Ohtani was always going to sign with the Dodgers. Most people who follow baseball have known that Ohtani was going to the Dodgers as far back as about 2 years ago when they started shaving money off their payroll in anticipation of Ohtani reaching free agency.
You're wrong. Yes, the Dodgers let good players go in order to lower it's payroll to sign Ohtani. However, Ohtani had not made a decision about playing for the Dodgers or any other team. Ohtani's agent himself said they told the Angel's about the Dodger's offer to give them a chance to match. The Angel's owner turned down the chance. This is understandable since Ohtani had Tommy John surgery for the second time. He didn't want to pay $700M for a player who may or may not pitch at the same high level again. How you or anybody would have known when Ohtani didn't know himself?
Don’t vilify Shohei! He has nothing to do with this. In Tom Verduccis interview with Dodgers executives, they talk about how Shohei is not interested in the dollar and even expressed ‘ridiculous ness’ of such amount. The Dodgers became even more enamored by Ohtanis sincerity and became convinced this is the guy they wanted regardless. Dodgers been chasing Ohtani since he was 15 years old. CAA don’t have to manipulate to have the Guggenheim group to pay. It’s just a sum Ohtani is worth. On and off the field for baseball.
Ohtani cares so little about money that he offered to defer his entire salary but his agent told him that's not legal under the MLB/players agreement, so he ended up deferring 97% of his salary. I suspect the Jays offered at least $600 million, maybe closer to the Dodgers' offer. It's clear that Ohtani thought long and hard about it and actually had the Jays as one of his final two teams to choose between. He liked the Jays situation that much, for what it's worth to Jays fans.
As someone who has been way more critical of Toronto pro sports teams than Sid, I am sick and tired of his manufactured outrage when things go wrong enough for most to notice.
He was never coming here, it was always the Dodgers. The Jay's were used as a pawn by Shohei's agency to drive up Dodgers paying through there ass and did they ever.
If any conciliation, even several Japanese tv station sent their reporter to Toronto 😅 Covering the city, restaurants, shopping places in the city when coming to watch Ohtani playing for the Jays… A Japanese restaurant quickly added a the menu with special Ohtani dish..all this while for three days Jays were climbing in the top of the list..
This dude had a HUGE part in what happened to Toronto fans. As a reporter, you need to be partial and patient with all news. He unfortunately got caught up in the hype of wanting Ohtani be a Blue Jay. Add to it the rant he went on comparing Toronto to LA and clearly he added to the hysteria. And there is NO COMPARISON between LA and Toronto. Jerry Hairston did the same but the big difference is that here in LA, there are a ton of other things to focus on. Dodger fans are rabid, as are most fan bases, but in sports alone, you have the Lakers and the LA Kings to shift to. News and bad news, at that, never last long in LA. If the city thing was the determining factor, then Ohtani chose correctly. Sid...you were a part of it. Jerry was a part of it, but more so in Toronto than in LA.
@@NeilPhillipMellyAre there mass shootings in that S-hole in Toronto? Letting lunatics own AR-15’s, or is that in pretty much in every major American city?
Friday was such a complete mess. Started with the la report that he was going to sign in Toronto then the plane craziness. I knew he wasn’t on the plane. Wouldn’t make sense. I never bought that. Once offical accounts tweeted then I started to believe it. Saturday La reports still said he would sign in Toronto that’s what I believed then he posted on instagram that he signed in La. I truly hope everyone learned something from this. Such a mess. I also agree with Sid that the Jays should have said something when things went nuts.
Another showing of why the Jay are a mickey mouse baseball club drowning while surrounded by professionally managed teams. You could gift Toronto an All-Star lineup and it would be mismanaged into nothing within a few years.
People won't learn anything from this mess because they obviously didn't learn anything from the Kawhi Leonard mess in 2019. Remember the Toronto media had helicopters following Kawhi around and Toronto fans were stalking a hotel where Kawhi was meeting with Ujiri? Toronto sports fans are the most emotionally unstable in all of sports. They will get all maniacal and frenzied when the next big sports free agent comes along, and then will get totally depressed when the free agent picks another team.
How would anyone from the Jays organization know for sure whether Ohtani was on the plane or not? That would have been irresponsible for anyone from the team to make a statement saying he wasn't on the plane without knowing for sure. And why would you put out ANY info on Ohtani when it might jeopardize your chance of signing him??
There is this Dodgers UA-cam fan site. Where one of the UA-camrs stated to the other, that on that Friday when Ohtani was supposed to be on that plane flying to Toronto She was told on the Wednesday prior (if there is no reason for you to be here don’t come in kind of thing) and that all tours were cancelled. Her being a tour guide and thinking this was not a common occurrence. So she and people around her were speculating it was Ohtani While we were following a plane In a situation like this you are going to put out your best possible offer day 1. Knowing others teams are going to do the same. I’m guessing it as some Dodgers insiders getting hold of the information and trolling Jays fans not being allowed to post the truth about his signing 👇 BREAKING NEWS: Shohei Ohtani Signs With The Dodgers l ALEX CURRY & MONSE BOLANOS Fox Sports Radio
Cause if Ohtani or his agent was coming, the Jays would have gotten a call that they were on their way to Toronto to sign or hash out a deal. I doubt very much that they would just walk into the Jays head office on Friday unexpectedly and say "Sorry to barge in unannounced, but we'd like to sign with you..."
@@gooseegg3439 See, while that is a good point, you have to consider that maybe he would’ve been on that plane for leisurely business, and that he might’ve said something about signing with them after already being there. I think it was the correct for the Jays to keep their mouths shut. Not their place to speak on something they aren’t 100% sure of. All this plane business was just a bunch of idiots on the internet making stuff up.
Not just the Jays, but the Dodgers. Yes, they got their man, but they were forced to drastically overpay him because he made them think he was considering the Jays.
You can be passionate about your team without dragging someone's name through the mud. The most amazing part of all this is that Jerry Hairsiton will build a friendship and bond with Ohtani. Where he will go into the hall of fame wearing a Dodger uniform. It's okay to hate the Dodgers, but to insult a man, directly that's not right.
He's not the only reporter that made a fault statement. There was also the one from Dodgers Nation that said he signed with the Jays, and another reporter who said that there was a press conference at 6pm. Both of which were BBWAA journalists so they had credibility.
@@gooseegg3439 Sounds like a herd mentality when it came to reporting the story, but no one staked out the airport, Rogers Centre, etc? I mean, this potentially was the biggest Toronto story in 30 years, and one that you'd have to get right.
