This guy is the real deal.Don't believe the stereotype that Japanese pitchers can't cut it in the US.Hes 6 foot 5,220 lbs and is obssesed with his craft.He has large hands so transition to American sized baseball will not be a big deal
The Rangers' scouts and Nolan Ryan have been stalking Darvish for over a year,getting to know him personally,and they watched 20 of his starts.Ryan and GM Daniels are some of the smartest guys in the Major leagues
@ismokeot420420 Maybe... remember you are looking at just the punchout. There's no telling what the sequence was before. Yes, NPB is somewhere in skill level between AA and the Majors, but these are pros just the same.
Wow... that's a lot of batters looking helpless. The problem with Japanese pitchers coming to MLB is that they don't have a strike zone that is "as forgiving" and there are a lot more power hitters. It would be a pleasure to see Darvish making Cano, Granderson, and Texeira look that silly, but I'm not counting on it just yet.
@Loeher That I can totally believe. Considering that that $50 million or so is "up front" and thus relies on a team having loose cash, a team that has just gone to the World Series is a perfect candidate. The real cost is how much for how long? That remains to be seen with Darvish. Kid looks good on a mound, though.
@xristosdomini He has a very good delivery though, not gimmick-ish as some of his predecessors (Nomo, Daisuke). Japanese baseball is somewhere between (most say) AAA and MLB. The Rangers had scouts at every one of his games this year, and JD even made a trip himself. That's some dedicated scouting and it looks like it could pay huge dividends.
@archang0l Yeah, I watched his start against the Lions in the NPB playoffs. His delivery is really smooth, and I think the adjustment for the mound height will be pretty quick. Agreed that his delivery isn't gimmickish and that is one of the main reasons the investment in him by a big league club makes sense. For whatever reason, the NPB pitchers like some really odd windups...
@archang0l Also, the interesting thing with Darvish is that his movement to the plate seems to get smoother the deeper into the game he gets. In that sense, he already "has" a major league style delivery. It should be an interesting run up to Spring Training... and then to see what he's really got in the tank.
@Wyland42 Except you are also forgetting Hideo Nomo, Hideki Matsui (who was a viable MVP candidate not that long ago), Hiroki Kuroda, Tsyuoshi Nishioka and Takashi Saito. Right now Japanese players are a 50/50 gamble on whether they "make it" or not. One of the best Front Office crews in baseball thinks that Darvish is going to make it. There's reason for faith on this one.
hes very good but i think he will get injured in the majors. he does not follow through which put tremendous strain on the throwing arm. i think he will do great in the majors but at some point he will have a arm injury.
Dont say that why dont you wait to see what happens and i respect the hell out of Pujols he is a true killing machine but cant hit pitches that are placed and what do you know about being in the Major leagues maybe he sets up his pitches to look like a strike!
i really like what i see here...he needs an offspeed pitch besides that breaking ball. he will be taught that when he comes here by billy connors of the yankees.
however, those breaking balls 9 inches off the plate MLB hitters will not be swinging at. the japanese league is far inferior to MLB.
@joedoys He already throws 7 different pitches according to scouts. I agree that MLB hitters won't chase "as many" pitches as the NPB guys, but hitters aren't perfect anywhere. After two located fastballs, a late-break curve looks awfully tantalizing to the batter's eye. He will probably need refining... but not an overhaul.
he seems very animated fist pumping and jumping i love that energy out of the japanese players i know of he seems more animated and high energy i wonder if japanese people sorta hate on him but he would fit perfectly in the bigs he should come to sf giants that would be awesome
These are weaker hitters and with his delivery you can see the ball the whole way. He's good and and looks to have good command, but Pujols would take him yaaaard.
This guy could potentially have a lot of problems with his left leg. Many times in this video he brings his right leg to a dead stop rather than bringing it through. That rapidly brings all of his momentem down on that leg. Guys like Jake Peavy do the same thing and he ended up destorying his left ankle.
@SimpleStuff31 according to his pitching guidebook,the pitches he uses in game are 4 seam, 2 seam, 2 sliders, cutter, curve, splitter, change up, sinker, and fork. He also has a new pitch starting this year that he calls it 1 seam (but it's really a fast sinker). So if you can do the math, it's 11 pitches.
Also, he clocked 100mph on TV twice in WBC game when closing. One is proven to be an error on the radar gun, but the other is real deal. Even though he usually sits in mid 90s when he starts.
