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Thread: Balentien's HR record in Japan
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03-02-2014, 11:58 PM #11Senior Member
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Re: Balentien's HR record in Japan
Well I live in Japan, and I've never met a Japanese person who claimed NPB is on par with MLB. Certainly everyone is proud of Nomo, Matsui, Ichiro, Kuroda, Darvish, etc, but they are equally embarrassed about Igawa, Irabu, Daisuke, Nakajima...
Wondering now about Tanaka...
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03-03-2014, 04:20 PM #12Senior Member
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Re: Balentien's HR record in Japan
Exactly. I still don't know who these people are that Roady says claim NPB to be on par with MLB. Igawa was awful when he pitched in Japan, though. From 2004-2006, he was averaging a HR per 9. 2004 was the only year in his career where he had more than a K per inning. As for the others, I don't know. Matsuzaka had three good years when he arrived, and he *should* have been expected to have "dead arm" due to pitching 240 innings as a 20-yr-old (588 innings from 18-20). Irabu was awful, but his K:BB ratio was basically the same in NPB and MLB, so he should have been expected to still suck.
Originally Posted by Misha
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