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Weekend Reading: Albert Pujols, Japan’s Yu Darvish, SABR Archive
pitchersandpoets.com - 3/21/2009
Weekend Reading: Albert Pujols, Japan’s Yu Darvish, SABR Archive
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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 ...
Hello, Yu - Darvish f/x
beyondtheboxscore.com - 3/18/2009
Hello, Yu - Darvish f/x
— beyondtheboxscore.com — Yu Darvish took the bump for Team Japan on Tuesday night, a much anticipated appearance by the... phenomanal young pitcher.  Darvish had some trouble with his location early, gave up  three runs, but ended up settling in for a solid five innings, striking out seven while walking just one ... (more) Hello, Yu - Darvish f/x

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Introducing Yu Darvish
fangraphs.com - 3/19/2009
Introducing Yu Darvish
— fangraphs.com — 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 ... (more) Introducing Yu Darvish

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latimes.com - 3/17/2009
Japan's Yu Darvish keeps U.S. teams wishing and hoping - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — 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 ... (more) Japan's Yu Darvish keeps U.S. teams wishing and hoping - ...

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