Ben Verlander — the FOX MLB analyst and brother of legendary pitcher Justin Verlander — is right about some of things in a monologue he delivered about Shohei Ohtani signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers for a ton of money.
He talked about how you’re not just paying for Ohtani, but for the marketing hat comes along with him, the Dodgers fans the franchise will pick up and so on.
But he declared it “the most important signing in Dodgers history.”
Uh, sir: Just about every response to Verlander was some version of: What about Jackie Robinson?
Here you go:
"It's the most important signing in Dodgers history." @BenVerlander breaks down the impact that the Shohei Ohtani-Dodgers deal will have on this season and beyond. pic.twitter.com/TJlbCOKCil
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) December 19, 2023
Might want to change that to most “expensive” signing in Dodgers history. No singing by the Dodgers will ever be more important than Jackie Robison. Never!
— Cook Young (@CookYoung89) December 19, 2023
The Dodgers signing Jackie Robinson is—by far—the most important signing in American sports history. pic.twitter.com/dcV0F93AJT
— Sports is History (@SportsbyBrooks) December 20, 2023
@BenVerlander @MLBONFOX Not to discredit the Ohtani signing because it is hugely impactful but Jackie Robinson was the REAL Most Important signing in Dodgers’ history. pic.twitter.com/4qFyTj5NLK
— BaseballBanterBroadcast 🎙⚾️ (@banter_baseball) December 19, 2023
Guess what number Shohei and the rest of baseball is going to wear April 15th! There’s a man that carried more than $700 mil on his shoulders for the history of the game period! All you had to do was add “Since Jackie Robinson”🤷🏿♂️ #wepayitforward pic.twitter.com/Yvm4SDQU35
— MIKE CAMERON (@_mcameron44) December 20, 2023
Jackie Robinson (cough cough)
— Avila Beach🇺🇸 (@AvilaBeach) December 19, 2023