I went to see him play this year. He hit a homer on his first at bat and they basically pitched around him the rest of the weekend. The Angels had nobody behind him so he was easy to avoid. I don't think he ever got batted in. Hopefully the Dodgers have a bigger bat next in the lineup.
I'm from Europe so I've never seen a baseball game period, and from the few highlights I've seen on the Internets it'll probably stay that way. Like, table tennis and badminton are bigger sports than baseball here.
@okyouknowwhatever yeah, I know what you mean cuz it's like badminton and table tennis are bigger here than that European football thing, but then I'm just from North America..
What I don't like about most media is nobody is taking this story like a bull by the damn horns. What the hell happened? Who in the hell lied to Marosi? Why in the hell did that source lie? Either that source was a prank or it was to leverage negotiation dollars.
@@rickrobitaille8809 Can Climate Change be blamed for Shohei Ohtani not coming to Toronto. Climate Change is blamed for a lot of things these days…Is this another example.
Aw.. poor little Sid. Can we all spare a thought for the poor muffin and his feelings now when he's having a major league sad? No? Well, didn't think so but I thought I'd ask just the same.
All the Toronto Media including TV,,,,make me gag, so pro B-Jay--use the mute button or I switch to another game.....fat Vlady is still toronto's Hero--another Canadian team overhyped......love Ohtani in Dodgers Blue...
It was BS. Jays let rumour go on purpose to sell tickets. The home opener sold out in seconds and they probably sold 5000-10000 season tickets during those 7 hours. It was a shady move and I’m a peeved that they allowed it to happen. They should allow refunds for anyone buying on Friday.
This "greatest player of all time" stuff is crazy. He's great yes. He's unique yes. Greatest of all time? Seriously? Cone on He's a novelty act cause he pitches AND hits. He might not pitch great again. If he doesn't He's a really good DH.
3:10 This is such an emotionally-charged, irrational take on things that could've irresponsibly fomented undue vitriol against a totally innocent party. The only ones who knew for sure that Shohei Ohtani was not on that plane was Shohei and his camp and Robert Herjavec and his camp. The only thing Jays' brass would've known is that they didn't orchestrate that flight. Why was it their responsibility to put out their SPECULATION to quell a rumor that was born of someone else's SPECULATION? If I had to guess, when the rumor got traction, folks in the Jays' organization started contacting one another wondering if the left hand was doing something the right hand wasn't aware of. It would've taken a while for them to fully confirm that the plane arrangements were not of their doing. And it would've taken longer still to be comfortable definitively asserting that Shohei was not on that plane. For all they knew, Shohei was on that plane for some reason. They certainly weren't going to contact Shohei directly and risk badgering this coveting free agent. And unless they had access to airport personnel who was willing to disclose the identity of that VIP passenger, they were flying relatively blind too. They likely ASSUMED it wasn't him. But again, you don't combat speculation with speculation. Unless someone within their organization played a mischievous role in helping to plant the original seed, they were blameless in it all. And they shouldn't be lambasted because of the rantings of a talking head who was butt-hurt about the whole fiasco.
2019: Fans are chasing around what they thought was Kawhi’s transport across Toronto 2023: Fans are tracking Ohtani’s supposed private jet. I didn’t get caught up in this frenzy with Ohtani as i vividly recall 2019. I’m honestly shocked very few learned their lesson from that experience
The 'rumor' didn't run for 7 hours unfettered. You need to do your research just as your fans do. Yahoo Sports sent a follow up message about an hour after Morosi's post stating that Ohtani was at his home in Southern California. Also, Bob Nightengale sent a post at 2:11p stating that Ohtani is NOT on a flight to Toronto. And if you still want to believe that fans shouldn't be fooled by Social Media, there was post around the same time, supposedly from Jeff Passan, stating that Ohtani had agreed to sign with the Angels. Sid needs to get over himself.
When a deal includes deferred money, that contract is discounted, Ohtani will be worth 40-50 million against their payroll, after all taxes and fees, he might take home 20-30 million
@@Dennis-ff2pf 1- straight line: 37% Fed, 2.35% Medicare, 13.3% CA, 1.1% State disability = 53.75% tax rate 2- Sports players get taxed based off the location of the stadium played. Likely will reduced the CA tax rate by 1/4ish. He'll be right near 50% flat. 3- Have no idea what his agent fee is
A very rough calc. of the Present Value of that contract, as of Jan 1/2024, discounted at 5% and ignoring taxes, agent & lawyer fees entirely, comes to $346 million. That is based on the Dodgers paying Ohtani $2 MM/yr for years 1 to 10, and $68 MM/yr from years 11 to 20.
Dodgers probably would’ve paid $800 million for him if they had too. They don’t care. They’ll make all that money back in no time at all. That’s why I knew that he wouldn’t sign with anyone else. Dodgers checked off every box for him
Why Shohei Ohtani will be worth every penny of $700 million contract for Los Angeles Dodgers Ohtani is basically Taylor Swift in baseball spikes. Shohei Ohtani is joining the Dodgers on a 10-year contract. Every Dodgers game will now be broadcast live in Japan. They will have billboards touting Ohtani all over Southern California. There will be lucrative Japanese advertising in the rotating signs behind home plate at Dodger Stadium. There will be sponsorships. Merchandise. Jerseys. Caps. Licensing. You name it, Ohtani will be on it. Sure, $700 million is a lot of money, but you know what, Ohtani is going to be worth nearly $50 million a year to the Dodgers in marketing and licensing. Ohtani brought in $25 million a year to the Angels, and with the Dodgers, that should be doubled. Ohtani already is making friends by letting everyone know that he’s deferring an “unprecedented" portion of his contract to provide the Dodgers enough flexibility to be competitive as possible and add even more stars, with the team still pursuing Japanese pitching sensation Yoshinobu Yamamoto. USA Today
@@DW-op7ly25 Million is old. He brought in 25-35MM to the franchise and 2023 numbers are not out but estimated to close to 40MM because of global purchase of WBC Championship. Dodgers are bigger market than the Angels so automatically they will sell more. 40+MM will be the norm
Morosi had plenty of wrong intels too eager to be the first breaking the news ego won, Passan is the best in biz. Also lots of ppl easily crossed off Dodgers not knowing the long history shared with Ohtani they’re the first who scouted him back hs wanting to sign him and his physician is a Dodgers team doctor etc.
