MLB 今年の野球殿堂入りは２人

FOX Sportsより抜粋。
Each voting member from the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) may vote for up to 10 players. Approximately 575 ballots will be cast this year. Any player named on 75% of all ballots cast will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, while any player named on less than 5% of all ballots cast will be dropped from future ballots. Results of the balloting will be announced on Tuesday, January 9, 2007.

2006 Inductees: Bruce Sutter (400 votes, 76.9%)
2005 Inductees: Wade Boggs (474 votes, 91.9%), Ryne Sandberg (393 votes, 76.2%)
2004 Inductees: Paul Molitor (431 votes, 85.2%), Dennis Eckersley (421 votes, 83.2%)

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今年はグィンとリプケンが断トツ。
主な候補者。

選手, 守備位置：　ＡＶＧ　ＨＲ－ＲＢＩ　ＲＵＮＳ　ＳＢの順
選手, Ｐ：　Ｗ－Ｌ　ＳＶ　Ｋ　ＥＲＡの順

Tonny Gwynn, OF：　.３３８　１３５－１１３８　１３８３　３１９
Cal Ripken Jr., SS：　.２７６　４３１－１６９５　１６４７　３６

Mark McGwire, 1B：　.２６３　５８３－１４１４　１１６７　１２
Jose Canseco, OF：　.２６６　４６２－１４０７　１１８６　２００

Jim Rice, OF：　.２９８　３８２－１４５１　１２４９　５８
Albert Belle, DH：　.２９５　３８１－１２３９　９７４　８８
Don Mattingly, 1B：　.２８９　２２２－１０９９　１００７　１４

Goose Gossage, P：　１２４－１０７　３１０　１５０２　３．０１
Orel Hershiser, P：　２０４－１５０　５　２０１４　３．４８

将来の野球殿堂の可能性ある日本人選手
Hideo Nomo, P：　１２３－１０９　０　１９１５　４．２１
Ichiro Suzuki, OF：　.３３１　６１－３５９　６７１　２３５

野茂は無理だが、イチローは今の打率を維持して、盗塁が４００を越せば可能性がある。

井川ＮＥＷＳ、ESPN記事 - 髪を切る

Japanese pitcher Kei Igawa left for New York on Monday to attend a news conference to mark his signing with the New York Yankees.

In keeping with Yankees rules, he cut his trademark long hair.

"I feel refreshed," he said.

The 27-year-old Igawa and the Yankees completed their $20 million, five-year contract late last month after weeks of negotiation. The Yankees planned a news conference Monday to introduce Igawa.

Igawa will return to Japan on Thursday.

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長髪のランディ・ジョンソンも、ヤンキース入団時に髪を切ったのか、記憶にない。デーモンは髭も剃った。