The Thing About Kyle Schwarber Is That He's The Best Athlete On The Planet Currently
There's been a lot of chatter recently about whether or not the Phillies should mortgage their future to trade for Shohei Ohtani. Don't get me wrong, it would be great to have one of the best two-way players of all time carrying the Phillies to a World Series run. The only thing is…well…the Phillies don't need him. In fact, it would be rather redundant to add him to this roster.
Because name one thing that Shohei Ohtani can do that Kyle Schwarber doesn't do already. Launch nuclear bombs? Schwarber won't even wait until half the fans are in their seats before blasting one out of the building.
And obviously Shohei Ohtani has that whole "one of the best pitchers in the league" thing going on for him. But you don't even need great pitching when you've got a dawg like Kyle Schwarber in the field.
That ball was about to be at least 12 rows deep. Heck, some kids in the upper deck started to get a little excited thinking they'd have a chance at going home with a ball. But then Kyle Schwarber comes flying through the air like a bat out of hell to snag that ball. That's 230 lbs of USDA certified prime beef just gracefully floating through the air to keep a run off the board. Nick Castellanos said the other week that Scooby Doo is his favorite superhero, but that certainly changed last night after getting to witness Kyle Schwarber up close and personal.
What a ball player. What an athlete. What a human being. Schwarberfest forever.