Japan Baseball: April 2009

Sunday, April 12, 2009

ICHIRO SUZUKI pitch at ALL STAR GAME

ICHIRO SUZUKI pitch at ALL STAR GAME in 1996

DAISUKE MATSUZAKA pitch

2004 Athen Olympic game semi final
Japan vs Australia

2004 Sydney Olympic
Olympic Qualifying

SEIBU Lions(1996-2006)

DAISUKE MATSUZAKA gyroball

Is it slider?
or gyroball?

DAISUKE MATSUZAKA GYROBALL

Saturday, April 11, 2009

DAISUKE MATSUZAKA hits homerun

DAISUKE MATSUZAKA hits homerun at Koshien in 2006.

Daisuke Matsuzaka participated actively in Koshien tournament
at the age of a high school student.
He also threw fastballs more than 94 miles per an hour then.

YOKOHAMA HIGH SCHOOL vs KORIYAMA HIGH SCHOOL

1998 KOSHIEN TOURNAMENT

1998 KOSHIEN TOURNAMENT FINAL no-hit game

DAISUKE MATSUZAKA

Boston REDSOX #18
birth date : Sep 13 1980
birth place : Tokyo,Japan
height : 6-0
weight : 185lbs
Bats : Right
Throw : Right
Team : Seibu Lions(1999-2006)
Boston Redsox(2007-present)

HIDEKI MATSI (Excellent Games)

2000 Japan Series , Matsui vs Wakatabe

KURODA vs MATSUI

NOMO vs MATSUI

UEHARA(Orioles) vs MATSUI

HIDEKI MATSUI homerun(1996-1998)

HIDEKI MATSUI's wonderful homeruns(1996-1998)

HIDEKI MATSUI (first homerun)

Matsui joins the Yomiuri Giants in 1993.
Matsui hit a home run from
Yakult Swallows closer SHINGO TAKATSU.
it was his first homerun.

HIDEKI MATSUI (KOSHIEN TOURNAMENT)

Hideki Matsui had ability for batting
with a professional baseball player
when he was a high school student.

1990 KOSHIEN TOUNAMENT

1991 KOSHIEN TOUNAMENT

1992 KOSHIEN TOUNAMENT

HIDEKI MATSUI

New York YANKEES #55
birth date : 12 JUN 1974
birth place : Kanazawa,Ishikawa,Japan
height : 6-2
weight : 220lbs
Bats : Left
Throw : Right
Team : YOMIURI GIANTS(1993-2002)
New York YANKEES(2003-present)

MATSUI HIDEKI BASEBALL MUSEUM

Friday, April 10, 2009

ICHIRO SUZUKI was a pitcher

Japanese MajorLeague baseball player Ichiro Suzuki
was a pitcher when he was a high school student.
Ichiro was an average pitcher, but showed everybody
unusual talent for a batter in those days.

Aichi Games in 1991

ICHIRO SUZUKI

Seattle Mariners #51
birth date : October 22 1973
birth place : Kasugai , Aichi , Japan
height : 5-11
weight : 172lbs
Bats : LeftThrow : Right
Team : Orix Bluewave(1992-2000)
Seattle Mariners(2001-present)

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