tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505486348758250263.post1061127973775552321..comments2023-10-21T05:59:17.265-07:00Comments on Bang! Zoom!: Preparing to be bitterly disappointedtraderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06991003445537922192noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505486348758250263.post-35102263835521758252011-12-15T11:37:58.687-08:002011-12-15T11:37:58.687-08:00You will notice Dice-K ISN'T a Darvish comp. ...You will notice Dice-K ISN'T a Darvish comp. Two reasons: first his #s are far superior and second HE'S NOT JAPANESE! <br /><br />Just because his name is Yu Darvish doesn't mean he's exactly the same as every other Japanese pitcher you've ever seen. He's half Iranian, He's 6 FEET 5 INCHES tall. He weighs 220 lbs. He's not a crafty pitch mixer, he's a power pitcher with more than adequate off speed pitches. <br /><br />And instead of buying his decline phase of his early 30s (like the Angels did with CJ Wilson and the Marlins did with Buehrle) the winning bidder gets his 26-31 year seasons -- most likely his best.traderkirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06991003445537922192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505486348758250263.post-15100020392283929122011-12-15T11:06:41.007-08:002011-12-15T11:06:41.007-08:00Aaaallll speculation. Npb is AAA level of basebal...Aaaallll speculation. Npb is AAA level of baseball; we've seen plenty of guys here that dominated AAA baseball and couldn't cut it in the pros.<br /><br />Yes he looks good. Scouts rave about him. He's got 8 pitches. These are all things also said about Matsuzaka before he cost the Red Sox 9-figures to give them 49 wins over 5 seasons.Todd Bosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02588001750834983356noreply@blogger.com