Uehara Debuts Tonight

» 08 April 2009 » In mlb »

Koji Uehara makes his first MLB start tonight, against the toughest lineup he’ll ever have faced. To catch up on him, check out the profile I did of him last year.

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  1. Patrick
    simon
    08/04/2009 at 7:16 am Permalink

    He also gets to face a healthy Godzilla, should be interesting.

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    Tracy
    08/04/2009 at 3:03 pm Permalink

    Wang against Uehara… has 2 Asian pitchers ever started the same game in MLB?

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    Patrick
    08/04/2009 at 5:31 pm Permalink

    I don’t know of any specific instances, but I would be surprised if it hasn’t happened before.

  4. Patrick
    simon
    08/04/2009 at 5:44 pm Permalink

    With Wang, Chan-Ho Park, Nomo, Ohka, Ishii, et al. There had been Asian pitcher matchups before.

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    Patrick
    08/04/2009 at 6:27 pm Permalink

    Uehara did alright in his debut, 5 ip, 1 er, 1 k, 1 bb, left with a 7-1 lead.