fangraphs.com - 3/19/2009
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Temptation is always highest when mystery shrouds the subject. Rarely is the fulfillment worth the bewilderment, but there are always exceptions. Meet Yu Darvish, the lanky, 6’5” 22-year-old phenom who doubles as one of the Japanese team’s aces. A baseball site without a single mention of ...
Your 2009 WBC MVP: Dice-K
quinnmedia.blogspot.com 3/24/2009 — Japan did again, and repeated as World Baseball Classic champions, with a 5-3, 10-inning win over South Korea at Dodger Stadium last night. The Japanese led through most of the game, and had a 3-2 lead in the ninth. But wunderkind starter Yu Darvish had a bad case of wildness, walked two ...
Weekend Reading: Albert Pujols, Japan’s Yu Darvish, SABR Archive
pitchersandpoets.com 3/21/2009 — Something for everybody this weekend, and even a Thomas Friedman reference:
First, Joe Posnanski is at his best in this profile of Albert Pujols for Sports Illustrated . Pujols isn’t the most charismatic guy, and with the numbers he puts up it’s easy to kind of look at him like ...
WBC final to be Japan vs. Korea. —
The Sommer Frieze
After I retired, Japan got three in the 9th and wound up winning 9-4. Jeter was 1 for 5.
I did stay up to see Yu Darvish finish the game for Japan. YFCR listeners may recall that we discussed Darvish last year. One inning isn’t much of an impression, but I could see why the buzz about ...
WBC: Japan 1, Korea 4 —
燕軍: The Tokyo Yakult Swallows
This one did not start well for Yu Darvish and team Japan. Darvish threw far more balls than strikes in the first inning of this game. His first three pitches were balls above the strike zone, and his first two pitches to Korea’s second, third and fourth batters were outside the zone. ...
World Baseball Classic Thread: 3/17 —
Red Reporter
What does Yu Darvish have that Jung-Keun Bong doesn't?
Well, for one thing, his own persian rose perfume.
via www.darvish-gallery.com
More hotness to come.
Yesterday:
Pool 1: Cuba 7 Mexico 4
Man, what would Cuba do without Frederich Cepeda? He's the Classic's leader in hits, ...
Japan 5, Korea 3 —
East Windup Chronicle
What can you say? The one-and-only Ichiro went 4-for-6 with 2 RBI–including the game-winner with a two-run single in the top of the tenth–as Japan beat Korea in an extra-inning nail-biter to repeat as World Baseball Classic champions.
An erratic Yu Darvish blew a 3-2 lead in ...
Darvish, Matsuzaka, and Iwakuma —
Japan, Hockey, Baseball, etc.
WBC 2009, Daisuke Matsuzaka (Boston Red Sox) will start in the semifinals at Dodger Stadium against Roy Oswalt (Houston Astros) of the USA. Hisashi Iwakuma (Tohoku Rakuten Eagles), the groundball machine, who pitched 6 shutout innings against Cuba in Round 2 will start the finals if Japan ...
Yu Darvish: Start the Hype Machine! —
Wax Heaven
He’s not even signed to a Major League team yet but already Topps is prepping the Hype Machine for the “next big thing”.
First up is a 2009 eTopps release with a print run of 999 copies. These cards are selling on eBay for as high as $16 dollars and as low as $12.51.
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WBC Round 2: 3/18/09: 5:00 MT —
Purple Row
Here is your WBC Update for Wednesday
Pool 1 - San Diego, CA, USA:
Korea: 4, Japan: 1
Korea started the game with a 3 run flurry against Japanese Phenom Yu Darvish (2ER). Darvish settled down to pitch 4 scoreless innings, striking out 6 and walking none. However, the damage had been done, ...
Second Time’s a Charm —
East Windup Chronicle
How psyched are the Koreans? For the second time during this WBC, the Koreans outplayed Japan, this time bringing it to poster boy Yu Darvish in the first inning. And as seen above, for the second time in two WBCs Korea (literally) planted the flag on the mound. Starter Bong Jeung-kung was ...
Getting To Know Yu —
The Yankee Universe
I am a headline writing savant.
If you have not figured it out yet, the headline is referencing Japanese pitching phenom Yu Darvish. Keith Law, not one for hyperbole, recently saw Darvish and had the following to say:
Darvish is the top pitcher in the Japanese major leagues right now. He ...
Yu Darvish Viewing Guide —
Baseball Digest
Yu Darvish is days away from pitching his first competitive game on US soil. Here's a primer on his repertoire and what to expect from the heralded ace.
Related posts: WBC Players to Watch The names you need to know when Team Japan takes... Up Front with the Yankee Rotation If the front 3 ...
Keith Law: Darvish looks like future MLB ace —
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
As if all of that wasn’t enough to make Darvish worth your attention, he showed a ridiculous repertoire in his two innings of work Thursday. His primary pitches were a four-seam fastball from 91-94 mph, a two-seamer from 87-91 with great downward tailing action, and a hard slider from 84-87 with ...
Yu Darvish Reactions —
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
Over at NPB Tracker Patrick Newman passes on some reactions to Yu Darvish , who pitched in Japan's exhibition game against the Cubs yesterday. Twenty scouts from at least 10 teams were there to watch Darvish throw as hard as 96. He won't be a free agent until 2014 at the earliest.
John Cox, ...
Clearing Off My Plate —
Fanster.com
-- Japan’s Yu Darvish is the biggest reason I’m watching the World Baseball Classic. Just like the Dice-K sensation in 2006, I want to see what the hubbub is all about. We caught a glimpse of Darvish at this past summer’s Olympics, but the W.B.C. is much closer to elite baseball competition ...
