Yu Darvish Mania Has Arrived
mlb.fanhouse.com 3/6/2009 — by Andrew Johnson Chances are you were snug in your bed Thursday morning when Japanese pitching phenom Yu Darvish was introduced on the global stage. That's OK. Japan is one win away from advancing to the semifinal round of the World Baseball ...

Japan's Yu Darvish keeps U.S. teams wishing and hoping - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 3/17/2009 — Yu Darvish is younger, taller, throws harder, locates better and has seven devastating pitches that would instantly make him a top-of-the-rotation major league starter. "I could write my scouting report in one word," said a scout from a National ...

NPB: Tanaka to start home opener; Yu Darvish comments
forums.simcentral.net 3/30/2009 — News and notes from around the NPB, including comments from Yu Darvish.

LIVE BLOG: WBC Opener Japan & Yu Darvish vs. China
bugsandcranks.com 3/5/2009 — We proudly continue Bugs & Cranks Emmy Award-winning series of unannounced guerrilla live blogs…. We watched the appetizer Griffey and the Mariners exhibition against Australia , now be here at Oh Four Hundred sharp for the Real WBC Kickoff Japan vs. China. Hope y’all got your beverages ...

Yankees Scouting Yu Darvish
mlbtraderumors.com 5/15/2009 — According to Japan's Sports Hochi, via Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker , the Yankees had three scouts on hand to watch Yu Darvish pitch Friday night. Darvish didn't dominate, but he held the opposition to one earned run on four hits and fanned four ...

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 ...

Keith Law Q&A
mlbtraderumors.com 3/25/2009 — Recently ESPN's Keith Law kindly answered a few questions for MLB Trade Rumors. Law formerly served as Blue Jays Special Assistant to the GM, and has spent the last few years as the lead analyst for ESPN's Scouts, Inc. branch. Essential Law links: ...

Darvish Article
drunkenbleachers.com 2/20/2009 — Check out this article in today's New York Times about 22-year-old Japanese pitcher, Yu Darvish. Former Mets pitcher, Masato Yoshii, -- who is familiar with both Darvish and Daisuke Matsuzaka -- says that Darvish is "more talented" than Matsuzaka and "he has exceptional control of every pitch ...

Tracking Yu Darvish: Start #1 vs Rakuten Eagles (4/3/2008)
forums.simcentral.net 4/3/2009 — A breakdown by pitch and inning of Darvish's first start of the season.

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forums.simcentral.net 4/12/2009 — A look at Yu Darvish's latest NPB start. Includes charts that track his outing by pitch.

Strong arms give Japan exhibition win — Major League Baseball News 3/12/2009
Yu Darvish gave Japan two scoreless innings in his start, setting the stage for a strong showing by Japan's pitching staff in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Cubs.

Japan's Yu Darvish keeps U.S. teams wishing and hoping — L.A. Times - Baseball News 3/17/2009
Young right-hander has the tools to be perhaps the best pitcher from Asia to play in the major leagues, but is showing no interest in coming. > Three years ...

Another MLB Prospect List — Bleacher Report - MLB 3/17/2009
So far this offseason has provided us with many prospect lists. Baseball America's top 10 Yankees prospects and top 100 overall . John Sickel's Top 20 Yankees prospects , Scout.com's top prospect list , Keith Law's top 100 prospects , Baseball ...

World Baseball Classic: Korea Comes Through, Joining Semifinal — NYT > Baseball 3/18/2009
Korea scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning off Japanese phenom Yu Darvish and held on, earning a spot in the semifinal with Venezuela and the U.S. >