Dave Roberts Confirms Meeting With Shohei Ohtani | The Jim Rome Show 

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Good point. We don't know that Ohtani is at all miffed by someone saying they had a meeting with him. I respect his need for secrecy in the negotiations. That makes sense to me.

I'd be less surprised by the Braves coming out with him. The Cubs? They reportedly have already "moved on" from the Ohtani sweepstakes as if they feel they're unlikely to win. But really, they're in a cold, windy place, the stadium has no dome, and the city doesn't strike me as Shohei's kind of scene. And they are not big competitors for the postseason.

​@surfwriter8461 I agree about the Cubs as far as not being competitive in the post season but I deem Ohtani would prefer a dome or cooler weather. He does not perform well in the sweltering heat when he pitches. He develops cramps and gets tired easily in the middle to late innings due to pitching, hitting and especially running the bases.

@@ttksmith5458 What sweltering heat are you talking about? He's done very well in southern California and seems happy with the climes. I've seen almost every game in which he's pitched, and he's done well in the Angels home stadium overall, if you bother to examine his record. Compare that with places where it's extremely humid or cold and rainy. Remember the fiasco when he started in Boston when it was raining off and on, and he had to be scratched after rain delay. You think he digs that kind of condition?

@@surfwriter8461 Sweltering heat above 100 deg F like the Yankee game. Cooler, like 50-90 deg F or ambient conditions without the rain.

@@ttksmith5458 It's rarely over 85 degrees in Angel Stadium. You're focusing on rare conditions, not typical ones. I'll take 85 and low humidity over 50 degrees and windy or rainy anytime. Are you in charge of controlling the weather in NY, Chicago, Boston or other cities with inclement weather in the fall? Maybe work on getting our political leaders to combat climate change while you're at it.

Laughable that you know so little. Listen to the MLB network's most recent discussion of this with Tom Verducci explaining how much Ohtani must like the exceptional training facilities the Blue Jays have and the nature of their domed stadium that reminds him so much of the stadium he called home with the Fighters. (Ohtani reportedly flew to Florida to tour through the Jays' training facility.) What I think makes the Jays less formidable is that they're in a very tough division where they finished a distant third this year, with the Yankees and Red Sox behind them. Hardly a sure bet to be strong in playoffs.

@@surfwriter8461 LOL! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

@@jayceh1031 How juvenile can you get?

Rome's rant was much more obnoxious than a request to keep negotiations on the down-low. Come back when you're someone of note.

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