Make no mistake about it Okajima-san was your Game 2 MVP. He took over the game, inheriting a mess from starter Curt Schilling, and nailing the door shut on any notions of a late inning Rockies comeback for 2 1/3 innings.
It was also the first appearance by a Japanese pitcher in a World Series game. The stateside […]

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Some say Mark Wohlers holds the record with a 103 MPH pitch during spring training in 1995. Some would say Joel Zumaya broke the record with a 104 MPH pitch in 2006. Others, including this piece by Baseball Almanac say Wholers and Zumaya are tied. The article also suggests Bob Feller might have beaten both at a state […]

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Another day another close game split wide open in the 6th inning punctuated with a fight. But just as the tension naturally rose from games 2 to 3–so did the runs, as did the brawl.
Heading into the 6th SK held to a 2-0 lead with pitcher Michael Romano cruising through the Doosan lineup. Romano kept the Doosan batters off balance […]

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