Shohei ohtani might be the best damn baseball player I’ve seen
Finally baseball. Undisputed please more of this
Imagine throwing the fastest pitch and hitting the hardest ball of the tournament, but you're the same person
He’s such a rare player that there’s literally a designated hitter to bat for the pitcher because pitchers historically don’t hit well.
Great segment by the guys. Perfectly described. Ohtani GOAT of all GOATs.
Shannon: I don’t know who’s bigger than Godzilla in Japan, but he’s it
So you’re calling Ohtani, Goku?
For those who say “Skip doesn’t know/follow baseball,” you’re completely wrong. Skip covered the sport for years and is an excellent sports historian overall. Shannon does his homework too on other sports not football/basketball related. They just don’t have many topics on other sports like baseball, because that won’t get the clicks that unnecessary topics about the Lakers & Cowboys will. The younger generation, who is a good chunk of the audience is way more likely to tune into a topic on “how something will affect a basketball/football star’s legacy” than baseball topics. That being said, much credit to them for doing segments on this every once in a while! It’s good for the show, while still maintaining ratings. They’re excellent at what they do!
Don’t forget when Stephen A said he couldn’t be the face of the MLB
Undisputed > first take
Trout vs Ohtani was the perfect way to end the WBC! That final out will be replayed over and over for many years!
It’s about time the best Athlete is finally recognized ! Ohtanti is on another level like Jordan. Ali people don’t understand the work ethic and talent it takes to do what Ohtanti does . He’s the only pitcher who bats. It would be impressive if he was a average hitter. He’s an elite pitcher and an elite hitter. Plus you gain an extra spot on your roster. Because he does both. Please for mlb get him away from the Angels. Baseball needs Shohei on a good team. Good chance baseball will never see a talent like this ever again. so enjoy it while it lasts.
Finally a new topic. Very excited for baseball season
Ohtahi goes 3 for 4 with 4 rbi's and angels lose 10 to 4
Truth sadly 😂😂
He would leave the mound with angels up by 4 runs only for the game to end in 5-6
Going to watch baseball all season long!!!
Ohtani and Trout are heroes of Angels. 👏👏👏
I do understand that all of Great USA pitchers did not wanna participate. But they’re forgetting that Great Japanese Pitchers & position players are not playing for Japan also due to MLB preparation or injuries
you do know Japan beat the US with only 2 Major Leaguers their team was made up of mostly NPB players while the US was made up of all MLB stars sans a few pitchers
@@halomo81 yes I do! I’m just tired of people making excuses for USA when they arguably had a Dream Team. Like you said Japan beat them with a NPB roster and held them 2 runs
Ohtani makes baseball fun to watch again for me. I just hope that 1) he can keep up the two-way play for at least a few more years and 2) he goes to a team that has a chance at the playoffs.
This is proof that undisputed should cover baseball soccer and track and field this was a very great segment. This show can grow even more
I am a Japanese baseball fan living in Japan.
The audience rating for the finals in Japan is early in the morning, so it's actually about 2 to 30%.
The story that 97% of Japanese people have seen it is nonsense.
But this time, many Japanese people paid attention to it.
Ohtani is a real beast💪🔥 no question about it
i love how they articulated the whole process, i was invested.
I'm really worried about the current bank crisis. If a bank as big as SVB could fail, I fear for a lot more. I know a friend who is running a high-growth startup, and was badly hit by the bank run. I have pulled out more than $340k from my bank. After all, the FDIC covers only up to $250,000, and the implosion could have bad effect. Looking to invest into the stock market now. Does anyone know how I could go about it?
I have learned to not trust corporations. I was badly hit by the '08 financial crisis. Since 2019, I've just been focused on investing through a financial advisor, and it has been paying off, and I'm never going back to banks full time
@@ВолодимирМазурок-ъ6и
This sounds really interesting. I've been thinking of pulling out my money too. Could you recommend who your advisor is? I could really use some help.
did anybody understood when cramer said there is nothing more deflatinoary then a collabse of a high debt bank" ??? in what way is that deflationary? best regrads
Oh, I'm not really in the business of giving financial advisor, so you are responsible for your decisions. (Anything could get you sued in NYC. LOL) But I have been working with Greg T. Martin fx, so you could check him out and contact him, if you want
I just searched him up on Google Thank you. Any idea if is service includes managing family portfolio?
seeing guys like ohtani, luka, jokic, and giannas dominate the pros and represent their entire country is awesome to see
Amazing player, awesome moment!
WBC is a great league! As a non-American, we now have something to root for. Congratulations to Japan!
Good to see Shannon saying EXACLTY the same way I described Mike Trout 5 or 6 years ago. "Trout IS Mickey Mantle".