If all of Otani’s earnings are invested at 7.2% under this contract it’s basically the same as him getting paid 35 million for the next 10 years. This contract gives the Dodgers the flexibility to beef up their pitching with free agents which will build a dynasty for the next 5 years or more. This will win championships and build Otanis legacy. The Blue Jays likely offered more money (because money today is worth more than money 10 years from now) but Otani wanted to go to the Dodgers. His chances of winning a World Series is better there and more championships means more fans and endorsements. He also has more access to the Japanese viewership if he is on the West Coast. The Jays were just used as leverage and they never had a chance.
This will win championships?? Pump the brakes. This is baseball, not basketball or football with a great QB. What did the Angels win with Ohtani AND Trout? This makes the Dodgers a better team, but Shohei may never pitch again.
hi sid yes you are correct that the blue jays insid people should came forward like you said and my opinion i go to the other side of what you say i blame the agent for othani for not speaking up to soften the blow to the blue jay fans
“Reputable people”…. Okay bud. Are these the same people going on air saying Ohtani would sign with Toronto because the Toronto weather is better than LA?
Sid should understand well it was Friday, and Jays personnel was almost finish their day at noon, and prepare to take off for TGIF. I don't think anyone from the FO, to the PR team would like to do overtime work on Friday...
If you pay these guys too much money, they’re not going to put in 100%. They’ll leave it up to their fellow players which means they’re going to lose the game but their bank accounts are going to continue winning.
Ohtani doesn’t care about money as much as he does winning. That’s why he signed with a MLB team before he was 25, and why the majority of his contract now will be deferred, allowing the Dodgers to keep adding pieces to build around him.
Believe it or not it wasn't really about the money, well it was but Ohtani's two major reasons for signing with the Dodgers all along was he loves California and wanted to play on a playoff contending team. Sure the Dodgers have made the playoffs consistently over the years but they've also choked a lot in the post season even with all that talent. Ohtani isn't going to guarantee they'll do any better over the life of his contract especially with his ability to pitch again still up in the air.
Remember this fact: Dodgers scouting team began the strong love call when Shohei was playing at Hanamaki Higashi High School, visiting Japan and meeting with Shohei himself. Shohei made an entry of Dodgers name on his baseball goal sheet at that time. But when Shohei announced his challenge to MLB and again they sent another love call, there was no DH rule in the N League. This time, Shohei's decision is to return his gratitude toward Dodgers unchanged love for his talent and to be able to continue his two-way play with the team that loves him so mich for so long. For Shohei, "trust" and "respect" make a big difference.
If the Jays money was not deferred by 10 years like the Dodgers then their contract was actually better financially for Otani even if you assume a measly 4 or 5% interest rate.
It’s not fair play to the Dodgers if they defer 1/2 his salary to avoid the luxury tax. This should be limited or eliminated, but shouldn’t be allowed to stand as is.
@@FlanMasterT.V I am not just talking about this deal but the idea of deferring money to avoid the rules of the salary cap. But thanks for your grade 3 level response. I know you are but what am I contribution to a serious topic.
What's really sad is people who are making average income or less tossing out their opinions about the millions pro athletes make like they can somehow relate. We are not part of their world
Oh.. Sid on another moronic rant because he looked like a complete lunatic.. Sid trusted Morosi and ripped the reporter that said Ohtani was NOT on the plane... HAHAHA complete goof😂😂
I am loosing faith in Jays leadership. poorly managed Manoah situation, Soto to Yanks, Champman gonna walk, Manager of the Jays a little to Raw to be running a Playoff roster, Ohtani situation. I do feel now we were being played by Ohtani camp ( not Shoehei himself, he probably just let his agent do his thing and they did it well using us to raise the Dodgers offer )
No Dodgers don’t need to be manipulated to pay! They have been chasing Ohtani since he was 15 years old. There is a long history behind them that never came to fruition until now. And this time Dodgers we’re not going to let Shohei go. 700MM is nothing! Shohei thinks the amount is ridiculous, even said it (read Verduccis article in SI) It’s just the media and the speed of information goes too fast in this days..
You're losing faith because the Jay's weren't able to land possibly the greatest baseball player ever? It's a miracle they were in the running in the first place
John fooled these Jays fans like an April Fool's joke. He was never going to sign with the Blue Jays; he hates the city of Toronto and their abandoned-looking warehouse stadium.
Sid questions why people don’t go to him…. He said Messi was a fraud, not the goat. How did that age? Sid is strongly opinionated. No facts. Yawn, boring.
He was never going to sign with the Jays it is well known he ALWAYS wanted to play for the Dodgers , He used the Jays to bump up his contract offer . Jays fans looked stupid Friday and the Jays deserve a lot of the blame but not as stupid as the Dodgers who could have got him for a lot less money . Con of the century from this guys agent , The Dodgers took the bait and ran with it .
Dodgers don’t care dude. They probably would’ve paid him $800 million if it came too it. They know how much money he’ll make them on top of being the best player int game right now.
@@TheGreyCrayon Wow so the DODGERS tell you what they think huh L M A O The Dodgers dont care that is why it took so long for them to sign him and the price kept going up rather than just telling him give us a price and we will pay it . Here is a nickel go buy ur self a clue L M A O .
There is this Dodgers UA-cam fan site. Where one of the UA-camrs stated to the other, that on that Friday when Ohtani was supposed to be on that plane flying to Toronto She was told on the Wednesday prior (if there is no reason for you to be here don’t come in kind of thing) and that all tours were cancelled. Her being a tour guide at Dodgers Stadium and thinking this was not a common occurrence. So she and people around her were speculating it was Ohtani While we were following a plane In a situation like this you are going to put out your best possible offer day 1. Knowing others teams are going to do the same. I’m guessing it as some Dodgers insiders getting hold of the information and trolling Jays fans not being allowed to post the truth about his signing. So let’s report about Ohtani while not reporting about him and the signing 👇 BREAKING NEWS: Shohei Ohtani Signs With The Dodgers l ALEX CURRY & MONSE BOLANOS Fox Sports Radio
They were 2nd 😂😢 . Final loss 😅 now they are dodgers going for pitching yamamoto 😅 of cause Mets and yankees are front runners on him . All of Canada was buff by Ohtani agent tip off lies to push dodgers management to panic deal .
