The phenomenon was so common in the six years Ohtani played for the Angels that the Japanese media coined a term for it: Nao-Eh - Nao meaning something like furthermore, and Eh the first letter of the Japanese word for Angels, Enzerusu.
When Ohtani played for the Angels, they were just thinking about now, now, now. They were always in survival mode, and that was only if they weren't already dead. They never came close to reaching the postseason with Ohtani on their team, just as they won't again this year without him.
How fortunate for the sport that Angels owner Arte Moreno refused to match the heavily deferred, 10-year, $700-million deal offered to him by the Dodgers.
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