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EnergizedLib

(3,183 posts) Sun Jun 7, 2026, 08:31 AM Yesterday

Juan Soto is so disheartening

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8WM5y1UukOA

A superbly talented young man making $765 million can’t be bothered to hustle down the first base line with a runner at third, just like he couldn’t be bothered to swing a bat one time last year and took three pitches for strikes.

He’ll likely make it to Cooperstown, and when he does, they should put on his plaque that he was an all-world talent who gave terrific effort when he felt like it.

Ohtani’s also set for life, is taking deferred money, which has helped the Dodgers repeat. He’s just the second four-time MVP in history, the first 50-50 man ever and will likely have more MVPs and more rings when it’s all said and done, putting him in GOAT conversation.

And I’m neither a Mets or Dodgers fan (I’m on the rollercoaster ride of being a lifelong Cubs fan), but stuff like this just flat out embarrassing for the game.

Aside from the Cubs, Colson Montgomery (know him and his family on a professional basis) and the postseason, I have nothing to do with my favorite sport anymore, mainly because of all Manfred’s asinine changes. I’d rather just go on YouTube and watch a game from 1976 or 1986 than 2026.

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Juan Soto is so disheartening (Original Post) EnergizedLib Yesterday OP

The pitch clock has been good, so is the pitch challenge. dem4decades Yesterday #1

I'm fine with the challenges EnergizedLib Yesterday #2

I watch a lot of baseball, virtually none of them hustle to first. dem4decades Yesterday #3

We (the Braves) had some of that over the years. Bobby Cox benched'em for it. ms liberty Yesterday #4

R.I.P. EnergizedLib Yesterday #5

Off topic: Ohtani is more than set for life. Brother Buzz 22 hrs ago #6

dem4decades

(14,522 posts)

1. The pitch clock has been good, so is the pitch challenge.

Reply to EnergizedLib (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 08:35 AM

Yesterday

Soto, and others don't hustle down the first base line, that's a given.

EnergizedLib

(3,183 posts)

2. I'm fine with the challenges

Reply to dem4decades (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 08:41 AM

Yesterday

The pitch clock? That’s not baseball to me.

The fact that Soto is being paid that much and doesn’t hustle to first? His only excuse should be if he started feeling something in his body while trying to run.

dem4decades

(14,522 posts)

3. I watch a lot of baseball, virtually none of them hustle to first.

Reply to EnergizedLib (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 08:47 AM

Yesterday

They'll dog it to first then turn it on if they see a chance for a double of triple, usually making it a close play, if they dug for it out of the box it would be a stand up. Except for Duran from Boston, he digs right out of the box, all the time.