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Extractions: showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Wikipedia Best of Web Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Hideki Irabu Wikipedia Hideki Irabu Hideki Irabu , a professional baseball player, was born in Hyogo Japan on May 15 . He pitched for the Lotte Orions , who later became the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Pacific League . From 1988-1996, he played for this team. In 1997, the San Diego Padres purchased his contract, and later in the same year, they included him as a player to be named in a trade that involved Homer Bush and Irabu traveling to the New York Yankees in exchange for Rafael Medina and Ruben Rivera He stayed with the Yankees from 1997 through 1999, winning two World Series rings, despite only pitching in one postseason game, and having no postseason decisions. He was disliked by Yankees fans, and George Steinbrenner expressed disgust at his weight, at one point calling him a "fat toad." This was not helped by his pitching, as his Earned Run Average rarely ventured below 5.00, and he was always the weak point of the pitching rotation. In 1999, he was traded to the
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Extractions: Hideki Irabu Japanese : ä¼è¯é¨ç§è¼), a former professional baseball player, was born in Hyogo Japan on May 15 Irabu pitched for the Lotte Orions , who later became the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Pacific League from 1988-1996. In 1997, the San Diego Padres purchased his contract, and later in the same year, they included him as a player-to-be-named-later trade that involved Homer Bush and Irabu traveling to the New York Yankees in exchange for Rafael Medina and Ruben Rivera He stayed with the Yankees from 1997 through 1999, winning two World Series rings, despite only pitching in one postseason game, and having no postseason decisions. He was disliked by Yankees fans, and George Steinbrenner expressed disgust at his weight, at one point calling him a "fat toad." This was not helped by his pitching, as his Earned Run Average rarely ventured below 5.00, and he was always the weak point of the pitching rotation. In 1999, he was traded to the Montreal Expos for Ted Lilly Christian Parker , and Jake Westbrook . He was made a relief pitcher, and his ERA was even worse. In 2002 he played for the
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Extractions: On Jan 14 in New York, Hideki Matsui held his official press conference to announce that he's a member of the Yankees. It attracted 350 people from the media. Reports say it's the biggest ever conference for the Yankees for its rookie. He wore the pin-striped uniform and chuckles in delight. Matsui will return to Japan once before returning to New York to prepare for the season. Matsui leaves for New York
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Extractions: September 28 in Detroit It's the final game of the season for the Yankeesthat's of course, excluding the playoffs. Irabu was given a chance to start it. The Yankees scored constantly against the Detroit Tigers. His teammates hit in 2 runs already in the 1st inning. Catcher Jorge Posada homered in the 2nd. Then Paul O'Neill and Bernie Williams each single a homer the following inning. It was only in the 5th inning that Irabu gave up a homer. He finished that inning, and since the Yankees won 7 to 2, Irabu collected his 5th win. September 23 in Cleveland Irabu pitched the 7th inning all right. At that point, the Yankees were ahead of the Cleveland Indians But in the 8th, he was homered by David Justice, then doubled by Sandy Alomar. He made a negative contribution, allowing the Indians to reverse the game. The Indians won it 10 to 9. September 20 in New York The Yankees have found their place in the playoffs by defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in the 11th inning 4-3. Irabu pitched the 6th inning, and hurled a speed ball which marked 156 kilos. He lost a base hit and walked one. September 18 in New York It was at a crucial pointin the 7th inning, with the Yankees tied 6-6 to the Detroit Tigers, that Irabu was appointed to pitch. It's been 13 days since he pitched in a game. Perhaps, his daily training at the gym had gotten him in better shape, for he had 2 good innings, stiking out 4. When he finished the top of the 8th, the fans gave him a big hand. Unfortunately, the Yankees were defeated in the 11th inning, 7 to 9.
Extractions: The ASI Net Banner Exchange What's Hot! in... UNDERGROUND NEWS and REVIEWS from the This page features a Featured article To get to the above UNDERGROUND featured article click on banner above... Hideki Irabu strikes out NINE in first game! Written by J. P. Essene Editor What's HOT! The Japanese pitching phenom named Hideki Irabu made his debut tonight! He struck out NINE Tigers! Hideki in Japanese means choice. (Editors note. A Japanese reader corrected us by saying Irabu means choice.) The choice for this 99 MPH fireballer was the Yankees or no baseball in the US! He got his wish and tonight the fans of the Yankees cheered on this Japanese version of Nolan Ryan! I hope he's a better winner than Nolan! Nolan although a strike out maven, was a mere .500 pitcher! I was glad as a boy when we got Jim Fregosi for him... Irabu allowed only 2 runs in his first win. He went 6 and 2/3's innings before Joe Torre took him out of the game to two standing ovations. Yankee stadium had near 52 thousand for this debut! Most left after Irabu came out of the game!
