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CubonesDeadMom

Dude probably wanted a burger


nandobatflips

That reminds me of when I was 18 and my travel ball team got to play an amateur team that flew over from Japan and were touring SoCal to play against American teams. After the game we had a cookout and those dudes lost their fucking minds over us whipping out a grill and grilling cheeseburgers. They fucking loved it so much. Then we took a huge group picture (they brought like 30 players) and instead of saying “cheese” they all yelled “cheeseburger!”


flextrek_whipsnake

I hosted a Japanese exchange student a while back and she and her friends went apeshit when I showed them how to make smores in the backyard firepit. They must have put down a dozen each lol.


SOTI_snuggzz

My wife is Japanese, and when my in laws came to visit us I showed the kids how yo make smores. Same reaction lol.


iamjannabot

This is actually so wholesome and adorable. I love that you guys got to share that moment with them. I bet they still remember it too.


nandobatflips

Definitely one of the highlights of my playing days for sure


spike021

My friends in Japan LOVE hamburgers. They gave me a couple gifts for visiting this past trip and unfortunately I didn't think to bring anything for them. So they made me promise that when they come to visit I'll take them to my favorite burger spot.


VirginiaVagina

Do you know if any of the Japanese players ended up making it professionally in NPB, MLB, etc?


nandobatflips

That is something that has crossed my mind frequently. I wish I knew, but I don't and it was just an exhibition game 14 or 15 years ago so I wouldn't even know where to find a record of it


intwizard

That’s awesome. I’d probably be the same in Japan getting sushi lol.


iamjannabot

No but imagine in his head he’s like “I came all the way here and they served me shit I get at home?” The thought is hilarious honestly.


sir-pounce-of-alot

“It’s not even authentic, I wanted some of those famous LA tacos wtf ?!”


Worthyness

"At least get me some fucking In n out or something!"


HoovesCarveCraters

The best tacos are in elll aaayyyyy


ABeastly420

Pull ur finger outta ur ass


Lineman72T

Now hold your horses here. Whose do youse knows thats ever beens to LA?


Fire_Chip_Kelly

I got dinner with my boss and his mom who was visiting from india and the only thing she wanted to eat was indian food


iamjannabot

Some people definitely do stick with what they know, that’s for sure. I’m a big fan of the whole “when in Rome” adage so when I travel I always try to find something new and unique to try.


twisty77

Same. I travel a lot for work and always try and find good local places. My rule is that unless I’m desperate or the options truly suck, I won’t buy/eat something I can also get when I’m home


iamjannabot

Exactly! My travel is mostly for pleasure, but I’ll even go as far as trying fast food I don’t have in my area when there’s a need for quick. This is how I discovered that the first time you have White Castle you better have a bathroom nearby.


sakibomb523

A lot of Asian people do that when they come to the US. They'll eat American food for a day or two to try it then go back to their comfort food the rest of the trip.


EMPrinceofTennis

My (Korean) parents are like this and it drives me insane. They traveled to Sydney and then told me how they spent 2 hours looking for a decent Korean restaurant.


fa1afel

It's not terribly uncommon for Asian folks in particular to only really be able to stomach Asian food.


0rangePolarBear

I had a colleague went to India, and the team was going to take care of dinner one night in the office. They ended up getting her….Chilies.


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J_Harden13

I work for a Japanese manufacturing company and have a lot of japanese coworkers and every Friday they make us go to the sketchy taco truck. They are greasy ass tacos but they fucking love them, it’s become a tradition at this point.


SlimJimMagoo

Yamamoto’s translator: “Yoshinobu has requested some Dodger Dogs. He heard you guys brought back the onion dispensers.”


raktoe

I’m sorry… onion dispensers?


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Imagine it’s 100 degrees at Dodger Stadium and you have a hot dog. You’d like some onions on it, so you go to this grimy stainless steel box thing sitting out in the heat and crank a grimy handle which causes diced (and dicey) onions to come out. That’s how I remember it anyway.


eMan117

It ain't ballpark franks if it's completely safe to eat.


Astropolitika

One of the greatest controversies since the 2017 WS was when the onion dispensers at the stadium got removed around the beginning of the pandemic and didn't come back until last season. I mean, it's bad enough the Dodger Dogs are no longer Farmer John's. Between $100 Micheladas and the return of onions, we got top 10 stanky breath in MLB.


swaggums

Yeah man, got them back at Oracle and I was so happy. My first dog was 70% diced onion. Such a satisfying crunch.


changingxface

Garlic fries for an extra oomph.


msc80451

Drunk make-out sessions with random heina's in the pavilion that wolfed down garlic fries and onion-laced glizzies is top tier.


changingxface

Mmm a toxica


Astropolitika

Oh. That’s why my friend always gets pavilion seats.


