This Ohtani Game: Isn't this the most dominant single game performance ever in the history of any team sport?

[Gob]

Not really.
He and the Dodgers were given a grossly unfair advantage.
I suppose the corrupt Ohtani rule did however achieve the desired outcome.

Mel, he did it against the best team in baseball
Brews had the best record.
He dominated on the mound.
He dominated at the plate.
It was truly remarkable.
Please, withhold the bias.

The rule itself is biased - created specifically to benefit one player and one team.
It completely corrupts the outcome of every game in which he plays.
Last night, Ohtani's asterisk was far greater than Maris' ever was.
And his final HR of the night was every bit as contrived as any of Bond's were.

groan

[alw80]

Best player of all time.

Best player of his era not all time at least not yet.

Ever

[11WSChamps]

Best player of all time.

Best player of his era not all time at least not yet.

Ever

Nope.

[Melville]

Not really.
He and the Dodgers were given a grossly unfair advantage.
I suppose the corrupt Ohtani rule did however achieve the desired outcome.

Corrupt? Why? The rule would apply to another player that could pitch and hit as well. Do you have anyone in mind? Or is it corrupt because only player is capable of doing it.

I guess the NFL had a corrupt rule when "Jet Stream" Roy Green could play offense and defense in the same game.

Ohtani is an example of a true "unicorn".

It is a corrupt rule because it was put in place solely to drive revenue, gives one team an intentional lineup advantage over all others, forces 29 managers to manage a game one way and gives a free pass to the 30th, and makes equal competition a complete mockery.

Other teams can DH their pitchers.
No one stopping them.

No other team had a rule created to benefit just one player - and thereby benefit just that one team.

[Melville]

Not really.
He and the Dodgers were given a grossly unfair advantage.
I suppose the corrupt Ohtani rule did however achieve the desired outcome.

Mel, he did it against the best team in baseball
Brews had the best record.
He dominated on the mound.
He dominated at the plate.
It was truly remarkable.
Please, withhold the bias.

The rule itself is biased - created specifically to benefit one player and one team.
It completely corrupts the outcome of every game in which he plays.
Last night, Ohtani's asterisk was far greater than Maris' ever was.
And his final HR of the night was every bit as contrived as any of Bond's were.

groan

Do you dispute the rule was created solely to benefit Ohtani and the Dodgers?
Would the rules committee have ever considered implementing it if Ohtani did not exist?
We both know the answer to that.

[Adam2]

It's definitely up there, probably the best. people who are disagreeing just like to disagree. or they remember the 50s, 60s, and 70s as a lot better than they were

[Jatalk]

Not really.
He and the Dodgers were given a grossly unfair advantage.
I suppose the corrupt Ohtani rule did however achieve the desired outcome.

Mel, he did it against the best team in baseball
Brews had the best record.
He dominated on the mound.
He dominated at the plate.
It was truly remarkable.
Please, withhold the bias.

The rule itself is biased - created specifically to benefit one player and one team.
It completely corrupts the outcome of every game in which he plays.
Last night, Ohtani's asterisk was far greater than Maris' ever was.
And his final HR of the night was every bit as contrived as any of Bond's were.

groan

Do you dispute the rule was created solely to benefit Ohtani and the Dodgers?
Would the rules committee have ever considered implementing it if Ohtani did not exist?
We both know the answer to that.

Sorry but what specific rule are we talking about?

[dugoutrex]

Not really.
He and the Dodgers were given a grossly unfair advantage.
I suppose the corrupt Ohtani rule did however achieve the desired outcome.

get outta here with that (bleep) girl!

[dugoutrex]

Greatest player I've ever seen!

[CraigPaquette]

It was truly a dominant baseball performance from both hitting and pitching perspective.
However if we are talking dominant single game performances in any sport I would choose Michael Jordan and the dozens of games he had in the playoffs, not to mention regular seasons. He dominated on both ends of the court and carried the entire teams on his back. People forget how great he was on defense.
There will never be an athlete to come close to him in my opinion.

[Sheepdawg]

Best player of all time.

Best player of his era not all time at least not yet.

Ever

The best player ever has a lifetime Batting Average over.280 and doest average 176 strikeouts at the plate per year.

[BrummerStealsHome]

But he only went 6. A real man goes 9

Ha ha, you're singin' my tune. But it wasn't him, it's the wimpy management style of today's game. Alston, Lasorda, et al would have left him in to go 9 if he could. And there's a good chance he would have.

[scoutyjones2]

Not really.
He and the Dodgers were given a grossly unfair advantage.
I suppose the corrupt Ohtani rule did however achieve the desired outcome.

Corrupt? Why? The rule would apply to another player that could pitch and hit as well. Do you have anyone in mind? Or is it corrupt because only player is capable of doing it.

I guess the NFL had a corrupt rule when "Jet Stream" Roy Green could play offense and defense in the same game.

Ohtani is an example of a true "unicorn".

But I guess Gorman is a close 900th.

[blackinkbiz]

Yes, it has to be the single most dominant performance in postseason history.

If it were hockey, he was a shut-out goalie for 2 periods and also scored a hat trick.
If it were NBA, he posted 50 points with 20 blocked shots and 30 rebounds.
If it were Football, he was Tom Brady on offense and the Waterboy on defense.

It's unheard of and will likely never be done again. And I don't think the Ohtani rule is unfair. It's only named after him. It applies to all players.

If anyone else out there has the ability to pitch 6 scoreless innings and hit 3 HR in one game...

No one's stopping you.

[Bully4you]

It was truly a dominant baseball performance from both hitting and pitching perspective.
However if we are talking dominant single game performances in any sport I would choose Michael Jordan and the dozens of games he had in the playoffs, not to mention regular seasons. He dominated on both ends of the court and carried the entire teams on his back. People forget how great he was on defense.
There will never be an athlete to come close to him in my opinion.

I don't know.
Jordan was great, but hitting 3 homers along with that nasty pitching performance?
I think this was superior to any single Jordan game.
Including the night he had at the Boston Garden in 1986.
Ohtani did it himself on a team of 9.
Basketball is a team of 5.
I think Wilt would have maybe had the best chance to match this.

[Bully4you]

Yes, it has to be the single most dominant performance in postseason history.

If it were hockey, he was a shut-out goalie for 2 periods and also scored a hat trick.
If it were NBA, he posted 50 points with 20 blocked shots and 30 rebounds.
If it were Football, he was Tom Brady on offense and the Waterboy on defense.

It's unheard of and will likely never be done again. And I don't think the Ohtani rule is unfair. It's only named after him. It applies to all players.

If anyone else out there has the ability to pitch 6 scoreless innings and hit 3 HR in one game...

No one's stopping you.

Yep, I agree.
This was something extra special.
Just amazing.