Yokohama Bay Stars News and Notes: February 8, 2013
by Gen on Feb.08, 2013 @ 11:47 pm, under NPB
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Today
Source: Nikkan Sports 2/8/2013, Nikkan Sports 2/8/2013 Thursday
Source: Sanspo 2/8/2013 |
Thursday
Source: Daily Sports 2/8/2013 |
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Shigeru Kaga got tips on how to throw the sinker from Shingo Takatsu.
Source: Sanspo 2/8/2013
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Daisuke Miura has his sights set on becoming just the second pitcher in NPB history to record at least 200 innings after turning forty. The other player: Tadashi Wakabayashi with 326.1 innings in 1948 and 271.0 innings in 1949. The last time Miura tossed 200 or more innings was in 2006.
Source: Nikkan Sports 2/8/2013
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Veteran players at Ni-gun camp in Yokosuka, Alex Ramirez, Norihiro Nakamura, and Tatsuhiko Kinjo, arrived in Okinawa on Thursday and started working out at Ichi-gun camp today.
Source: Sanspo 2/8/2013, Daily Sports 2/8/2013
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1st round draft pick Hiroyuki Shirasaki has a bad habit of letting his hitting stride get too big. He was reminded by Kiyoshi Nakahata to keep it short during batting practice on Thursday.
Source: Sanspo 2/8/2013
The Baystars are going to rack up a lot wins this season, just wait and see.