Saynara Hideo Nomo

Japanese baseball players salute Hideo Nomo on retirement

The Starting Five found this 7/18/2008 on afp.google.com

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 ...

No-mo Nomo: Ex-Dodger calls it a career, retires

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 7/18/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

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.

Minus Matsui, Yankees seek another big bat - Jon Heyman - SI.com

Projo Sox Blog found this 7/18/2008 on sportsillustrated.cnn.com

Hideki Matsui may be running out of options to rehabilitate his left knee, which has kept him sidelined since June 22.

Hideo Nomo Retires

kensai posted 7/18/2008 from www.firenedcollettinow.com

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...

Sign Bonds

Greg C. posted 7/18/2008 from slidingintohome.blogspot.com

I've been against this idea for a while, but over the past few days I've been thinking about it and made a complete 180 on the idea. The Yankees should definitely sign Barry Bonds. Before responding, ask yourself this question; Do you want the Yankees to make the postseason or not? Then remind yourself that Andy Pettitte (a cheater) and Jason Giambi (a cheater) are on the roster, and two fan ...