Filthy. Some of these umpires seem to have had a little bit of a big zone and definitely some of those pitches will not be called for strikes in the mlb. However, he's still a filthy pitcher, maybe the best in the world and he is not in the mlb. Really hope he comes to the mlb ASAP.
@bloodwitch0789 actually in japan the strike zone tends to be SMALLER. Often the whole ball needs to be inside the strike zone, and Japanese ballplayers often have a smaller body. More and more umpires has made the strike zone bigger in recent years though. Another reason can be that Darvish has expanded the strike zone, we only see the strike out pitch here. Not to mention that he probably can get away with stuff because he is so well respected.
@exiit Japanese strike zone is larger than US's due to the unclear definition of top of the strike zone (midpoint between the top of the batter's shoulders and the top of the uniform pants). Somehow they forgot the "top of the uniform pants"... That's why Fujikawa and Matsusaka in Japan throws a lot of shoulder area fastball and still able to strike batters out. It's not gonna work like it in US.
well i think he mentioned about spending his whole career in Japan... I see a lot of people who r underestimating Japanese pro baseball and assume that mlb is the best, but thats not necessarily true... it IS the best paying league...
and Im korean so i have no reason to go all goodygoody on jappro baseball... but darvish is definitely the first japanese b.player who i thought was cool... i was like "fuck" when he came out as the relief in the WBC finals.... fucking wicked slider...
@litojonny thats what happens when you are way ahead of the ball, your top hand comes off and you stick your butt out trying to reach for the pitch, in lefties case, they fall away from the plate after their swing.
I first heard of him 2 years ago. No doubt he has MLB stuff. He is nasty plain and simple. He's only 22 yrs old so he will have time to get even better . My guess is he comes over seas before his free agency in 2014 and quickly becomes a top pitcher here. His father has said he enjoys the New England weather and landscape and thinks Yu will too so look for the Red Sox and Yanks to battle on this one should be a nice pay day for him.
Well he looks good as soon he is done pitching minor league Japanese baseball, he can bring it to the majors and he can join the 3 elite japanese players ever - Iciro, Matsui, or uh um Nomo maybe. Lot of role players So Taguchi, Shinjo, Kaz matsui, Okajima (is good), Herb Mongo, hee sop choi (oops wrong country) Yao ming, Mac Suzuki, ---- ah and Cecil Fielder too
This is Darvish as of 2007-2008. This year he has filled out his frame pretty well. Darvish will not succeed in MLB because it'll be the same deal as Matsuzaka: the team that signs Darvish will have to reel him in in terms of pitch count and also MLB hitters are much more patient than NPB hitters.
Darvish won 16 games last year in 24 starts. He's 12-3 so far this year with a 1.31 ERA. Unless the Fighters (not Ham Fighters) offense fails him like it did last year at so many times, he'll win 20 this year easy.
Pitchers get a lot of no-decisions in Japan because their bullpens either blow leads or they get into a lot of pitcher's duels. 10 wins is a pretty reasonable plateau, but the real barometer of a pitcher's skill in Japan is 15 wins. Anywhere from 15-18 wins is usually good enough for the league title in wins. Keep in mind that Hisashi Iwakuma's 21-win season was the first time anybody had won that many since 1983, I think.
Sox paid 150 mil posting fee for Dice K and got an inconsistent pitcher in return. Yankees will only need to pay 50 million to Darvish and get a 25 year old ace. Get ready bitches.
His posting fee was 52 mil., not 150 mil. Also, the NHF suggest that Yu's will be higher than the 52 mil. for Daisuke. Also, Darvish has shown very little interest in playing in the majors so far. Overall the Yankees will have to pay somewhere around 100-120 mil. to get him signed to a long term deal. But they'll get him after his deal with the NHF runs out in 2012. They'll also be getting a slightly younger and much better pitcher than when the Bo Sox got Daisuke.
Ok, that makes more sense. 150 seems like a little bit much, lol. If Darvish decides to come over, then you're right. But, Darvish has shown little interest so far. He wants to show the kids in Japan that you can be successful and be a great player and still play in the NPB. Maybe if you're the best player, even. Money has a way of changing things though, so who knows. I kind of hope he stays in Japan personally. We've hurt Japanese baseball enough already.
It would be interesting to see how he could develop over here. He is way too skinny now, if he came to the US, they would suggest he gain a good 30 pounds which would add some more velocity. I think he could be better than strasburg.
What's up with the catcher setting up to the left and right before the pitch? He is not helping Darvish at all in pulling back the pitches back in the strike zone as well.
