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• Daisempai

  
  NPB Tracker — Authority: 590
  Long before Yusei Kikuchi entertained eight MLB suitors, before Junichi Tazawa rattled the cage by skipping NPB to sign with the Red Sox, before MLB teams first took note of Yu Darvish , before Daisuke Matsuzaka attracted $51m in posting money, before Hideo Nomo ‘retired’, before Masanori Murakami ...
  1 week ago

• Japanese Baseball 2009 Awards

  
  Japan Visitor Blog - Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Kyoto — Authority: 131
  日本野球 Japanese baseball announced its 2009 Awards this week in a ceremony at Akasaka Sacas. Yomiuri Giants slugger Alex Ramirez was named the 2009 Central League MVP after leading the CL with a .322 average with 31 homers and 103 RBIs. Ramirez, who won last year as well, is the first back-to-back winner ...
  1 week ago

• Awards Announced

  
  NPB Tracker — Authority: 590
  The 2009 season is in the books, and the MVPs go to Yu Darvish in the Pacific League, with Alex Ramirez receiving the honor for the Central League. Darvish earns the award for the second time in his career and Ramirez obtains the award for the second straight season. The Rookie of the Year award is received by ...
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• Japan’s Darvish a pitcher well worth waiting for

  
  Angels blog — Authority: 555
  The excitement over the free agency of Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman is understandable. He’s 21, left-handed, and has a 100 mph fastball.The international pitcher we might not see pitching in the major leagues for 10 years (if then), but the one that truly gets me excited is Yu Darvish, 23, who was just named ...
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• Alex Ramirez, Yu Darvish Named MVPs Of Japanese Baseball

  
  Cardinals Best News Links — Authority: 457
  Venezuelan outfielder Alex Ramirez was named MVP of Japans Central League for the second straight year on Wednesday while pitcher Yu Darvish took the Pacific League honors.AP/Quad-City Times
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• Has The Japanese Baseball Market Run Its Course?

  
  Bad Wax — Authority: 130
  A quick look at baseball free agency history shows us that there have been quite a few big ticket free agency acquisitions from the Far East.  As of right now only one is considered a Hall of Fame player, none have won Cy Young Awards, and only Ichiro has won an MVP award (although Matsui won a World Series MVP ...
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• Nike Air Trainer 1 Mid PE – Yu Darvish

  
  Sneaker Files — Authority: 554
  The Nike Air Trainer 1 has been dedicated to many athletes, ranging from stars on the gridiron to the tennis court. This time around, Nike has commemorated the Trainer to an up-and-coming baseball pitcher by the name of Yu Darvish. Yu plays professionally in Japan with the Nippon Ham Fighters. The young pitcher is ...
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• The Sawamura Award and the Best of the Rest

  
  NPB Tracker — Authority: 590
  The 2009 season concluded with Hideaki Wakui of the Seibu Lions being honored with the Sawamura Award, but a number of pitchers had outstanding years and we wanted to take a closer look at them. Sawamura Award candidate are judged on how close they get to the following seven criteria: Game Appearances… 25 or ...
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• Nike Japan Player Exclusive Yu Darvish Trainer 1 AP / Yuta Tabuse Air Zoom Brave III

  
  Hypebeast — Authority: 765
  Last night marked the official presentation of Nike’s new massive Harajuku complex in Tokyo. Although the retailer doesn’t officially open until this weekend, the store itself was previewed to select individuals. The layout will be comprised of three different levels each serving different aspects of Nike’s ...
  2 weeks ago

• Darvish’s Mechanics in Return

  
  NPB Tracker — Authority: 590
  Yu Darvish returned after a nearly two-month layoff to pitch game two of the Japan Series.  Though still not at 100% , he pitched well enough to win. The data we have shows that he relied more heavily on his curveball than usual, so let’s take a look at what adjustments he made in his delivery. This is a ...
  4 weeks ago

• Darvish Returns

  
  NPB Tracker — Authority: 590
  Yu Darvish returning this season seemed unlikely couple weeks ago, but as time went on, the possibility of a start in the Japan Series become more evident. Darvish returned to the mound to start game two of the Series, and it was his first appearance in a game in 42 days.  Given his long layoff, it was difficult to ...
  4 weeks ago

• Nippon Series Thoughts

  
  NPB Tracker — Authority: 590
  The Giants took game one of the Japan Series last night, beating Nippon Ham behind a rather hittable Dicky Gonzales . This is another post I had meant to go to prior to the Series starting, but that’s the way things go some times. So on to the scattered thoughts and observations… If you would have told me at ...
  4 weeks ago

• 2009 Draft: International Influence

  
  NPB Tracker — Authority: 590
  My post on foreign players in the draft last year went over well, and I had meant to publish an update for 2009 prior to this year’s draft, but the gods of time weren’t on my side. In any case it’s not too late, so here’s a look at some players who brought a multicultural air to this year’s draft. Pedro ...
  4 weeks ago

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