Not a bad outing. Two IP and 4 Ks, including two against foreign sluggers.
4 IP, 4Ks, 1 R.
The first two innings he induced a ton of grounders. Second two, he struck out four.
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He looks even more dominant than when he was in Taiwan. I guess we have to wait until spring training is over to have a good gauge.
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Rocky first start. Gave up 3 runs in the 1st.
5.2 IP, 30BF, 7R, 5SO, 3BB, 1HR.
what kind of money is he making per year?
Rumored to be 3-year 1.7M USD.
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Shud be shohei money or go home… 
Giving up that 3-run homerun is the real problem. The umpire calls being inconsistent and the Ham-fighter defense in disarray was what made the first inning so rough.
Gulin’s right shoulder has this tiny shrug before a breaking ball probably also didn’t help.
Yikes. I thought he fixed that problem.
He gave up mostly fly balls. That’s bound to happen.
Nice rebound!
10K, 7IP vs Softbank
All but the first SO were on whiffs. Karaburi sanshin!
Not much
But, they have nice Baseball Park in 北広島市 (North Hiroshima City) in have the baseball matches in.
Complete game shutout against Rakuten! Ks were down this time (7K) but weak contact generated all over. And he did it off only 98 pitches!
Japanese broadcast
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That’s frigging brilliant
In the USA by brilliant we usually mean displays of intelligence.
But yeah, it only took 98 pitches!
Here’s to a healthy season!
Not if you’ve watched too much Harry Potter.
Although Hamfighters prompt sent Gulin down to the farm. They have too many starting pitcher prospects at the moment.
That’s what you get for throwing a complete-game, 2-hit shutout. Learn your lesson? Don’t ever pitch that well again.
Nippon Ham = company
Fighters = mascot
But I like the mental image of someone boxing giant pieces of ham like Rocky.
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Back to ichigun, another decent outing. Nine strikeouts in six innings, 100 pitches. Gave up a jack early, takes him a while to settle down.
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