It would be cool to see this guy in the MLB, but he wants to stay in Japan. So, sorry Yankee fans, you got no "dice" with Matsuzaka, and you wont get Darvish either.
he is of course not dice k level yet or maybe ever. its tough to be dice k or to do what he did in japan and the olympics and wbc..and minor leagues for that matter! i think darvish would have a hard time adjusting to major league hitters, more of a hard time then dice k in his first year. only because darvish throws basically fastball slider combo..
Darvish certainly has the stuff. He just needs to mature. The Korea games in the WBC told all, as soon as he got in any kind of trouble, he caved. He needs to be able to battle, which can be psychologically challenging for someone who is used to being so dominant. Dice-K battles that to a degree to this day.
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because japanese people are ashamed of their past. and they won't admit that a big portion of population is of korean descendant (and a lot of baseball players are of korean heritage too - ogasawara michihiro for example) they should learn from the germans, that is admit their natural brutality
Iwakuma has better command of his pitches but Darvish has the edge when it comes to power. Both of them did well today especially Iwakuma, he pitched 8 good innings.
As for the command of his breaking balls, I dunno. I'm guessing even Greg Maddux would have trouble keeping them in the strike zone if they break that hard. I mean, the movements in his breaking balls are sometimes just too vicious to control.
haha you got a point. Darvish got a nasty slider. I love the way he pounds the strike zone with a few fastballs then uses a slider to get them out. It's funny to see the batters swing the bat and catch nothing but air :D.
his curveball is preatty nasty, but he definitely hung some pitches that could be hit in the majors... i can't wait to see him come over to the US and pitch in the MLB... he definitely has some good stuff as well as some moxy...
I can't believe he doesn't want to play in MLB. He may not play well for first one or two years in MLB if he changes his mind, but w/o doubt he will dominate every inning he plays once he matures.
I think it would be cool to watch this guy play in the MLB but...he wants to stay in Japan because he wants to represent his country and have the young children of Japan look up to him. Those were his exact words on why he don't want to come to the U.S...but yeah this guy is just flat out nasty.
I do think he will change his mind once a title contending mlb team offers him 10+mil/yr for 5+ yrs w/ high guarantee money. I did hear what he had said from espn, but he is still young n there are plenty of time for him to change his mind. Waiting is better though. i don't want to see him come into mlb n struggle too much that he may want to move back. u saw what koreans did to him in first inning, imagine what big hitters can do in early innings against him right now in mlb.
And I hope he does because I like watching this particular Japanese pitcher for some reason.And yes I did see what the Koreans did to him in the first inning. I just think he needs to mature a little more..and once he does I DO hope he comes to the US. =]
Yeah. Guy hasn't reached his peak yet and its better for Japanese baseball this way since most of their promising young stars like Dice-K keep hopping over the pond. I bet even closer to 30 he's still good enough and more mature to handle the MLB.
I beg to differ. Iwakuma had better W-L and ERA, but on raw stuff, i'd give Darvish the edge. Is their a way to obtain peripherals (e.g. K/9, BB/(, K/BB, etc.) on Japanese pitchers?
Hey you non educated fool. I'm half Japanese and half white. The same as Yu Darvish(yes, Iranian is white) There is no Japanese "race". Japan is a country made up of 3 ethnic groups. Yamato people, Ainu people, and Ryukyuans. Anyway, the Japanese dont call people of mixed race, mixed. They are referred to as half. Halves and are quite a unique group of people and often admired. Especially in the media. So don't ask stupd questions, "is he accepted" what do you think? the guy's a superstar
Im a Yankee fan and I plan on buying a Darvish jersey
canocorn88 1 week ago
This guy is the real deal.Don't believe the stereotype that Japanese pitchers can't cut it in the US.Hes 6 foot 5,220 lbs and is obssesed with his craft.He has large hands so transition to American sized baseball will not be a big deal
The Rangers' scouts and Nolan Ryan have been stalking Darvish for over a year,getting to know him personally,and they watched 20 of his starts.Ryan and GM Daniels are some of the smartest guys in the Major leagues
12CeeSee 1 week ago
Welcome to Texas.
tquinlan5 1 week ago
Darvish is best japanese picher!!! I cheer him in Japan.
yoshioBB 1 week ago
best iranian /japanese player :)))) both iran and japan proud of you
nozhen 1 week ago
Im a huge friggin Rangers fan but in my opinion some of those balls would have been at least a double in America
ismokeot420420 1 week ago
@ismokeot420420 Maybe... remember you are looking at just the punchout. There's no telling what the sequence was before. Yes, NPB is somewhere in skill level between AA and the Majors, but these are pros just the same.