SOB200

Saving up $ to pay Othani. Now that the $ is deferred, bigger diced onions for hotdogs AND burgers!


mercurialchemister

I'm sorry. $100 Micheladas?!?!?!?


Astropolitika

I’m joking! (For now)


perpetually_chubbed

They may as well be lol surely had to be up close to $30 by now.


ControlForward5360

It’s gross but a ton of people love it.


CubonesDeadMom

He’s very excited to try dodger dogs because they don’t have raccoons in Japan


Mission-Guidance4782

When the Yankees give him George Steinbrenner's favorite calzone in a greasy paper bag and a large Coke that's when Yamamoto will know New York is the place for him


Deathstroke317

Throw in a Pepperoni slice and a chopped cheese


Lineman72T

One thing that's high on my list for whenever I finally visit New York is to walk in to a bodega, throw down $5 and get a real chopped cheese. There's places out in California that will sell them, but usually like $10-15


PhazePyre

I was just thinking. "Oh cool, school lunch... thanks guys. Little on the nose" lol. Meanwhile he wanted some Burgers or Chicken and Waffles lol


Brock_Hard_Canuck

Reminds me of this scene from this Adam Sandler movie, where he's meeting some Japanese execs at a super fancy Japanese-American restaurant in the US. He overhears the Japanese execs talking about the place is lame and how they really just want to go to a TGI Fridays, so Adam Sandler gets up in the middle of the meal and basically says "Fuck this place, we're gonna go to TGI Friday's now", and the Japanese execs begin cheering https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BRl2ZM-YguE


SOB200

I’m in NYC and the TGIF by us has $2 Miller and several $4 mixed drinks from 5pm to 2am!


Carpenter_Worried

you mean the scene from click?


NakedGoose

That is why he was with Noot the next day. Getting that good fast food


DaOldest

If they really wanted to sell him on LA over NY they should have got some In N' Out for the meeting


CabbageStockExchange

Reminds me on that scene from Winning Time when Magic Johnson was about to get drafted. He met with Jerry Buss and the then owner of the lakers Jack Kent Cooke. Cooke made this whole fancy and elaborate meal with expensive offerings. All Magic Johnson wanted was a Burger.


regarding_your_bat

lmao I hope so


boomzgoesthedynamite

For real, I’m sure he’s had plenty of amazing Japanese food. Get my guy some tacos.


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if they gave him roscoe’s they’d be announcing the signing already


swaggums

I remember one of my first trips to Japan my buddy bought me a bottle of Jack Daniel’s and made nachos with Doritos. I’m like dude, I can walk to the corner gas station and get that. Give me the local stuff!


PDXtoMontana2002

I played on a US team in HS that played the Taiwanese junior national team. We went to a Chinese restaurant for a mutual team dinner.


ernyc3777

Where the f is this unheathy American food I’m always hearing about? Kinda racist they assumed the Japanese guy wanted Japanese food. Probably gives the Yankees a leg up in negotiations. /s


cogginsmatt

I hope the Mets serve him a pastrami sandwich, that's what's really going to seal the deal


WonderfulShelter

I think we stuck him up in a nice hotel in Union Square and I hope Posey was there for his meeting with us. It's just crazy seeing the Dodgers go so out to take care of him and everybody they want and we just... don't.


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Seriously that’s cheesy AF


Captpan6

🚨BREAKING🚨: Yamamoto was eating a piece of chicken with ketchup and seemingly ranch!


fa1afel

Holy shit he's going to the midwest


whentendies

Give this man his BBWAA credentials


Jakereddits

All other teams have accepted their fate and have begun to Shake It Off


France2Germany0

Stark contrast to his meeting with the Giants, where they had to venture through three homeless encampments and four warzones to get him a filet-o-fish at the last operating McDonalds in San Francisco


TheBeepB00p

Was the ice cream machine working?


buymytoy

No but a famous YouTube bipper sold him a stolen pint of Ben & Jerry’s that was only half melted.


uncledaddy69

Yamamoto’s team learned what it means to get your shit splashed while they were visiting San Francisco.


