Email a copy of 'Nate Schierholtz: Big In Japan, Back In MLB' to a friend
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Email a copy of 'Nate Schierholtz: Big In Japan, Back In MLB' to a friend
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gsipruitt
May want to explicitly call out that he’s back in the MLB with the Detroit Tigers. Had to go dig around Google to see who he signed a minor league deal with.
A'sfaninUK
Last I checked Japan and America were both in the same hemisphere.
mikeyst13
Check again. Japan is in the eastern Hemisphere and America is in the Western.
lgrunner34
Boom roasted
gilgunderson
Northern hemisphere?
A'sfaninUK
This is totally crazy, but I was never taught about eastern and western hemispheres growing up, just the equator and north/south. I stand corrected!
Vote Bernie Sanders, everyone, I wonder what other poorly-educated things I got taught in school was incorrect??? We need better education in this country, damn!
thebare
Nicely said on Super Tuesday
sorayablue
Good recovery!
sorayablue
Nice recovery!
MikeTexas
Your free education failed you, so you want more free education? That’s interesting.
reignaado
The reason of the increased fan attendance and sell-outs last season was because of 1.) Hiroki Kuroda coming back in Japan and, 2.) Kenta Maeda’s anticipated final season with the team… Attendance will be off the charts this upcoming season when Kuroda pitches because this will be his final year… he will retire after the seasons end.
Also, knowing he’s pretty new when he came over. The tremendous support by fans for their respective teams was a shock for him -non-stop cheering, fan service, slogans and hero interviews- all of it. Not just in the NPB, but the CPBL and especially the KBO do this too by the way.
reignaado
What the heck, guess no harm in posting an example of it,.
NPB Hiroshima Carp cheering: youtube.com/watch?v=K-R6GrR4rJg
KBO Doosan Bears cheering: youtube.com/watch?v=HN8PbbBzOI8
stormie
I wish we had the same enthusiasm for the game here, I’ve always respected Japan’s fandom, and more recently, South Korea’s. Western fandom is more selfish, it’s like what can the team do for me, to make me feel good, rather than what can I do for my team to support them. It’s all about wins and losses and stats over here, not just the enjoyment of what is ultimately a game, and that’s a shame.
brood550
.250BA and only a .298 OBP in Japan and he’s ready to come back? He might make a triple-A team but those numbers don’t translate to making an MLB roster.
stymeedone
At this point, he is a depth option for the Tigers and would probably be sent to Toledo if he stays past spring training. Bench is expected to be either Saltalamachia or Holaday at C, Romine and Aviles at IF, and Maybin in OF.
Stuart Brown
Agreed, though Aviles will be super utility if he makes the team. Feels a lot like Alex Gonzalez all over again.