r/baseball • u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan Atlanta Braves • 4h ago

Mookie Betts comments on Shohei Ohtani’s postseason struggles: 'He's trying'

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mookie-betts-comments-shohei-ohtani-223330670.html
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u/DarkSlayerKi Seattle Mariners 4h ago

I mean, I originally thought "Well duh, that's what you do, you try" but then I remembered that Rendon exists.

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u/xwOBA_Fett Baltimore Orioles 3h ago

I don't think Rendon actually exists. I'm pretty sure it was all just an elaborate conspiracy. 

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u/LinkoPalinko Cleveland Guardians • Seattle Mariners 3h ago

MLB Psyop

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u/DarkSlayerKi Seattle Mariners 3h ago

What if he’s just a money laundering scheme

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u/BScottyJ Boston Red Sox 3h ago

Covid was just an elaborate brain altering scheme to make us all think Anthony tendon existed pre 2020, then in 2021 they had to get somebody to actually pretend to be him which is why he was always "hurt" and so bad

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u/Mookies_Bett NC Dinos 2h ago

Baseball cryptid

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u/Reasonable-Power New York Yankees 3h ago

The Angels set the GDP of a small 3rd-world country on fire with that contract.

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u/JinFuu Houston Astros 3h ago

Rendon's contract at 245 Million

Nauru at 196 Million

The economy has historically been based on phosphate mining. With primary phosphate reserves exhausted by the end of the 2010s, Nauru has sought to diversify its sources of income. In 2020, Nauru's main sources of income were the sale of fishing rights in Nauru's territorial waters, and revenue from the Regional Processing Centre[9] (an offshore Australian immigration detention facility).

Nauru is dependent on foreign aid, chiefly from Australia, New Zealand, and formerly Taiwan.

Tuvalu at 65 Million GDP

The economy of Tuvalu is constrained by its remoteness and lack of economies of scale. Government revenues largely come from fishing licences (primarily paid under the South Pacific Tuna Treaty);[4] direct grants from international donors (government donors as well as from the Asian Development Bank); and income from the Tuvalu Trust Fund.[5] The lease of its highly fortuitous .tv Top Level Domain (TLD) also contributes revenue.[6] The sale of stamps since the independence of Tuvalu in 1976 has been an important source of revenue for the country and government.

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u/Simple_Wash1618 Los Angeles Angels 2h ago

We didn’t set it on fire, we gave it to Tony Two Bags to put to productive use 

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u/Reasonable-Power New York Yankees 2h ago

Blink twice if you're being held hostage.

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u/ThinkSoftware Atlanta Braves 3h ago

Just two Angels legends

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u/istrx13 Seattle Mariners 3h ago

The most effort I’ve seen Rendon give during his Angels contract is when he punched Winker in the face lmao.

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u/Simple_Wash1618 Los Angeles Angels 2h ago

Leading the way into the brawl with  his arm in a cast 

That’s not really fair to Tony though, he also took a swing at an Oakland fan and hit a left-handed home run

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u/Free_Based8 Los Angeles Angels 3h ago

I knew we’d get brought into this 😭

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u/Ok_Storm549 Cleveland Guardians 4h ago

Personally, I fully expected Mookie to call him a lousy bum that’s read for Cancun, so this is surprising. /s

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u/grill_smoke Chicago Cubs 3h ago

Given his buddies in the manosphere it wouldn't shock me if he called out his "mental toughness"

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u/WTFUUCKisupDENNYS San Diego Padres 1h ago

Apparently I missed this whole thing, but I keep seeing it referenced. Is this like Mookie's new thing?

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u/EyesofEther Milwaukee Brewers 3h ago

Is he trying, jennifer?

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u/NonGNonM World Series Trophy • Los Angeles Dod… 3h ago

"He's trying [my patience]." - Mookie betts

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u/AdDesperate5648 3h ago

lol nice one

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u/horsepoop1123 Chicago Cubs 4h ago

I’d be concerned if he wasn’t trying

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u/Disused_Yeti Cleveland Guardians 3h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/xjlC6nomocZhVXuZgM

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u/GSDFanatic New York Yankees 2h ago

Ohtani's been offering up a lot of eggs lately lol

(Or maybe that's the joke you were going for)

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u/Puzzled-Enthusiasm45 Houston Astros 3h ago

That’s what my dad would say about me when I struck out for the 10th time in a row on a ball 2 feet off the plate in little league

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u/ScoobyDoosAccountant Seattle Mariners 3h ago

Are you Javier Báez?

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u/Puzzled-Enthusiasm45 Houston Astros 2h ago

Frantically deletes burner account

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u/Dunning-Kruger21 2h ago

Did I coach four of you?

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u/Three_Froggy_Problem Chicago Cubs 3h ago

What do you expect from a guy who’s only making $2 million a year?

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u/nooookay Boston Red Sox • Boston Hunters 3h ago

Gods do not need to try. It’s clear he has been chastised by the other deities into ceasing his toying with the mortals and it’s infuriating for him. I expect before the end of these playoffs he will snap, smoke a hole through the moon with his last home run ever, flip the bat off into space, and then fly away never to be seen again.

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u/Almond_Bitters Milwaukee Brewers • Jackie Robinson 3h ago

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u/Simple_Wash1618 Los Angeles Angels 2h ago

He’s looked out of shape physically as well. 

Not being able to exercise due to knee + two kids at home?