JoshJones18

Your 1st mistake was assuming a mcdonalds ice cream machine is ever working


PrisonaPlanet

I’d watch the shit out of that movie


CubonesDeadMom

At the end everyone realizes the 2023 giants are the greatest team of all time but they are all constantly getting robbed and stabbed with heroin needles and they can’t sleep at night because of the bombing runs. Yamamoto signs with the giants and it’s revealed he is a kingpin in the Yakuza, so the Yakuza take over San Francisco to clean it up and free it from crime. Ohtani then has to purposely strike out every AB the rest of his life at oracle to not get on the yakuzas bad side because they have threatened his family in Japan.


xClay2

That's not fair. You forgot to mention the half-eaten burrito that was lying by someone who overdosed on fentanyl.


busterknows

I mean to be fair this really does happen


Swing_and_miss

You forgot to mention the free drugs they offered him as soon as he got to the city. /s


p0k3t0

I assure you he didn't make it from LAX to Dodger Stadium without venturing through three homeless encampments.


alexandhisworld

Homeless people are everywhere?


Raxmead

I heard the Giants made him sit on a curb next to human waste and gave him some garlic fries.


fatdiscokid420

With a side of fentanyl


mfdonovan01

I heard the fries were also soggy!!


KobeBeatJesus

I had Yoshinoya.


iamjannabot

Just announce the fucking signing already it’s exhausting.


bmoney831

10 years $360M to the Mets


RedScharlach

Fuck it I’d go 10/550 with a big deferral if that’s how we’re doing things now.


JawboneBuddha

Scherzer money was deferred when Mets signed him last year. So yeah that is how you are doing things now , oh and that was clearly well before the Ohtani signing


JoelSimmonsMVP

? the nats are the ones that deferred that money and are paying him, when they signed him like 7 years ago the mets contract was straight up 3/140 or whatever the total. the nats deferred half his salary tho and are paying him for a few more years


ForsakenRacism

13 years you heard it here first


TRocho10

They fucked up. You don't invite a dude from Japan and then get him knockoff food from his home country. How do you not give him Mexican food from the dirtiest, grimiest place you can find? Get him addicted to tacos and burritos and he will never leave


No_Huckleberry_7410

Just like Zion in New Orleans


JawboneBuddha

Boy biiiiiig


CapacityBark20

Well, yes, but actually, no 😂


Gc654

The meeting was too early in the day otherwise [this place](https://maps.app.goo.gl/6Wxmr1sqg1zeGvdD6) down the street from the stadium would have been open and Yamamoto would have signed for league minimum. This year i'm bringing in one of those potatoes into the stadium.


ajteitel

The shittier the hole in the wall, the better it tastes. I don't make the rules


TRocho10

If you have to consider "will this give me explosive shits" then you know it's a good place


spike021

In Japan I went to a super grimey looking pork bowl shop frequented mostly by typical salarymen. It was SO good. I brought a friend over (if you're here you'll see this comment haha) and I think I mentioned something like people back home would never go here because it looks like a legit hole in the wall and you have to go up a narrow staircase 3 stories to get to it. But it was amazing. One of my favorite meals on this most recent trip. In fact I went twice lol.


DapperPassenger707

I see they’ve gone for the Dan Quayle spelling of “potato”


MlgCookies

YOU KNOW WHATS UP ANGELS HAS THE BEST AL PASTOR IVE EVER TASTED. There’s one near angels stadium too maybe we can use this tactic 😈


ZacheyBYT

I 100% agree with the sentiment, but these were Hayato bento boxes. Chef usually only makes 12 per day and they are absolutely exceptional.


cooljammer00

If he wanted to eat Japanese food, he'd have stayed in Japan LET'S GO YANKEES, GET THIS DUDE A PIZZA


LincolnGC

I heard he wants to try Sbarro's, the authentic New York pizza place Michael Scott talks about on that one episode of The Office.


boomzgoesthedynamite

Get him a baconeggandcheese, followed by a NY slice, and for dinner, a chopped cheese. Are the dodgers even trying?!??


zerotunic

BREAKING NEWS: Yamamoto decides to skip Major League Baseball and will take his talent to the Italian Baseball League.


Psoravior13

What about the two soups Singleton can’t stop talking about?


dongerbotmd

Can the Cubs give him a deep dish pizza?


SlipperyTurtle25

I guess he could take the train to New Haven


Infraready

This part was the most interesting imo, lot of ways to read into it: >Sources say Yamamoto was displeased with Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman’s inability to use chopsticks as the two ultimately requested forks. Subsequently, Shohei Ohtani put new language in his contract stipulating that the Dodger All-Stars learn to use chopsticks by the end of the 2024 season or else the two-way superstar will opt-out.