As much as Ohtani is great 700M is a huge overpay. If the jays spent that money 3 players 25M x2 and 20M x1 the Jays could absolutely make a extremely powerful team for next 10 years
Shohei Ohtani’s record $700m contract with the LA Dodgers is boosting his sponsors’ stock prices and expected to have a $437m impact in just one year Forbes
Why Shohei Ohtani will be worth every penny of $700 million contract for Los Angeles Dodgers Ohtani is basically Taylor Swift in baseball spikes. Shohei Ohtani is joining the Dodgers on a 10-year contract. Every Dodgers game will now be broadcast live in Japan. They will have billboards touting Ohtani all over Southern California. There will be lucrative Japanese advertising in the rotating signs behind home plate at Dodger Stadium. There will be sponsorships. Merchandise. Jerseys. Caps. Licensing. You name it, Ohtani will be on it. Sure, $700 million is a lot of money, but you know what, Ohtani is going to be worth nearly $50 million a year to the Dodgers in marketing and licensing. Ohtani brought in $25 million a year to the Angels, and with the Dodgers, that should be doubled. Ohtani already is making friends by letting everyone know that he’s deferring an “unprecedented" portion of his contract to provide the Dodgers enough flexibility to be competitive as possible and add even more stars, with the team still pursuing Japanese pitching sensation Yoshinobu Yamamoto. USA Today
Canada is a fantastic country as long as you can secure a good paying job. Not cold as everywhere is heated extremely well. I feel winter is hotter than spring/fall. But not many outside of Canada knows how it is.
Thinking about it after has me thinking good. We shouldn't have even offered. Think we just had a near miss. Build the Blue Jays around Vlad Bo and Biggio.
its being reported the jays offered the same as the dodgers just another case of having to over pay to get a star player to play in canada jays would have had to give 800 mil
Everyone was off to the races on this Ohtani "thing"? Ahhh, No. Not everyone was off to the races. Sorry to hit you over the head with this one, but, from the beginning Toronto got "long cocked", plain and simple. LA Dodgers? or Toronto Blue Jays? Someone took the bait... hook.... line..... and sinker. Now for the truly fun story which is emerging... "Blue Jays Team owners, management have fun looking into their own players eyes as they all now know; "Even Ohtani thinks he has a better chance of winning with another team".... The Ego Toronto has. Pssst.... "your Ego" never even got on the plane....
Soon as I saw your comment I knew it was from Alberta. Albertans have been childishly insulting anything Ontario for as long as I can recall. I would have expected you to refuse Gretzky, McDavid and all others from Ontario but no, obviously you are not as independent as you like to believe. A bunch of whining, oily hypocrites. Strange, I thought isolation from the rest of the country is Alberta’s desire.
Rhetoric? I have never seen anybody from Ontario post an insult about Alberta. The opposite is the case. Albertans have been issuing insults about Ontario since long before computers. Let’s see if you can take it now, after dishing it out for years. “Let the eastern bastards freeze”. Not exactly winning friends with comments like that. I remember it clearly.
@@oilerssixpack2629 Sorry, from what I see for many years is Albertans stuck on and obsessed with dissing Ontario and its people. The simple fact is I have never heard people from Ontario insulting your province like we have had to endure from you. We don’t spend our time dwelling on Alberta. I have read hundreds of insulting comments about Ontario and Toronto from Albertans on all sources of communication going back many years That’s gospel. Grow up and while you are at it, send Zach Hyman back to the Leafs.
Ohtani was always going to sign with the Dodgers. Most people who follow baseball have known that Ohtani was going to the Dodgers as far back as about 2 years ago when they started shaving money off their payroll in anticipation of Ohtani reaching free agency.
You're wrong. Yes, the Dodgers let good players go in order to lower it's payroll to sign Ohtani. However, Ohtani had not made a decision about playing for the Dodgers or any other team. Ohtani's agent himself said they told the Angel's about the Dodger's offer to give them a chance to match. The Angel's owner turned down the chance. This is understandable since Ohtani had Tommy John surgery for the second time. He didn't want to pay $700M for a player who may or may not pitch at the same high level again. How you or anybody would have known when Ohtani didn't know himself?
Don’t vilify Shohei! He has nothing to do with this. In Tom Verduccis interview with Dodgers executives, they talk about how Shohei is not interested in the dollar and even expressed ‘ridiculous ness’ of such amount. The Dodgers became even more enamored by Ohtanis sincerity and became convinced this is the guy they wanted regardless. Dodgers been chasing Ohtani since he was 15 years old. CAA don’t have to manipulate to have the Guggenheim group to pay. It’s just a sum Ohtani is worth. On and off the field for baseball.
And yet he signed with the Angels in 2018.
No DH in NL back then.@@boodits
@@booditsbecause there was no DH in the NL at the time
Ohtani cares so little about money that he offered to defer his entire salary but his agent told him that's not legal under the MLB/players agreement, so he ended up deferring 97% of his salary. I suspect the Jays offered at least $600 million, maybe closer to the Dodgers' offer. It's clear that Ohtani thought long and hard about it and actually had the Jays as one of his final two teams to choose between. He liked the Jays situation that much, for what it's worth to Jays fans.
😂😂😂😂
As someone who has been way more critical of Toronto pro sports teams than Sid, I am sick and tired of his manufactured outrage when things go wrong enough for most to notice.
Out west here in Calgary,I’m so thankful I don’t see this self serving prick on TV. The Provorov vid really showed Sid as the goof that he is.
All the Canadians are going to say hes overpaid but the truth is, no other team and go toe to toe with Dodger Money
The company that owns the Jays makes 700 million dollars every 16 days. Literally.
Not overpaid. The Dodgers will make more off of Ohtani then he will from them.
And the Yankees
I loved how Sids weak ass speech thought they were going to land Ohtani. Biggest L for 🇨🇦
I’m so thankful I don’t see Sid on TV anymore.
The sports media here in TO is beyond pathetic. They had no chance at him. No chance.
He was never coming here, it was always the Dodgers. The Jay's were used as a pawn by Shohei's agency to drive up Dodgers paying through there ass and did they ever.
If any conciliation, even several Japanese tv station sent their reporter to Toronto 😅
Covering the city, restaurants, shopping places in the city when coming to watch Ohtani playing for the Jays… A Japanese restaurant quickly added a the menu with special Ohtani dish..all this while for three days Jays were climbing in the top of the list..
consolation、じゃないのかなｗｗ
@@wilburwood8261oh, some kind of auto thing 😂 didn’t even notice, Thanks
I’m not from Toronto or Canada but I feel his pain and passion. That was screwed up what happened.
Let’s track another flight later this month. Santa’s sleigh ride would rival any flight out of California…
This dude had a HUGE part in what happened to Toronto fans. As a reporter, you need to be partial and patient with all news. He unfortunately got caught up in the hype of wanting Ohtani be a Blue Jay. Add to it the rant he went on comparing Toronto to LA and clearly he added to the hysteria. And there is NO COMPARISON between LA and Toronto. Jerry Hairston did the same but the big difference is that here in LA, there are a ton of other things to focus on. Dodger fans are rabid, as are most fan bases, but in sports alone, you have the Lakers and the LA Kings to shift to. News and bad news, at that, never last long in LA. If the city thing was the determining factor, then Ohtani chose correctly. Sid...you were a part of it. Jerry was a part of it, but more so in Toronto than in LA.
