Comments on: A Quick Look at Ken Takahashi

By: Shedding Some Light On Ken Takahashi : Baseball Digest

Shedding Some Light On Ken Takahashi : Baseball Digest — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:48:19 +0000

[...] For more on Takahashi, check out a full post about him on NPB Tracker. [...]

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:58:07 +0000

Click the huge link that says “Yu Darvish” on the sidebar.

By: mike bourdeau

mike bourdeau — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:49:20 +0000

do yo have any idea if yu darvish is going to pitch in the u.s.a. anytime soon. i picked him up last year because ESPN ran a story on yu saying he wanted to play major league baseball. any info would help and do you think i should hang onto him or drop him. thanks mike

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:50:32 +0000

Signed with Blue Jays.

By: HOW LOWE DO WE GO? | Kranepool Society :: A New York Mets Blog

HOW LOWE DO WE GO? | Kranepool Society :: A New York Mets Blog — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:44:15 +0000

[...] keep reading about Ken Takahashi the lefty out of Japan and how the Mets are looking at him as the replacement for Scott Schoenewiese and all I can do is [...]

By: MetsBlog.com » Relief Pitcher: Who is Ken Takahashi

MetsBlog.com » Relief Pitcher: Who is Ken Takahashi — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:16:36 +0000

[...] also on NPB Tracker, Patrick takes a closer look at Takahashi, detailing his ‘mechanics and [...]

By: Kyle Boddy

Kyle Boddy — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:01:43 +0000

Patrick,

Nice article. That video clip should be good enough to use, actually. Even though I have no idea who the guy is, if you can find me 300 FPS video of a pitcher from a decent angle, I will be more than happy to use it.

By: yakamashii

yakamashii — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:27:17 +0000

Nice work on Takahashi’s history.

I think that the “sinker” is a circle change. He uses it like a changeup and you can indeed see the circle change grip on occasion. Players and reporters insist that is a sinker, and even Takahashi himself calls it that.

Either way, it’s his ticket to the States if he can get a team to punch it!

By: Akihito

Akihito — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:44:11 +0000

Hi Patrick, this is Akihito. Good article on Takahashi. He also throws a screw ball (probably listed as sinker), which is his main pitch. About his age though, he started pitching when he was senior at the Takushoku University (22 years old). Because of this, he can still throw 91 mph (=147km/h, this year’s highest). I’m a Mets fan (check out my blog = http://metsblog.blog74.fc2.com/ ) so I would love Takahashi to come here with a minor league contract.