“Incredible!” - Rich Eisen Reacts to the Shohei Ohtani-Mike Trout Epic Showdown to End the WBC

let's talk about it right here, let's do it in the middle of March with everything going on with March Madness and everything going on with NFL free agency Echoes waiting for Aaron Rodgers what's going on with Lamar Jackson a lot of people interested there Paul George got hurt We'll hold our breath and update last night for all the Clippers fans out there, that would be me, and we're waiting to see how the rest of the NBA regular season concludes. Carl Anthony Towns looks. Like he's coming back, he hasn't played since November 28th. The Timberwolves are bouncing back just in time to make the playoffs.

John Morant says he's still working on himself with all those headlines ringing out. We're talking about baseball, yeah, buddy, we're talking about baseball in this. program because last night we had one of the most intense finishes to a baseball game in March history. I will say it well and that is what interests me about this World Baseball Classic. I know that serious injuries happen during the World Baseball Classic. major injuries, your Mets are closer, trumpets turn into trombones, unfortunately for Edwin Díaz and José Altuve, we may not see him until June because he took a wayward pitch out of hand and I know that's been a big part of the conversation along with oh, big viral moment. great viral moment here, but baseball has always been my first passion.

I know I've been associated with the NFL for 20 years. Now I'm excited to be one and forever happy. Baseball was my first love. It's what I covered on ESPN, so when I see the world. The Baseball Classic comes to an end with Mike Trout at the plate and

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otani on the mountain for Angel's teammates finally in a game that matters, facing each other and seeing that the Showdown last night was an absolutely wonderful sequence that I think the baseball deserves. The hardest thing I really feel that way, it's still an extraordinary game that used to be known as America's pastime, but last night's national pastime had an international pastime moment, Japan against the United States, the last game of a career outside of this World Baseball Classic that has been filled with fantastic competitive moments that flow for baseball in a month when we talk about grapefruits, usually in cacti, this was

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, the whole family was in the room, yes, last night the five of us were sitting watching a sporting event, I don't remember the last time that happened it usually happened at the Super Bowl for a lot of families, but you know dad is at the game so we were all sitting there and it was the edge of your seat moment.

I sit and we all know what happened. Ohtani wins the battle. Japan wins. The World Baseball Classic and Team USA saw Mike Trout throw one of the most

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strikeout pitches you'll see in A Time Like This. Ohtani arrived to close out his first game since 2016. When we all know he wasn't in the United States playing baseball. He hasn't closed the game since 2016. And he comes in like he's done it his whole life because that's how he does everything and he reminds everyone in front of the entire planet against his teammate Mike Trout, known as the modern Mickey Mantle, who are we.

I'm looking forward to seeing him really make the playoffs and have big playoff moments him with that sequence of pitches not one but two see him go 100 miles an hour my stuff against yours fastballs I mean put it all on the table this is my best yo give me the best you can let's ride after he threw a first pitch slider that Mike Trout spit out to take the early lead in the count that ended up being a full count because

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, after throwing that first pitch slider, throws four consecutive straights, two of which were right down.

In the middle, the

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swung and two that were out of the zone count very well at bat. Full count, four straight fastballs from Otani and then he gets a perfect slider out of the hospital corner, I mean, perfect, and it was 14 miles per hour slower than his fastball. then you sit here and think he might as well be the best hitter in the game and Shoeiotani reminds everyone who the best player on planet Earth in this sport is, beating ground balls that he hits hard right off a middle infielder in right . second base side beats him he has to take a drug test after hitting bombs I want him at the NFL combine he runs like a deer and now he's getting into close games yeah he's dirty he's amazing best player in close games nowadays That's why you come here saying you want to time until it becomes a Met.

I was sitting there last night looking at it. He looks great dressed in white. You know, I tweeted about it and people say he's more like the Pinstripes Fathers to me. walking in nicely, everyone starts chiming in because everyone sits there and thinks they love having him, he's wasting away in southern California with the angels, the best player on planet Earth can't even smell the playoffs, yeah, part of the reason It's because the struck out guys can't stay healthy the last two years, well I know Tony's been here for a few years, but I mean the

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hasn't been healthy the last two years.

I am completely amazed that we have to sit down. and marvel at what we're seeing and not just say oh, okay, yeah, this is unprecedented and move on with our lives. No, this is a unicorn. This is something you've never seen before. Left-handed power hitter who can run like him. Ricky, fucking Henderson, and he's like six foot four and he also has the Lionheart that he wore last night yelling let's go like he's Tom Brady after striking out Mike Trout to win the World Baseball Classic in front of an international audience that might I don't think the baseball gods gave us what we wanted

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versus trout to finish it oh tiny on the mound to close it amazing catch the

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