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Japanese pitcher Darvish to release book

Sports Jun. 20, 2009 - 06:06AM JST ( 8 )

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some14someJun. 20, 2009 - 08:10AM JST

His book may be good for "Koukou Yakyu" (high school baseball) players..His performance at Beijing Olympics was far below professional standards.
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spudmanJun. 20, 2009 - 10:22AM JST

1.20 ERA is impressive.
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stirfryJun. 20, 2009 - 02:56PM JST

i doubt he's got any "secret techniques"...there's only a couple of ways to throw each pitch, generally with the seams or across the seams
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TokyoGasJun. 20, 2009 - 04:10PM JST

I had one of those "how to" pitching books when I was a kid. Never could get the hang of though.
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Pukey2Jun. 20, 2009 - 09:48PM JST

All-Star Japanese pitcher, philanthropist and model Yu Darvish can now add writer to his ever-growing resume.

PHILANTHROPIST?!!!!!?????*+**''%$'&%$#
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KingSaintJun. 20, 2009 - 10:42PM JST

If this kid ever gets in the Majors i will be shocked.
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pathatJun. 21, 2009 - 01:32AM JST

Yu Darvish is not a "kid." He's a grown man with a family.

He would be a good MLB starter right now. He has that kind of stuff. Whether he can stay healthy and wants a career in MLB down the road is another thing altogether.

Anyway, Darvish is already quite an inspiration for many "haafu" kids like Koji Murofushi was earlier this decade in successive Summer Olympics.

Recently I'm thinking it more likely he will wind up in the Tokyo Dome for the Yomiuri Giants say...around 2012.

At the least, he'll tire of Sapporo in a few years, and need to be center stage in Japan in the Tokyo market, and for his wife as well.
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sfjp330Jun. 25, 2009 - 08:55AM JST

Darvish is inconsistant with the control. He has also a predictable flat fastball, and if you get it up in zone, MLB will exploit that. There's substantial difference in MLB and Japanese baseball, the Japanese baseball is equivalent AAA or upper AA teams in the U.S. and most of the U.S. AAA team will be very competitive with the Japanese. MLB is very patient and smart at a plate and Darvish at this point in the career is predictable. I seen him has a 4th or 5th starter in the U.S. but not dominant. San Francisco Giants Tim Lincecum has all four pitches that are unpredictable, and if you see him in person, there's no comparison between Lincecum and Darvish. I'll take Lincecum anyday.