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Extractions: Dubbing Godzilla: All in a Day's Work T he random nature of the inner workings of the Newsroom would surprise many. Most readers probably believe that stories develop logically after leads have been tracked down or sources milked for facts. Sure, that can happen - but not all of the time. Take the Captain's latest, which began with a simple memo left on his desk from junior reporter Junko: The Yankees called. - Junko During a rare moment of semi-sobriety, and with a grin forming within his morning stubble, he exclaimed (rather loudly, and with both fists thrust in the air): "Just give me the ball!" In anticipation, he molded the fingers of his right hand into his four-seamer grip, all the while assuming that initially he, and his dominating curve and cutter, would be showcased in late-inning set-up situations until eventually moving into the starting rotation. Then he whipped out his glove from his desk drawer and started working the pocket with a ball. But in the end, sadly, it just wasn't to be. Later, after Junko heard the ruckus in his office, she scorned him for his hubris, mentioned that his tie was spotted with drool (amongst other things), and informed him that he was actually going to
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Extractions: By Dr. Anthony Al-Jamie Look out America! Japan's latest export is not a car or electronic gadget, it's a Giant - or Yomiuri Giant to be precise. On Thursday, December 19th 2002, Hideki Matsui agreed to a $21 million contract with the New York Yankees and the 186 cm/95 kg power-hitting outfielder left Tokyo for American shores to join the wave of Japanese baseball players who have helped to pave the way into Major League Baseball. Nicknamed Godzilla, Matsui is the biggest Japanese baseball star yet to join the major leagues. Hailing from Ishikawa, Japan, Matsui developed a fearsome reputation in 1992 during the National High School Baseball Championships (Koshien) when he was playing for Seiryo High School. The opposing pitchers were so intimidated by his record of 60 home runs that they deliberately walked him five times. Matsui went on to become the Number One draft pick by the Yomiuri Giants in 1993 and now at 28 years old, is a three-time Most Valuable Player of Japan's Central League.
Ducksnorts: Be Careful What You Wish For A look at hideki irabu s entrance into North American baseball. It was justa matter of time before hideki irabu and George Steinbrenner discovered what http://www.ducksnorts.com/articles/1997/09061997.html
Extractions: Web search Got tunes? It was just a matter of time before Hideki Irabu and George Steinbrenner discovered what the rest of us already knew: that even under the best conditions, making the transition from the Chiba Lotte Marines to the New York Yankees would be difficult. Under the conditions that Irabu set for himself, however, it has been darned near impossible. In a display of two-facedness that would have made the late Richard M. Nixon proud, Irabu humbly stated his dream to play baseball professionally in the United States; then, when it became evident that his dream would be realized via the San Diego Padres, he and his agent, Don Nomura, suddenly changed their tune. What Irabu had meant to say, so the story goes, was that he had dreamed of playing for the Yankees. Apparently his dream included visions of himself making outrageous demands of his prospective new employer and insisting he would not work unless those demands were met. Perhaps this is unfair of me, because I've never been a terrorist, but it seems that the only careers in which this type of behavior is tolerated and too often rewarded are terrorism and professional sports. I can count on one finger the number of seconds I would remain employed were I to place such demands on my employer. Irabu's crowning achievement came when he compared San Diego to a prison camp. I have lived in San Diego for several years, and although I have never been incarcerated, I like to think that my present living conditions are significantly better than those of a prison (unless I was in for tax evasion or embezzlement or something and got to watch TV and play golf all day).
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Extractions: 2002 RESULTS DATE PITCHER RESULT SCORE IP R ER NP ERA 29-Aug-02 MYETTE, Aaron ND WIN BAL 9-6 28-Aug-02 PARK, Chan Ho W, 6-6 BAL 5-3 27-Aug-02 REYES, Dennis W, 2-1 BAL 9-4 26-Aug-02 ROGERS, Kenny L, 12-7 @NYY 10-3 25-Aug-02 BENOIT, Joaquin W, 3-2 @NYY 6-2 24-Aug-02 MYETTE, Aaron ND LOSS @NYY 3-2 23-Aug-02 PARK, Chan Ho W, 5-6 @NYY 6-2 22-Aug-02 REYES, Dennis L, 1-1 @BOS 12-3 21-Aug-02 ROGERS, Kenny ND LOSS @BOS 5-3 20-Aug-02 BENOIT, Joaquin ND WIN @BOS 3-2 18-Aug-02 MYETTE, Aaron W, 2-4 TOR 10-7 17-Aug-02 BELL, Rob ND WIN TOR 9-5 16-Aug-02 ROGERS, Kenny ND WIN TOR 6-5 14-Aug-02 VALDES, Ismael W, 6-9 CHA 11-6 13-Aug-02 BENOIT, Joaquin L, 2-2 CHA 12-3 11-Aug-02 MYETTE, Aaron W, 1-4 @CLE 11-5 10-Aug-02 BELL, Rob ND LOSS @CLE 4-3 09-Aug-02 ROGERS, Kenny W, 12-6 @CLE 3-2 08-Aug-02 VALDES, Ismael L, 5-9 @DET 2-1 07-Aug-02 BENOIT, Joaquin ND WIN @DET 7-2 06-Aug-02 PARK, Chan Ho L, 4-6 @DET 8-2 04-Aug-02 MYETTE, Aaron L, 0-4 BOS 11-3 03-Aug-02 ROGERS, Kenny ND WIN BOS 8-6 02-Aug-02 VALDES, Ismael
Ducksnorts: From The Vault: Be Careful What You Wish For It was just a matter of time before hideki irabu and George Steinbrenner I recently talked about irabu with a well known baseball player agent and he http://www.all-baseball.com/ducksnorts/archives/018222.html
Extractions: all-baseball.com , part of the most valuable network , presents: One fan's take on the grand ol' game of baseball, with an emphasis on the San Diego Padres. by Geoff Young [In honor of Hideki Irabu retirement announcement The Fat Toad to the Yankees was Rafael Medina, who in turn was part of the payment for Kevin Brown , who helped lead the Padres to the 1998 World Series, which helped get the new stadium funded and built. Also, according to some sources It was just a matter of time before Hideki Irabu and George Steinbrenner discovered what the rest of us already knew: that even under the best conditions, making the transition from the Chiba Lotte Marines to the New York Yankees would be difficult. Under the conditions that Irabu set for himself, however, it has been darned near impossible. In a display of two-facedness that would have made the late Richard M. Nixon proud, Irabu humbly stated his dream to play baseball professionally in the United States; then, when it became evident that his dream would be realized via the San Diego Padres, he and his agent, Don Nomura, suddenly changed their tune. What Irabu had meant to say, so the story goes, was that
