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再会: History of Japanese Pitcher/Batter Confrontations

Posted in Baseball, Culture, International, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , on May 11, 2012 | 1 Comment »

A couple of weeks ago, Hiroki Kuroda and Yu Darvish staged a rare duel between Japanese-born converts from the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league. Tonight, Kuroda will take part in another reunion, when Ichiro Suzuki’s Seattle Mariners come to town. Although matchups between Japanese pitchers and hitters are much more common these days, the sample [...]

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Land of the Rising Pitchers’ Duel: Darvish and Kuroda to Meet at Dawn

Posted in Baseball, International, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on April 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Businesses in Japan shouldn’t expect too much productivity from their employees this morning, assuming they make it into work at all. At 9:00am local time in Tokyo, the Rangers’ Yu Darvish and Yankees’ Hiroki Kuroda will square off over 6,000 miles away in Arlington, Texas, marking only the seventh time that two Japanese starters have [...]

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Lo Siento May Not Be Enough to Save Guillen’s Job

Posted in Baseball, International, MLB, Yankees, tagged on April 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Every city has its own style, culture, and political sensibility.  In Miami, they all revolve around the Cuban American community, which is why Ozzie Guillen’s recent comments about Fidel Castro have been placed under so much scrutiny. If Guillen had expressed his “love and respect” for Castro in any other city, the comments would have [...]

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With Nakajima Headed Back to Japan, Do Yanks Have a Backup Plan?

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Hot Stove, International, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , on January 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »

The Yankees’ winning bid for Japanese short stop Hiroyuki Nakajima came out of the blue last month, which led me to believe the team had identified international professionals as the next “market inefficiency”. As it turns out, the team wasn’t really interested in Nakajima, at least not enough to persuade the Seibu Lions’ star to accept [...]

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Oh Canada for Darvish? Japanese Ace Could Make Blue Jays an Instant Contender

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hot Stove, International, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , , on December 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Several sources have identified the Toronto Blue Jays as the team that cast the winning bid in the Yu Darvish posting process. If true, it really shouldn’t come as much of a surprise because the Blue Jays have gradually increased their focus on international signings, including the much heralded acquisition of short stop Adeiny Hechavaria [...]

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Are Yanks Looking Overseas to Stay Under Budget?

Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, International, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , on December 5, 2011 | 6 Comments »

Over the past few years, the Yankees have repeatedly talked about operating under a budget, but the team has always been willing to break through those constraints when push came to shove. Just ask Mark Teixeira. However, according to a recent report by Joel Sherman, the new CBA could make sticking to a budget an offer [...]

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Cuban Missile Crisis: Did Yanks Make Mega-Offer to Aroldis Chapman? If Not, Why Didn’t They?

Posted in Baseball, International, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on March 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

A recent tweet by Sports Illustrated’s Melissa Segura suggested that the Yankees made an offer to Aroldis Chapman that was in excess of $54 million. Considering that the Cuban fireballer signed with the Cincinnati Reds for $30 million, Segura’s claim was met by more than a few raised eyebrows. Hardball Talk’s Craig Calcaterra, who is [...]

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