http://www.npbtracker.com/2008/08/iwase-kawakami-uehara/ Baseball in Japan & Around the World Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:09:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.npbtracker.com/2008/08/iwase-kawakami-uehara/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Impending NPB Free Agents » NPB Tracker Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:30:23 +0000 http://www.npbtracker.com/?p=59#comment-161 [...] written a lot about the top three free agents coming out of NPB after this season, but there are several other lesser names that have been in the [...] [...] written a lot about the top three free agents coming out of NPB after this season, but there are several other lesser names that have been in the [...]

]]> http://www.npbtracker.com/2008/08/iwase-kawakami-uehara/comment-page-1/#comment-149 simon Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:54:29 +0000 http://www.npbtracker.com/?p=59#comment-149 Uehara seems to have finally returned to form in late July, but he didn't look all that solid today when I saw him pitch the 9th against the PL selects team. He gave up a solidly hit liner to deep right fielder that was saved by Araki, then gave up a walk. Maybe something to do with transitioning to international standard baseballs after using NPB balls for half a season. I don't like the way Team Japan is preparing for the Olympics though, playing against your own countrymen in a domed stadium is far from playing against international competition in natural grass outdoor stadiums in the Beijing heat and humidity. Anyways, I reckon Iwase will set up for Fujikawa in the late innings and Uehara better not be used in any high leverage situtations, I still don't trust him, even though Hoshino does. Uehara seems to have finally returned to form in late July, but he didn’t look all that solid today when I saw him pitch the 9th against the PL selects team. He gave up a solidly hit liner to deep right fielder that was saved by Araki, then gave up a walk. Maybe something to do with transitioning to international standard baseballs after using NPB balls for half a season. I don’t like the way Team Japan is preparing for the Olympics though, playing against your own countrymen in a domed stadium is far from playing against international competition in natural grass outdoor stadiums in the Beijing heat and humidity. Anyways, I reckon Iwase will set up for Fujikawa in the late innings and Uehara better not be used in any high leverage situtations, I still don’t trust him, even though Hoshino does.

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