No one wants to play in that freezing S-hole Toronto 😅
@@NeilPhillipMellyAre there mass shootings in that S-hole in Toronto? Letting lunatics own AR-15’s, or is that in pretty much in every major American city?
Well it’s okay and never give up and Merry Christmas to ya all and big hugs and blessings.😊
5:19 dude is cryingggggggg 😂😂😂😭😭😭
This guy should has his own radio and tv show with sport show
I’m sorry for jays fans but Sid deserves everything he’s feeling right now, especially after his dumb rant the other day.
Yeah, dude is a clown for thinking that the Jays had any chance at him.
It's contrived anger.
There’s money. And there’s Shohei Ohtani money.
These rants are becoming legendary
Friday was such a complete mess. Started with the la report that he was going to sign in Toronto then the plane craziness. I knew he wasn’t on the plane. Wouldn’t make sense. I never bought that. Once offical accounts tweeted then I started to believe it. Saturday La reports still said he would sign in Toronto that’s what I believed then he posted on instagram that he signed in La. I truly hope everyone learned something from this. Such a mess. I also agree with Sid that the Jays should have said something when things went nuts.
Another showing of why the Jay are a mickey mouse baseball club drowning while surrounded by professionally managed teams. You could gift Toronto an All-Star lineup and it would be mismanaged into nothing within a few years.
People won't learn anything from this mess because they obviously didn't learn anything from the Kawhi Leonard mess in 2019. Remember the Toronto media had helicopters following Kawhi around and Toronto fans were stalking a hotel where Kawhi was meeting with Ujiri? Toronto sports fans are the most emotionally unstable in all of sports. They will get all maniacal and frenzied when the next big sports free agent comes along, and then will get totally depressed when the free agent picks another team.
Jays, Giants and Dodgers had the same offer on the table with Shohei's agent. Decision was just on Ohtani.
How would anyone from the Jays organization know for sure whether Ohtani was on the plane or not? That would have been irresponsible for anyone from the team to make a statement saying he wasn't on the plane without knowing for sure. And why would you put out ANY info on Ohtani when it might jeopardize your chance of signing him??
There is this Dodgers UA-cam fan site. Where one of the UA-camrs stated to the other, that on that Friday when Ohtani was supposed to be on that plane flying to Toronto She was told on the Wednesday prior (if there is no reason for you to be here don’t come in kind of thing) and that all tours were cancelled.
Her being a tour guide and thinking this was not a common occurrence. So she and people around her were speculating it was Ohtani
While we were following a plane
In a situation like this you are going to put out your best possible offer day 1.
Knowing others teams are going to do the same.
I’m guessing it as some Dodgers insiders getting hold of the information and trolling Jays fans not being allowed to post the truth about his signing
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BREAKING NEWS: Shohei Ohtani Signs With The Dodgers l ALEX CURRY & MONSE BOLANOS
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Exactly
Lol... this is comical.
Cause if Ohtani or his agent was coming, the Jays would have gotten a call that they were on their way to Toronto to sign or hash out a deal. I doubt very much that they would just walk into the Jays head office on Friday unexpectedly and say "Sorry to barge in unannounced, but we'd like to sign with you..."
@@gooseegg3439 See, while that is a good point, you have to consider that maybe he would’ve been on that plane for leisurely business, and that he might’ve said something about signing with them after already being there. I think it was the correct for the Jays to keep their mouths shut. Not their place to speak on something they aren’t 100% sure of. All this plane business was just a bunch of idiots on the internet making stuff up.
Syd is triggered on this one
CAA and Ohtani played the Jays like a fiddle! There was no way he was coming
Not just the Jays, but the Dodgers. Yes, they got their man, but they were forced to drastically overpay him because he made them think he was considering the Jays.
Is anyone honestly surprised this Jays brass fell short? This is what they do, they're the best at it
You can be passionate about your team without dragging someone's name through the mud. The most amazing part of all this is that Jerry Hairsiton will build a friendship and bond with Ohtani. Where he will go into the hall of fame wearing a Dodger uniform. It's okay to hate the Dodgers, but to insult a man, directly that's not right.
That guy made a fool of himself and now feels dumb
The Jay aren't going to talk to you Sid... You are nobody.
Obviously, John Morosi is at fault.
He is mlb's official journalist.
He's not the only reporter that made a fault statement. There was also the one from Dodgers Nation that said he signed with the Jays, and another reporter who said that there was a press conference at 6pm. Both of which were BBWAA journalists so they had credibility.
@@gooseegg3439 Sounds like a herd mentality when it came to reporting the story, but no one staked out the airport, Rogers Centre, etc? I mean, this potentially was the biggest Toronto story in 30 years, and one that you'd have to get right.
I don't know how I've done it, but somehow I've managed not to see this guy play a single game. It's a miracle that I'm still alive.
😂😂
I went to see him play this year. He hit a homer on his first at bat and they basically pitched around him the rest of the weekend. The Angels had nobody behind him so he was easy to avoid. I don't think he ever got batted in. Hopefully the Dodgers have a bigger bat next in the lineup.
I'm from Europe so I've never seen a baseball game period, and from the few highlights I've seen on the Internets it'll probably stay that way. Like, table tennis and badminton are bigger sports than baseball here.
@@okyouknowwhatever🤡
@okyouknowwhatever yeah, I know what you mean cuz it's like badminton and table tennis are bigger here than that European football thing, but then I'm just from North America..
What I don't like about most media is nobody is taking this story like a bull by the damn horns. What the hell happened? Who in the hell lied to Marosi? Why in the hell did that source lie? Either that source was a prank or it was to leverage negotiation dollars.
I get Sid's argument, and it makes sense. He's right, someone in Jays leadership knew and should have said something to quell the hysteria.
We enjoyed the attention 😂🇨🇦
Two weeks ago I didn’t know Shohei Ohtani from the Man On The Moon…
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@@rickrobitaille8809 Can Climate Change be blamed for Shohei Ohtani not coming to Toronto. Climate Change is blamed for a lot of things these days…Is this another example.
@@rickrobitaille8809 I’ve had enough of Shohei Ohtani to last me a lifetime…
Aw.. poor little Sid. Can we all spare a thought for the poor muffin and his feelings now when he's having a major league sad? No? Well, didn't think so but I thought I'd ask just the same.
