00:00Shoei Otani probably still going to win the MVP again this year because he pitches and he hits.
00:04He's been struggling a bit on offense, currently hitting 240 with six home runs, 14 RBI. And you
00:09might say that's okay. And it really is okay. But the one thing that the Dodgers have been doing as
00:13well, Joe, is when he's starting as a pitcher, they're not allowing him to bat because they
00:18want him to really sink his teeth into being a starting pitcher for the entire season and maybe
00:22limit the wear and tear. Let's hear from Shoei here with his interpreter on what he's talking
00:27about this season and maybe some struggles at the plate. I know you've been very clear about
00:31wanting to do what's best for the team and whatever the team decides, but is it hard at all in
00:36a tight
00:37game like this to not be able to affect it on the offensive side? You know, I think it's
00:44offense, including myself, hasn't done a great job scoring runs. And if there was a situation where,
00:51you know, if I was hitting well, I'm sure the team would want me to pitch and hit as well.
00:55But I understand in a situation where, hey, just focus on pitching,
01:00you know, turn the page on the hitting. I understand that the team is, you know, might think like that.
01:09Yeah. I don't know. Take it away.
01:12Like, wait a minute. Does Otani have, is he moving his lips? Like, does Otani have his hand up that
01:17guy's back? Like, what is that? You got to be kidding me here. How did that guy get all of
01:24that
01:24out of that question from anything Otani said? Did he even say a word, Otani? I'm just kind of
01:30curious there. By the way, is this the guy now that's placing Otani's bets here? You know,
01:36the new guy? You know what? By the way, it is. Let's go over something because this is a very
01:40smart thing. Like, if you just don't want to answer a question, just ask. But if I am a Major
01:44League Baseball player, let's just bring it into the hockey world. Can you imagine an American kid
01:49going to Montreal and learning how to speak French and be able to talk to the press? Do
01:53you know how much more money you would make? But then again, it's Otani. He doesn't really
01:56care about money. But if I'm Otani, like, I do learn the English language to the fullest
02:00where I can talk. And I do believe he can. But then again, you say to yourself, like,
02:04hey, I just beat a charge because, like, hey, I don't talk to anybody on the phone. And,
02:08you know, I didn't know he was placing those bets. It sort of works both ways, doesn't it,
02:12Joe?
02:13I assure you, Otani can speak fluid English. I can assure you, just like Ichiro spoke fluid
02:21English. Not a problem there. The fact that you have an interpreter is laughable here.
02:27And the fact that the interpreter is just talking like it's, you know, it's just answering for
02:31Otani. Like, he already knows what the answers are. Absolute. Drives me crazy.
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