SK’s Kim Sung-kun won his 1,000th game tonight, as the Wyvrens crushed Woori 8-0. Kim Kwang-hyun went 7 1/3, allowing zero runs and striking out nine on the way to winning his 13th. You do remember me saying he was poised to become the KBO’s best pitcher in his first full season, right? He’s awfully [...]

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Jackson and I have been doing some evaluations of NPB pitchers that will or will not be headed to MLB next year for a Yahoo! piece. One of the things I’ve come across and found interesting are the similarities in Japanese league sample sizes of Kenshin Kawakami (likely have 1550 innings after 2008), who [...]

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Just when you thought your shot at playing big league ball was finished, new hope awaits. The Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Chiba Lotte Marines are holding open tryouts. From Japanese Baseball:
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp will be having a tryout on September 15, 2008 at Hiroshima Shimin Kyujyo. They are looking for players, male, [...]

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