Sid needs to eat more salads 🥗 now
All the Toronto Media including TV,,,,make me gag, so pro B-Jay--use the mute button or I switch to another game.....fat Vlady is still toronto's Hero--another Canadian team overhyped......love Ohtani in Dodgers Blue...
The Jays got finessed worse than the Padres when they announced the Scherzer signing 🤣
Toronto offered the same contract as well!
It was BS. Jays let rumour go on purpose to sell tickets. The home opener sold out in seconds and they probably sold 5000-10000 season tickets during those 7 hours. It was a shady move and I’m a peeved that they allowed it to happen. They should allow refunds for anyone buying on Friday.
Bingo
This "greatest player of all time" stuff is crazy. He's great yes. He's unique yes. Greatest of all time? Seriously? Cone on He's a novelty act cause he pitches AND hits. He might not pitch great again. If he doesn't He's a really good DH.
I'm here for the tears.
The Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is half Japanese, his mother is Japanese and African American father, and he was born in Japan.
3:10 This is such an emotionally-charged, irrational take on things that could've irresponsibly fomented undue vitriol against a totally innocent party. The only ones who knew for sure that Shohei Ohtani was not on that plane was Shohei and his camp and Robert Herjavec and his camp. The only thing Jays' brass would've known is that they didn't orchestrate that flight. Why was it their responsibility to put out their SPECULATION to quell a rumor that was born of someone else's SPECULATION?
If I had to guess, when the rumor got traction, folks in the Jays' organization started contacting one another wondering if the left hand was doing something the right hand wasn't aware of. It would've taken a while for them to fully confirm that the plane arrangements were not of their doing. And it would've taken longer still to be comfortable definitively asserting that Shohei was not on that plane.
For all they knew, Shohei was on that plane for some reason. They certainly weren't going to contact Shohei directly and risk badgering this coveting free agent. And unless they had access to airport personnel who was willing to disclose the identity of that VIP passenger, they were flying relatively blind too. They likely ASSUMED it wasn't him. But again, you don't combat speculation with speculation. Unless someone within their organization played a mischievous role in helping to plant the original seed, they were blameless in it all. And they shouldn't be lambasted because of the rantings of a talking head who was butt-hurt about the whole fiasco.
2019: Fans are chasing around what they thought was Kawhi’s transport across Toronto
2023: Fans are tracking Ohtani’s supposed private jet.
I didn’t get caught up in this frenzy with Ohtani as i vividly recall 2019. I’m honestly shocked very few learned their lesson from that experience
Paying someone 50,000 dollars each time he steps up to bat is sickness.
@bruce, Ohtani is more than a baseball player. He is an investment. The TV rights to Japan will bring in a billion.
You're acting like this is new to professional sports. At the end of the day, athletes get paid for playing a child's game.
@@deleqtronica8733, its a beautiful thing, isn't it.
The 'rumor' didn't run for 7 hours unfettered. You need to do your research just as your fans do. Yahoo Sports sent a follow up message about an hour after Morosi's post stating that Ohtani was at his home in Southern California. Also, Bob Nightengale sent a post at 2:11p stating that Ohtani is NOT on a flight to Toronto. And if you still want to believe that fans shouldn't be fooled by Social Media, there was post around the same time, supposedly from Jeff Passan, stating that Ohtani had agreed to sign with the Angels. Sid needs to get over himself.
Sid is such a dramatic little child. Im so glad hes no longer on Tim & Friends. His takes were terrible...
Jerry Hairston is LMAO at you!!! 😂🎉
Blame the lazy journalists, Sid!
When a deal includes deferred money, that contract is discounted, Ohtani will be worth 40-50 million against their payroll, after all taxes and fees, he might take home 20-30 million
All the taxes in California add up to 65 % .
@@Dennis-ff2pf
1- straight line: 37% Fed, 2.35% Medicare, 13.3% CA, 1.1% State disability = 53.75% tax rate
2- Sports players get taxed based off the location of the stadium played. Likely will reduced the CA tax rate by 1/4ish. He'll be right near 50% flat.
3- Have no idea what his agent fee is
@@HKim0072 most agents take 4% of the total amount.
A very rough calc. of the Present Value of that contract, as of Jan 1/2024, discounted at 5% and ignoring taxes, agent & lawyer fees entirely, comes to $346 million. That is based on the Dodgers paying Ohtani $2 MM/yr for years 1 to 10, and $68 MM/yr from years 11 to 20.
The Jays didn’t say anything because they knew they were out on Ohtani and they were happy to see the Dodgers hosed for another 100 million.
Sound like jealousy to me.
Ahhhhh Salty
Dodgers probably would’ve paid $800 million for him if they had too. They don’t care. They’ll make all that money back in no time at all. That’s why I knew that he wouldn’t sign with anyone else. Dodgers checked off every box for him
Why Shohei Ohtani will be worth every penny of $700 million contract for Los Angeles Dodgers
Ohtani is basically Taylor Swift in baseball spikes.
Shohei Ohtani is joining the Dodgers on a 10-year contract.
Every Dodgers game will now be broadcast live in Japan. They will have billboards touting Ohtani all over Southern California. There will be lucrative Japanese advertising in the rotating signs behind home plate at Dodger Stadium. There will be sponsorships. Merchandise. Jerseys. Caps. Licensing. You name it, Ohtani will be on it.
Sure, $700 million is a lot of money, but you know what, Ohtani is going to be worth nearly $50 million a year to the Dodgers in marketing and licensing. Ohtani brought in $25 million a year to the Angels, and with the Dodgers, that should be doubled.
Ohtani already is making friends by letting everyone know that he’s deferring an “unprecedented" portion of his contract to provide the Dodgers enough flexibility to be competitive as possible and add even more stars, with the team still pursuing Japanese pitching sensation Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
USA Today
@@DW-op7ly25 Million is old. He brought in 25-35MM to the franchise and 2023 numbers are not out but estimated to close to 40MM because of global purchase of WBC Championship.
Dodgers are bigger market than the Angels so automatically they will sell more. 40+MM will be the norm
Morosi had plenty of wrong intels too eager to be the first breaking the news ego won, Passan is the best in biz. Also lots of ppl easily crossed off Dodgers not knowing the long history shared with Ohtani they’re the first who scouted him back hs wanting to sign him and his physician is a Dodgers team doctor etc.
it's the worst contract in sports history, makes dipietro look like a laugher.
