12. He was on the DL for almost three months with the sore elbow. His speed has gone down a MPH or two, but he's becomming more of a pitcher than the thrower he used to be. He's using his head more. He used to try to strike everybody out. He doesn't do that anymore.
13. Japanese teams are not profit-oriented businesses. They are run by parent corporations who use them as promotional tools. So the team is funded by the parent company's advertising budget. Seibu has been having financial problems so they could certainly use the money. $50m will pay two years of payroll for the Lions.
14. You can't take a translator out to the mound, so you'd have to hire Hasegawa as an assistant pitching coach. The language barrier is overrated. Not difficult to master "how do you feel?" and "keep the ball down."
15. In Japan, the catcher runs the show. Pitchers do what they're told, generally speaking. So he shouldn't have any problems. It's in America where pitchers tend to take the lead. You see a lot of shaking signals off. How can you not get along with Jason Varitek?
16. This year Saito was the best pitcher in Japan. He and Matsuzaka were neck and neck all year. Saito, who was 18-5 with a 1.75 ERA, edged him out as the best pitcher. The two met head to head in a playoff game. Saito won 1-0. Saito is awesome. He's 6' 4" and weighs 220 but he is very loyal to Softbank, so the question is whether he wants to go or not... thanks for chatting folks! Good luke Daisuke... please don't call him D-Mat!
ソフトバンクの斉藤で、ドジャースの斉藤ではない。
結論：松坂はMLBでも大活躍する。長谷川を投手コーチで雇うのはいいアイデアだ。
13. Japanese teams are not profit-oriented businesses. They are run by parent corporations who use them as promotional tools. So the team is funded by the parent company's advertising budget. Seibu has been having financial problems so they could certainly use the money. $50m will pay two years of payroll for the Lions.
14. You can't take a translator out to the mound, so you'd have to hire Hasegawa as an assistant pitching coach. The language barrier is overrated. Not difficult to master "how do you feel?" and "keep the ball down."
15. In Japan, the catcher runs the show. Pitchers do what they're told, generally speaking. So he shouldn't have any problems. It's in America where pitchers tend to take the lead. You see a lot of shaking signals off. How can you not get along with Jason Varitek?
16. This year Saito was the best pitcher in Japan. He and Matsuzaka were neck and neck all year. Saito, who was 18-5 with a 1.75 ERA, edged him out as the best pitcher. The two met head to head in a playoff game. Saito won 1-0. Saito is awesome. He's 6' 4" and weighs 220 but he is very loyal to Softbank, so the question is whether he wants to go or not... thanks for chatting folks! Good luke Daisuke... please don't call him D-Mat!
ソフトバンクの斉藤で、ドジャースの斉藤ではない。
結論：松坂はMLBでも大活躍する。長谷川を投手コーチで雇うのはいいアイデアだ。
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