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Top Japan amateur pitcher avoids draft

Sports Oct. 31, 2008 - 04:28AM JST ( 3 )

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AltriaOct. 31, 2008 - 09:40AM JST

Good! Wouldn't want him to catch a cold before the big game!
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northlondonOct. 31, 2008 - 01:39PM JST

The Giants won the negotiating rights to Ota in a lottery.

Rubbish. Do they expect us to believe that one ? How come Kyojin get every decent pick from the draft every time ?
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techallOct. 31, 2008 - 04:14PM JST

northlondon: Absolutely right, I have watched this for 30 plus years. Everytime a high school phenom comes along, the Kyojin miraculously "win" the right to him. The exception was Egawa who was drafted by Hanshin but was traded to the Giants (against the japanese pro baseball rules at the time) before he played even one game for the Tigers. And what was the outcome of that? The commissioner resigned....but the trade stood.