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u/StopScreamingItsFine Atlanta Braves 1h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/RKYaqZTEHGoqaVATNa
I can only imagine Dave Roberts has filled the clubhouse with Meeseeks

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u/Bookwallflower2 Chicago Cubs 4h ago

He's just like me fr

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u/Financial_Island2353 Atlanta Braves 3h ago

I’m trying too, the Dodgers should sign me

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u/jc6146 Toronto Blue Jays 3h ago

Well I’d be concerned if he wasnt

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u/PleaseSirOneMoreTurn San Francisco Giants 3h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/V5smfsWtuP72P8tdVm

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u/Whatsdota Milwaukee Brewers 3h ago

Can’t hit cubs pitching. That’s when you know someone’s cooked

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u/aflyingsquanch Philadelphia Phillies 3h ago

Ohtani is just setting up for his own Kirk Gibson hero moment.

Not a Dodgers fan by any means but I still get chills remembering Gibson's HR in the 88 WS.

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u/Cravenmorhed69 Boston Red Sox 3h ago

Shohei needs a Mr. Meeseeks

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u/Corn1989 Boston Red Sox 3h ago

I’m trying too

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u/RedAlkaline New York Mets • Seattle Mariners 3h ago

He's trying, Jennifer

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u/gardenstate321 3h ago

Oh man, that quote doesn’t sound like from a team about to on a winning streak. Yikes

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u/pmorter3 Chicago Cubs 4h ago

we can't see the future, but it really seems like the dodgers don't got it this year

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u/KidGold Atlanta Braves 3h ago

this feels like the thing reddit says before the dodgers win 4 straight

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u/RivalSlays Los Angeles Dodgers 3h ago

And everyone acts like it was entirely predictable. Something something ruining baseball. 

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u/puppiiiiiii Cleveland Guardians 11m ago

You are ruining baseball

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u/gardenstate321 3h ago

Or… the brew crew really got it

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u/MXITIR Los Angeles Dodgers 3h ago

So did the Braves in 2020, Padres in 2024, Blue Jays in 2025....

I actually do think the Brewers got it this year. But the Dodgers coming back when everyone thought they were dead is something that has happened before.

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u/gardenstate321 2h ago

Oh I am a dodgers fan so I’ve been reminding myself of that to bed last couple of days too haha… let’s see. Here we go

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u/FingerSubstantial424 3h ago

Ohtani is obviously hurt. And he saw what Freddie did in 2024. So he probably feels like he has no excuse even though he likely wouldn't be on the field if it wasn't the postseason.

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u/Zithermagic11 3h ago

He’s certainly trying ME 

J/k

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u/weguccino Los Angeles Dodgers 3h ago

Very clear that no one has actually read the article and only read that 2 word quote lmao

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u/mastersplinteremover San Francisco Giants 2h ago

No one thinks otherwise.

I still believe all this talk is a trick.

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u/idiom_exon_0s Toronto Blue Jays 1h ago

Not doubting. Just curious what the trick would be.

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u/Unfair_Importance_37 San Francisco Giants 3h ago

Maybe he's betting again

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u/brandont04 3h ago

I remember when Betts was doing horrible. He said he wished it was from trying too hard but it wasn't.

Let's hope Ohtani find what clicks and figure it out.

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u/OilTurbulent1009 New York Mets 3h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/JEXUffSbvrUAmkDS4c

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u/Yragknad National League 2h ago

Nah man I want a good back and forth series because I need more baseball.

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u/AwesomeYes2 Major League Baseball 3h ago

He's trying more than his $60M teammate

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u/whriskeybizness Los Angeles Dodgers 3h ago

Hey tucks been one of our few bright spots this post season

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u/Unfair_Importance_37 San Francisco Giants 3h ago

Shoe will be Shoe

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u/Tennis-Affectionate 3h ago

The thing about shohei is

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u/theleftovers1014 San Francisco Giants 3h ago

Aren’t we all, Mookie. Aren’t we all

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u/UnnoticedReference Boston Red Sox 3h ago

313-waltries, hes kind of a mack at dog bites

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u/ContinuumGuy Major League Baseball 3h ago

Aren't we all?

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u/realfakejames Los Angeles Dodgers 3h ago

Ohtani has earned the benefit of the doubt, even if it means we lose you don't want to show a guy you lost faith in him

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u/ToRiseAndFallAgain 2h ago

There is no try. (Someone I’m sure has commented this already)

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u/PsychologicalLynx350 Detroit Tigers 3h ago

He should do a whole lot more than try for $700 million

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u/whocaresano Minnesota Twins 3h ago

Only $2 million this year. Acting his wage. 

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u/thyv Los Angeles Dodgers 3h ago

Tonight he pops off 😤

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u/Proud-Importance-302 3h ago

Too bad, try harder 😂

Mookie the cheater acting like we should infantilize a $700,000,000+ player

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u/Zeke688 San Francisco Giants 3h ago

Did Roberts shake up the lineups at all in the ‘24 or ‘25 playoffs?

Full on panic mode 😆

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u/sunsetcocktails7pm Los Angeles Dodgers 3h ago

Freddie was benched for 2 of the 2024 NLCS games

Mookie was regularly batting 2nd and got shifted down the 4 spot by the end of the 25 World Series

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u/lasercupcakes Los Angeles Dodgers 3h ago

Freddie sat out in 2024 because he was still recovering from a serious ankle sprain.

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u/calilove918 Los Angeles Dodgers 3h ago

Yeah. He put in Miggy Ro at 2nd in game 6 and 7 of the World Series and we all know what happened

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u/ImaManCheetahh Los Angeles Dodgers 2h ago

yes, he did. any other questions?

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u/Gc654 Los Angeles Dodgers 4h ago

do or do not, there is no try.