xristosdomini 6 days ago
hu davish 4 rangers 2012
deercampdude 2 weeks ago
0：59～1：05 Tsuyoshi Nishioka（Minnesota Twins)
ShuzoDaisuki 2 weeks ago
To all u ppl who say NPB is in between AAA and MLB shuld b ashamed its more like mexico junior b 17 year old division
MrThechump 3 weeks ago
Darvish + Rangers + Motorhead = WINNING!
phunkybiotch 1 month ago 2
Absolutely filthy stuff
grizzlyadms34 1 month ago
rangazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
BDUBREICH 1 month ago
Wow... that's a lot of batters looking helpless. The problem with Japanese pitchers coming to MLB is that they don't have a strike zone that is "as forgiving" and there are a lot more power hitters. It would be a pleasure to see Darvish making Cano, Granderson, and Texeira look that silly, but I'm not counting on it just yet.
xristosdomini 1 month ago
@xristosdomini Yeah, can't believe there are teams willing to pay 100+ million dollars for a guy who never played in the Majors.
Loeher 1 month ago
@Loeher That I can totally believe. Considering that that $50 million or so is "up front" and thus relies on a team having loose cash, a team that has just gone to the World Series is a perfect candidate. The real cost is how much for how long? That remains to be seen with Darvish. Kid looks good on a mound, though.
xristosdomini 1 month ago
@xristosdomini He has a very good delivery though, not gimmick-ish as some of his predecessors (Nomo, Daisuke). Japanese baseball is somewhere between (most say) AAA and MLB. The Rangers had scouts at every one of his games this year, and JD even made a trip himself. That's some dedicated scouting and it looks like it could pay huge dividends.
archang0l 1 month ago
@archang0l Yeah, I watched his start against the Lions in the NPB playoffs. His delivery is really smooth, and I think the adjustment for the mound height will be pretty quick. Agreed that his delivery isn't gimmickish and that is one of the main reasons the investment in him by a big league club makes sense. For whatever reason, the NPB pitchers like some really odd windups...
xristosdomini 1 month ago
@archang0l Also, the interesting thing with Darvish is that his movement to the plate seems to get smoother the deeper into the game he gets. In that sense, he already "has" a major league style delivery. It should be an interesting run up to Spring Training... and then to see what he's really got in the tank.
xristosdomini 1 month ago
Deja vu of what happened in Boston anyone?
counter546 1 month ago
JAYS
wowwowmatthew 1 month ago 2
@wowwowmatthew FAIL
123monguin4 1 month ago
@wowwowmatthew Apparently not......
xristosdomini 1 month ago
YANKEES!!!!
mr3000ts 1 month ago
@mr3000ts LOL
m138jewski 1 month ago
@marty53535 but there are like 3 good japanese players in the mlb Ichiro, Daisuke and Hisanari takahasi there airnt much good japanese mlb players
Wyland42 2 months ago
@Wyland42 Except you are also forgetting Hideo Nomo, Hideki Matsui (who was a viable MVP candidate not that long ago), Hiroki Kuroda, Tsyuoshi Nishioka and Takashi Saito. Right now Japanese players are a 50/50 gamble on whether they "make it" or not. One of the best Front Office crews in baseball thinks that Darvish is going to make it. There's reason for faith on this one.
xristosdomini 1 month ago
How is
Wyland42 2 months ago
@joedoys well hiw id japan inferior to mlb when Japan is the 2 time raining camps in the WCB
Wyland42 2 months ago
@Wyland42 because all the best players from japan play in the mlb
marty52525 2 months ago
hes very good but i think he will get injured in the majors. he does not follow through which put tremendous strain on the throwing arm. i think he will do great in the majors but at some point he will have a arm injury.
coolkidcater 2 months ago
Kuroda pitches well in the MLB ...darvish is very good ....
tiger3142003 3 months ago
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bgtxtn 3 months ago
Dont say that why dont you wait to see what happens and i respect the hell out of Pujols he is a true killing machine but cant hit pitches that are placed and what do you know about being in the Major leagues maybe he sets up his pitches to look like a strike!
baseball33marshalls 3 months ago
i really like what i see here...he needs an offspeed pitch besides that breaking ball. he will be taught that when he comes here by billy connors of the yankees.
however, those breaking balls 9 inches off the plate MLB hitters will not be swinging at. the japanese league is far inferior to MLB.