If all of Otani’s earnings are invested at 7.2% under this contract it’s basically the same as him getting paid 35 million for the next 10 years. This contract gives the Dodgers the flexibility to beef up their pitching with free agents which will build a dynasty for the next 5 years or more. This will win championships and build Otanis legacy. The Blue Jays likely offered more money (because money today is worth more than money 10 years from now) but Otani wanted to go to the Dodgers. His chances of winning a World Series is better there and more championships means more fans and endorsements. He also has more access to the Japanese viewership if he is on the West Coast. The Jays were just used as leverage and they never had a chance.
This will win championships?? Pump the brakes. This is baseball, not basketball or football with a great QB. What did the Angels win with Ohtani AND Trout? This makes the Dodgers a better team, but Shohei may never pitch again.
700 million American is damn close to 1 billion in Canadian
For one guy
Who is recovering from surgery
Sid roars on in an effort to promote himself. Again, the mouth that ROARS !
he was never coming here. his agents just used the jays as leverage to squeeze every last penny out of the dodgers
hi sid yes you are correct that the blue jays insid people should came forward like you said and my opinion i go to the other side of what you say i blame the agent for othani for not speaking up to soften the blow to the blue jay fans
“Reputable people”…. Okay bud. Are these the same people going on air saying Ohtani would sign with Toronto because the Toronto weather is better than LA?
Sid should understand well it was Friday, and Jays personnel was almost finish their day at noon, and prepare to take off for TGIF. I don't think anyone from the FO, to the PR team would like to do overtime work on Friday...
Love seeing these sad Canadians....Nobody was going to that dump of a team.
If you pay these guys too much money, they’re not going to put in 100%. They’ll leave it up to their fellow players which means they’re going to lose the game but their bank accounts are going to continue winning.
Ohtani doesn’t care about money as much as he does winning. That’s why he signed with a MLB team before he was 25, and why the majority of his contract now will be deferred, allowing the Dodgers to keep adding pieces to build around him.
I feel him.
Hey Sid! Did you apologize to your daddy Jerry Hairston Jr?
Believe it or not it wasn't really about the money, well it was but Ohtani's two major reasons for signing with the Dodgers all along was he loves California and wanted to play on a playoff contending team. Sure the Dodgers have made the playoffs consistently over the years but they've also choked a lot in the post season even with all that talent. Ohtani isn't going to guarantee they'll do any better over the life of his contract especially with his ability to pitch again still up in the air.
They won back in 2020.
Remember this fact: Dodgers scouting team began the strong love call when Shohei was playing at Hanamaki Higashi High School, visiting Japan and meeting with Shohei himself. Shohei made an entry of Dodgers name on his baseball goal sheet at that time. But when Shohei announced his challenge to MLB and again they sent another love call, there was no DH rule in the N League. This time, Shohei's decision is to return his gratitude toward Dodgers unchanged love for his talent and to be able to continue his two-way play with the team that loves him so mich for so long. For Shohei, "trust" and "respect" make a big difference.
@lambo2655, the Blue Jays can't make it out of the first round when they do make it. Sounds like sour grapes. Only time will tell.
And that's why he's deferring payments RN. I feel Shohei just wants to win regardless
Heard Jays was at north of 600M.. bet Dodgers topped to 700m either Friday or early Saturday...
If the Jays money was not deferred by 10 years like the Dodgers then their contract was actually better financially for Otani even if you assume a measly 4 or 5% interest rate.
It’s not fair play to the Dodgers if they defer 1/2 his salary to avoid the luxury tax. This should be limited or eliminated, but shouldn’t be allowed to stand as is.
Go cry to your mama. #BleedBlue
@@FlanMasterT.V I am not just talking about this deal but the idea of deferring money to avoid the rules of the salary cap. But thanks for your grade 3 level response. I know you are but what am I contribution to a serious topic.
What's really sad is people who are making average income or less tossing out their opinions about the millions pro athletes make like they can somehow relate. We are not part of their world
There are retired MLB players still getting paid by way of deferred deals, and Ohtani may still be playing during the back half of that contract.
Oh.. Sid on another moronic rant because he looked like a complete lunatic.. Sid trusted Morosi and ripped the reporter that said Ohtani was NOT on the plane... HAHAHA complete goof😂😂
Bellinger for Toronto blue jays
I am loosing faith in Jays leadership. poorly managed Manoah situation, Soto to Yanks, Champman gonna walk, Manager of the Jays a little to Raw to be running a Playoff roster, Ohtani situation. I do feel now we were being played by Ohtani camp ( not Shoehei himself, he probably just let his agent do his thing and they did it well using us to raise the Dodgers offer )
The jay’s actually made the dodgers overpay. There were very few team even considering 600 million and nobody was in the 700 million range
No Dodgers don’t need to be manipulated to pay! They have been chasing Ohtani since he was 15 years old. There is a long history behind them that never came to fruition until now. And this time Dodgers we’re not going to let Shohei go. 700MM is nothing! Shohei thinks the amount is ridiculous, even said it (read Verduccis article in SI)
It’s just the media and the speed of information goes too fast in this days..
You're losing faith because the Jay's weren't able to land possibly the greatest baseball player ever? It's a miracle they were in the running in the first place
@@deleqtronica8733 I did mention about Manoah, Champan and the current bench manager aswell. I could go on but I figured my reply was bloated already.
He’s pissed… rightfully so tbh. I’d be sour losing out in Ohtani.
John fooled these Jays fans like an April Fool's joke. He was never going to sign with the Blue Jays; he hates the city of Toronto and their abandoned-looking warehouse stadium.
Sid questions why people don’t go to him…. He said Messi was a fraud, not the goat. How did that age? Sid is strongly opinionated. No facts. Yawn, boring.
my baby Ohtani deserves everything!
His tears taste so delicious.
He was never going to sign with the Jays it is well known he ALWAYS wanted to play for the Dodgers , He used the Jays to bump up his contract offer . Jays fans looked stupid Friday and the Jays deserve a lot of the blame but not as stupid as the Dodgers who could have got him for a lot less money . Con of the century from this guys agent , The Dodgers took the bait and ran with it .
Dodgers don’t care dude. They probably would’ve paid him $800 million if it came too it. They know how much money he’ll make them on top of being the best player int game right now.
@@TheGreyCrayon Wow so the DODGERS tell you what they think huh
L M A O The Dodgers dont care that is why it took so long for them to sign him and the price kept going up rather than just telling him give us a price and we will pay it . Here is a nickel go buy ur self a clue L M A O .
There is this Dodgers UA-cam fan site. Where one of the UA-camrs stated to the other, that on that Friday when Ohtani was supposed to be on that plane flying to Toronto She was told on the Wednesday prior (if there is no reason for you to be here don’t come in kind of thing) and that all tours were cancelled.