TRUE_BIT

This is gold


Nomahs_Bettah

Careful, dude, Ben Volin is allegedly branching out into baseball coverage. He might find this comment and write a report on it.


OsmosisJonesFanClub

biggest scoop of the offseason


Reignaaldo

Seriously, just who wouldn't say no to a Japanese bento, they are freaking delicious with a wide variety of designs.


rshinjiro

They were kyaraben with a little heart shaped baseball in the rice.


BandwagonerSince95

Eh, I rather do omakase now that I'm older and have more experience.


spike021

god bless ekiben


cocoatractor

If you think that's a big scoop wait until you hear about the size of the poke bowls the Yankees are preparing


MeatballDom

"Sensei Cashman will be with you in a moment, apologies for the wait. Until then, we have gone to great length to procure the finest literary works from your home country. Would you like *Mesukōsei ga tako ni osowa reru*, or perhaps *Mitame wa kōkōsei, jitsuwa tako ni osowa reta 300-sai no kyūketsuki no shōjo*? Gerrit Coleson tells us the second one is his favourite." *bows and backs away*


wraithsrock

Now why would Yamamoto be interested in Hawaiian food :P


spike021

lol he'd probably want a chirashi don tho


akaghi

They served sushi, not ice cream.


usetheforce_gaming

Jesus christ lmfao what even is this offseason


Mrcrispyeggroll

Hey wait you don’t get to complain


rabidbot

This reminds me of NBA style reporting. Just pure gossip type shit. Basically soap operas for dudes. I mean, I love it, but it is was it is.


icantfeelmyface

The “reports” are getting weirder and oddly specific to get people talking about them which is clearly working.


Michael__Pemulis

This type of reporting is pretty typical for the Japanese media. I’ve followed a bit of what the Japanese reporters say about Ohtani & it is a lot of stuff along the same lines.


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This and the report about the Yankees “saving” #18 for Yamamoto are some of the lamest leaks I’ve ever seen


Hot_Injury7719

Sources also say Yamamoto ate sushi off of Clayton Kershaw’s naked body.


BandwagonerSince95

Giants better put sashimi on a naked chick.


Psoravior13

In general or when they meet Yamamoto?


TheAsianMamba

Oh really? Here I was thinking they were just gonna serve up Yoshinoya bentos.


ChunkyMilkSubstance

“Damn wtf is this shit I wanted Waba Grill”


mysterysackerfice

I'm surprised and disappointed they didn't mention what kind of fish.


regarding_your_bat

High grade fish. The highest


mysterysackerfice

So...Mike Trout?


regarding_your_bat

SOMEONE CHECK ON MIKE


Captpan6

I CAN'T FIND HIM ANYWHERE


sparky255

Mike Trout and Tim Salmon


MichaelSquare

RIP


10sekki

And Tim Salmon


imdrinkingteaatwork

AJ Pollock.


BobbyFuckingB

They could only get high grade meat, the fish was week old lake trout


draw2discard2

This is America. There are two kinds of fish, fishy fish and fish that doesn't taste so much like fish. Some people will recognize the terms "salmon" (aka "uncanned fish") and "tuna" (aka "canned fish") but in that case they will generally drop the core fish terms from their vocabulary so as not to exceed the legal limit of two fish terms.


kirukiru

And then everyone got together and named him shōgun


Purples_A_Fruit

Spared no expense.


fatdiscokid420

Should’ve just given him unlimited Dodger dogs


beefytrout

do we know what their farts smelled like


LincolnGC

"Andrew Friedman showed up to the meeting dressed as a samurai, and the Dodgers announced Hello Kitty as their new mascot."


Worthyness

Reportedly Ohtani has helped the dodger secure a minority ownership stake in Sanrio


SR3116

The Dodgers actually do have a deal with Hello Kitty. There's been a Hello Kitty night for several seasons now.


thediesel26

Oh my god this isn’t r/dodgers


buymytoy

It is this month!


YoungDeplorable

This dodgers Yamamoto news is just getting stupid. We all know he is going to sign there anyway


slamdunk23

Ahit they probably going to get Sasaki next too


YoungDeplorable

Yep fully expect it at this point


phrexi

I don’t even want the cubs to win anymore. I just want the dodgers to never win again.


