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May 6, 2007

Nippon Prospectus

Pacific League Update

 

by Mike Plugh

 

I recently recapped the first month of action in Japan’s Central League. While the two best hitters in Japan--Kosuke Fukudome and Norichika Aoki play in the Central, some of the game’s best pitchers play for Pacific League teams. Yu Darvish, Hideaki Wakui, Kazumi Saito, Hisashi Iwakuma, and Masahiro Tanaka are just a few of the big-name pitchers who work in this circuit. Without further ado, I bring you month one of the Pacific League, with teams listed according to their standings as of Friday, May 4th:

 

 

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Rod Nelson

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