Her being a tour guide at Dodgers Stadium and thinking this was not a common occurrence. So she and people around her were speculating it was Ohtani
While we were following a plane
In a situation like this you are going to put out your best possible offer day 1.
Knowing others teams are going to do the same.
I’m guessing it as some Dodgers insiders getting hold of the information and trolling Jays fans not being allowed to post the truth about his signing. So let’s report about Ohtani while not reporting about him and the signing
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BREAKING NEWS: Shohei Ohtani Signs With The Dodgers l ALEX CURRY & MONSE BOLANOS
Fox Sports Radio
@@DW-op7ly Well darn it someone on utube said something so it must be true and mean this or that L M A O .
Ohtani is not interested in money. He leaves it to his agent
He just made the team with the attending doctor.
Jays offered the exact same amount according to reports. However, as we have learned, reports mean nothing.
Exactly.
First Arson Judge now NO Sho-Flight
😂😂😂 very creative!
Bluejays were some where between $650 and 675 million from what they were saying and were runners up
They were 2nd 😂😢 . Final loss 😅 now they are dodgers going for pitching yamamoto 😅 of cause Mets and yankees are front runners on him . All of Canada was buff by Ohtani agent tip off lies to push dodgers management to panic deal .
@@evanyong5871🔥😄🇨🇦🇺🇸🎯
LOLOLOLO Ohtani's agent played the Jays like a fiddle... They used Toronto to drive the price up.. Ohtani was NEVER going to sign in Toronto
Lmao when has a top flight free agent ever picked Toronto?? Especially when option 2 is LA😂😂😂😂
He's from LA so that was his preferred destination. Just like Kawhi. It's understandable.
@@sumerlawrencehe's from Japan
Sportsnet brought on Barker & Blair to do a show
This dude still has a job????
ELL YEAH SID -- HE IS TALKING DIRECTLY TO SHI
i cant undestand english but i like him
As much as Ohtani is great 700M is a huge overpay.
If the jays spent that money 3 players 25M x2 and 20M x1 the Jays could absolutely make a extremely powerful team for next 10 years
This is true. But shohei adds marketing 300m or so, the actual cost is 400m.
Shohei Ohtani’s record $700m contract with the LA Dodgers is boosting his sponsors’ stock prices and expected to have a $437m impact in just one year
Forbes
Why Shohei Ohtani will be worth every penny of $700 million contract for Los Angeles Dodgers
Ohtani is basically Taylor Swift in baseball spikes.
Shohei Ohtani is joining the Dodgers on a 10-year contract.
Every Dodgers game will now be broadcast live in Japan. They will have billboards touting Ohtani all over Southern California. There will be lucrative Japanese advertising in the rotating signs behind home plate at Dodger Stadium. There will be sponsorships. Merchandise. Jerseys. Caps. Licensing. You name it, Ohtani will be on it.
Sure, $700 million is a lot of money, but you know what, Ohtani is going to be worth nearly $50 million a year to the Dodgers in marketing and licensing. Ohtani brought in $25 million a year to the Angels, and with the Dodgers, that should be doubled.
Ohtani already is making friends by letting everyone know that he’s deferring an “unprecedented" portion of his contract to provide the Dodgers enough flexibility to be competitive as possible and add even more stars, with the team still pursuing Japanese pitching sensation Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
USA Today
It’s the pull to go to Canada. It takes an overpay, might have to go hard for free agents
Canada is a fantastic country as long as you can secure a good paying job. Not cold as everywhere is heated extremely well. I feel winter is hotter than spring/fall. But not many outside of Canada knows how it is.
Man even after the Jays threw in Timbits for life and a Free sportsnet now subscription? 🤣
Hahahahaja sid really did try to go into Hairstons mlb career and not he looks dumb
Thanks Khawi Leonard 😂I can just hear that laugh🇨🇦🇺🇸
Thinking about it after has me thinking good. We shouldn't have even offered. Think we just had a near miss. Build the Blue Jays around Vlad Bo and Biggio.
its being reported the jays offered the same as the dodgers just another case of having to over pay to get a star player to play in canada jays would have had to give 800 mil
Were these the same people that reported Ohtani was on that plane?
Yup $Billion contract on the way!!
Everyone was off to the races on this Ohtani "thing"?
Ahhh, No. Not everyone was off to the races.
Sorry to hit you over the head with this one, but, from the beginning Toronto got "long cocked", plain and simple. LA Dodgers? or Toronto Blue Jays? Someone took the bait... hook.... line..... and sinker.
Now for the truly fun story which is emerging... "Blue Jays Team owners, management have fun looking into their own players eyes as they all now know; "Even Ohtani thinks he has a better chance of winning with another team"....
The Ego Toronto has. Pssst.... "your Ego" never even got on the plane....
Well said!
I dont belive in karma but this looks like a textbook example if there ever was one
Toronto teams are always used for negotiations.
GO DODGERS!!!!!
Dodgers are cheaters glad they lost the 2017 World series to Houston
Such a drama queen..No. Not you Meredith.
Shouldn't Sid be mad at NHL players not wanting to be gay?
😂 cry me a river already
It’s crazy to see Sid’s rise from tsn days
This is typical Toronto rhetoric that everybody loves their isolated city but it’s just the opposite.
Soon as I saw your comment I knew it was from Alberta. Albertans have been childishly insulting anything Ontario for as long as I can recall. I would have expected you to refuse Gretzky, McDavid and all others from Ontario but no, obviously you are not as independent as you like to believe. A bunch of whining, oily hypocrites. Strange, I thought isolation from the rest of the country is Alberta’s desire.
Rhetoric? I have never seen anybody from Ontario post an insult about Alberta. The opposite is the case. Albertans have been issuing insults about Ontario since long before computers. Let’s see if you can take it now, after dishing it out for years. “Let the eastern bastards freeze”. Not exactly winning friends with comments like that. I remember it clearly.
@@lanceb. see you all stuck on yourself
@@oilerssixpack2629 Sorry, from what I see for many years is Albertans stuck on and obsessed with dissing Ontario and its people. The simple fact is I have never heard people from Ontario insulting your province like we have had to endure from you. We don’t spend our time dwelling on Alberta. I have read hundreds of insulting comments about Ontario and Toronto from Albertans on all sources of communication going back many years That’s gospel. Grow up and while you are at it, send Zach Hyman back to the Leafs.
I bet Herjavec leaked it so he would get attention 😅. How did Herjavec afford a private plane??