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 No Mo’ Nomo!
No Mo’ Nomo!
In case you missed it this week, Hideo Nomo decided to hang it up at 39 years old. After a two year absence from the Majors, Nomo attempted a comeback with the Kansas City Royals and after three relief appearances was released. In honor of his retirement, Seamheads presents 10* things you might not have known about Hideo Nomo: 1. Hideo Nomo was the first Japanese-born Japanese Leaguer ...
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 Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 7/19
Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 7/19
Well we all waited since Sunday for the Boston Red Sox to return to action and after last night’s debacle I’m sure we wouldn’t have minded waiting another day. Last night’s game was not pretty at all as Clay Buchholz struggled again and the fielding wasn’t quite up to par . All told it ...
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 Hideo Nomo Retires
Hideo Nomo Retires
Hideo Nomo retired last night, but I get the feeling that a lot of people didn't even know he was still trying to pitch. I also know people think it's sad when old players continue to try and play when their skills have deteriorated, but I think it's pretty cool that he loves the game so much that he continued to try anyway. As one of my...
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 Saynara Hideo Nomo
Saynara Hideo Nomo
Turn off the lights. There will be no mo' Nomo for you. Hideo Nomo is hanging it up after four years in Japan and 13 years in the majors over here. He was the Tony Batista of pitchers with your tornado delivery. At least he can say that he was better than The Fat Toad of New York .
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Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo retires
4 hours ago TOKYO (AFP) Japanese right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo, who won National League Rookie of the Year honours in 1995, on Thursday announced his retirement from baseball. The 39-year-old Nomo, who pitched two no-hitters in the US Major ...
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 Dodgers' Takashi Saito says surgery is still a possibility - Los Angeles Times
Dodgers' Takashi Saito says surgery is still a possibility - Los Angeles Times
Dodgers closer Takashi Saito said that when team physician Dr . Neal ElAttrache diagnosed him with a sprained ligament in his right elbow on Tuesday, the option of undergoing surgery was presented to him. Saito refused. "There is still a possibility ...
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Japanese baseball players salute Hideo Nomo on retirement
6 hours ago TOKYO (AFP) Japanese baseball players on Friday saluted Hideo Nomo for opening the door to the US Major Leagues after the pioneering pitcher said he was retiring at age 39. Nomo joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995, paving the way for a ...
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 No-mo Nomo: Ex-Dodger calls it a career, retires
No-mo Nomo: Ex-Dodger calls it a career, retires
Hideo Nomo, who pitched a pair of no-hitters and led a rush of Japanese players to the major leagues, is finished. Nomo announced his retirement Thursday, agent Don Nomura said.
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 Hideo Nomo retires - Los Angeles Times
Hideo Nomo retires - Los Angeles Times
Hideo Nomo, who opened doors for Japanese players to come to the major leagues with his groundbreaking move to the Dodgers in 1995, announced his retirement today on his official website. Nomo, 39, pitched in three games this season for the Kansas ...
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AFP: Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo retires
MLB’s first Japanese sensation says “no mas” after the Royals let him go. The 39-year-old Nomo, who pitched two no-hitters in the US Major Leagues, announced his decision on his website, saying only: “Retiring. July 17, 2008. I announced my ...