Tag: Shohei Ohtani
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Where the Dodgers, Padres and rest of wild NL West are vulnerable | MLB Insider
The National League West remains one of baseball’s most fascinating divisions. On the surface, the Los Angeles Dodgers appear destined to cruise to another division title, but even MLB’s most talented roster has vulnerabilities. Behind the Dodgers (in order of the NL West standings early Tuesday), the San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco…
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Add Shohei Ohtani to list of Mahomes, Rantanen, ‘SGA’ of Denver sports nemeses | Kevin’s Take
Of all the Rockies killers that have haunted the diamond at 20th and Blake since 1995, Shohei Ohtani may be the most diabolical Dodger of them all. Max Muncy still gets the clutch hits to keep the innings going. Matt Kemp usually drives in the key runs. (No one has more RBIs against the Rockies…
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Deion Sanders, Colorado not preparing for Utah backup quarterback — yet | Buffs notebook
Coach Prime isn’t taking the bait — for now. In what could’ve been a plot to give the Colorado coaching staff something else to think about this week, Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said Monday there is a “distinct chance” starting quarterback Devon Dampier could miss Saturday’s game (8:15 p.m. ESPN) against the Buffaloes in Salt…
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Rockies-Yankees series epitomizes ‘haves vs. have-nots’ of sports world
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Memorial Day weekend in LoDo brought Yankee Stadium West to 20th and Blake. Pinstripes outnumbered purple in the stands at Coors Field on Friday night to begin a three-game series between the Rockies and Yankees. Is anyone surprised? Colorado is on pace for the worst season in MLB history. The Yankees have one of the…
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Top 5 must-see Colorado Rockies home series | 2025 Rockies preview
The Colorado Rockies open the 2025 MLB season on Friday at the Tampa Bay Rays. Here is a closer look at their Top 5 must-see home series (in chronological order) at Coors Field. April 4-6 — Oakland Athletics No explanation necessary. This marks the first home series at Coors Field when optimism exists for a…
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Friday Faceoff: A World Series game is on the line. Who would you want at the plate — Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani?
No matter how much you hate Yankees or Dodgers, don’t you have to love Judge and Ohtani?
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Colorado’s Deion Sanders praises Shohei Ohtani’s record-breaking ’50-50′ season
“He’s doing things that we haven’t fathomed.”
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In All-Star matchup, Ohtani and Angels beat Márquez and Rockies
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ANAHEIM, Calif. – MVP chants broke out for Shohei Ohtani during a routine at-bat in the seventh inning. It doesn’t matter if it’s a pregame walk to the bullpen or a simple handshake after a game. Crowds, even on a Monday night in Anaheim, love Ohtani. Angels fans, or perhaps just Ohtani fanatics, have every reason…
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Rockies’ Trevor Story’s and Bud Black’s home run derby predictions; Gomber on the mend
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Heads up! Balls will be flying all over the place at Coors Field during the home run derby. No area will be off limits. The best sluggers in baseball, coupled with altitude and no humidor, means home runs could hit all corners of the ballpark. Rockies’ shortstop Trevor Story, who will participate in the event,…
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The Field of Dreams is in Colorado this week | Vince Bzdek
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s Shotime, Colorado. Growing up in Japan, Shohei Ohtani, aka Shotime, reportedly read comic books about Goro Shigeno, a fictional Japanese boy who hit and pitched baseballs and grew up to play for a pro baseball team in a mythical place called Anaheim in a…