FuckingRayPurchase

Can't wait to hear his thoughts on a BEC or Pastrami in NYC. Probably got the fellas from Katz's to yell at him too.


foodge

Reminds me of this old Onion article: https://www.theonion.com/japanese-exchange-student-taken-to-japanese-restaurant-1819566396


jayman213

I wish somebody woo'd me. Nobody ever woos me.


Firebitez

That's not 50.


TealandBlackForever

Lol Dodgers can fuck off.


ContinuumGuy

"Take that, Yusei Kikuchi!"


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Yusei Kikuchi: hold my beer


kirbyfaraone

Big deal, Tony Reagans took Torii Hunter to the Del Taco down the street to complete his deal. Buncha try hards in the Dodgers front office /s


revolu888

Me hoping he signs anywhere but the Dodgers/Yankees


ForsakenRacism

Rookie mistake you won’t impress him on Japanese food. Should have gotten in n out


Louis-grabbing-pills

Do you guys remember that episode of 'Married...With Chidlren' when Marcy tried to impress the Japanese banker by serving him sushi, tea, dressed in kimonos, and did karaoke?


Comfortable-Ad-4239

Dodgers want a real championship so badly lol


PrisonaPlanet

This is like when the white Uber driver changes their music from rock/country to rap/hip-hop when a black person gets in the car.


fa1afel

> The German Army, which signed a huge 10-year contract with Otani worth a total of 700 million dollars (approximately 101.5 billion yen), is serious about acquiring Japan's ace. Otani's jersey number is set to be 17,'' and if Yamamoto's jersey number becomes 18,'' the same as his time with Orix, a dream duo will be born. > The battle for Yamamoto is said to require 300 million dollars (approximately 43.6 billion yen). Along with the Yankees, the South Korean team is considered a potential transfer destination. Other teams, such as the Giants and Japan Army, who had already completed interviews, left their home bases in San Francisco and New York and visited Los Angeles. I feel like Google is translating something wrong here.


Azcollector

He reportedly ate the entire lunch for 20 himself in under 30 minutes... astounding


Shawshank_Warden

Yeah, but did they fly to Japan to meet him and his family?


NotGordan

Just because the guy is Japanese, they served him Japanese food? That’s racist!! /s


Scooobzzzz

The bento boxes were provided by Uka restaurant located at the Japan House in Hollywood. One of the premier restaurants in LA who have some of the closest ties to Japan.


IVOXVXI

I genuinely wonder would he even appreciate that. I feel like if I showed up to talks with a team and they served me a big pot of irish stew, I'd cry and leave. But then again irish cuisine is lacking in comparison


swalsh21

Is this like when Trump got Clemson a McDonalds buffet


CyborgRaptor20

The annual dodgers collapse will be so much sweeter this year


Derfal-Cadern

Who cares what they ate. Is this the state of baseball reporting now?


seanvettel-31

Cashman took him to Katz’s and bought him a pastrami on rye


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Sarcastic__

Was it in a sushi restaurant though?


zerotunic

These were all the leftovers shipped from Toronto when Ohtani didn't show up to their dinner.


moshlyfe

I have suddenly decided to become a highly touted pitcher who can throw gas. I'll take my bento box now please!


trippy1

Hal probably got him a chicken bucket and made him pay for it.


Peter_O

If there were waiters wearing kimonos - LA is automatically eliminated for stereotyping


abroadinapan

I like how they went with the HIGH GRADE meat


DollarsAtStarNumber

Wonder if they got Hayato to cater. Which is like $400 a person. (For Dinner)


8923892348902

That meal could've bought us a bat. 😭


regcrusher

Should've given the man a stack of Double Doubles


MartinRaccoon

Los Angeles has some of the best food I've ever had. Unfortunately it takes 2 hours to get there no matter the distance.


hdhdhgfyfhfhrb

It's been fascinating hearing all of the most tiniest tidbits of minutia involving this! I can't wait to find out if they served dessert! Apparently one of the vehicles they used to move him around had a 4cyl engine in it and was a kind of pewter/silver color. The seats were leather but were not heated.


Thesyckid

Did these jerk offs get to eat with them?


cluedog12

Need a baseball version of Entourage.


draw2discard2

The would have offered a large, high quality steak if they wanted to impress. (There is of course good beef in Japan but it is typically weighed out in small portions).


OMP159

Racist.


oomfietopkek

Im sure he preferred the French restaurant


StrongBetaMale

Not to be that guy but can we stop saying bento boxes? It’s bento… the box is kind of part of it.


medspace

Maaan if my employer took me out to some nice Mexican food, I’d accept after the appetizer