joedoys 3 months ago
@joedoys He already throws 7 different pitches according to scouts. I agree that MLB hitters won't chase "as many" pitches as the NPB guys, but hitters aren't perfect anywhere. After two located fastballs, a late-break curve looks awfully tantalizing to the batter's eye. He will probably need refining... but not an overhaul.
xristosdomini 1 month ago
@xristosdomini Yah and he's got Nolan Ryan and Mike Maddux...I think its why people believe he is such a good fit for the Organization.
ismokeot420420 1 week ago
he seems very animated fist pumping and jumping i love that energy out of the japanese players i know of he seems more animated and high energy i wonder if japanese people sorta hate on him but he would fit perfectly in the bigs he should come to sf giants that would be awesome
Pandabearmadness 3 months ago
@Pandabearmadness and play with lincecum???? U GREEDY SAN FRANCISCO PPL!!!!!!!!!!
jgerundo24 2 months ago
absolute filth
dukie172 3 months ago
his breaking ball is pretty nasty it has such a huge break. i hope he comes to mlb i want to see him on espn highlights
Pandabearmadness 3 months ago
yankees!!!!
mr3000ts 4 months ago
These are weaker hitters and with his delivery you can see the ball the whole way. He's good and and looks to have good command, but Pujols would take him yaaaard.
rtalbot37 4 months ago
@rtalbot37 yeah a lot of batters would. same goes to the aces in the mlb....
magicmc23 4 months ago
@rtalbot37 Pujols takes EVERY pitcher yard.
TheRenegadeAssassin 3 months ago
Future Yankee killer as a member of the blue jays.
Supermann98 5 months ago
@Supermann98 yankees have been scouting this dude since 2007, he's coming to the yankees.
mr3000ts 4 months ago
@mr3000ts so has every other mlb team....
Tyler3594 4 months ago
@mr3000ts Angels, Mets and Dodgers have been after him since high school. At this point, he'll probably go to the Rangers, maybe Cubs.
vantageIIx 3 months ago
future yankee :D
weiy 5 months ago
He is coming to the Rangers
KROMO50 6 months ago
I would like to see this guy in the Majors! Hopefully Cubs....The first Japanese/Iranian Baseball Player.
eusabri 7 months ago
This guy could potentially have a lot of problems with his left leg. Many times in this video he brings his right leg to a dead stop rather than bringing it through. That rapidly brings all of his momentem down on that leg. Guys like Jake Peavy do the same thing and he ended up destorying his left ankle.
Ba11s11 10 months ago
I can't wait until the Mets sign him and they somehow ruin his career like they do with everyone else.
Mahhhty1 11 months ago
@Mahhhty1 They don't have the money
2rad008 9 months ago
2:22-2:23 HOLY FUCKING SHIT !!!
litojonny 1 year ago
Didn't the Dodgers already give this guy a contract?
CaucKy 1 year ago
the strike out at :53 was crazy
Regset 1 year ago
He's comin to Philly....
RadamezHQ 1 year ago
Looks like he's got Angels wings already...
Nateo2015 1 year ago
@homestar123456789 i sure hope so man
ivanjacksurmom 1 year ago
Come to Ny baby
dwade623 1 year ago
i bet he could get 230 strikeouts with least 16 wins in the MLB
JinNey6 1 year ago
Can't wait til he comes to Boston
calebzbleeding1 1 year ago
get this guy to ny yankees
TheYankeesboy25 1 year ago
if they want to maximize the money they get from posting, they needa start getting his pitch counts lower...
hawks12thman 1 year ago
he is actually amazing and my favorite japanese player
JinNey6 1 year ago
sorry, ↓ it was 10 braking balls
yoshimae0929 1 year ago
@yoshimae0929 forkball change split arent breaking balls, and whats a one seam?
SimpleStuff31 1 year ago
he can throw 100mile and he has 9 diffrent breaking balls.
(two slider,screwball,forkball,cut fast ball,change-up,knuckler,sinker,
Split-finger Fastball,)
and one-seam fast, two-seam fast.
real beast...
yoshimae0929 1 year ago
@yoshimae0929 and he has 7 pitches, not 11, he also throws mid 90s not 100
SimpleStuff31 1 year ago
@SimpleStuff31 according to his pitching guidebook,the pitches he uses in game are 4 seam, 2 seam, 2 sliders, cutter, curve, splitter, change up, sinker, and fork. He also has a new pitch starting this year that he calls it 1 seam (but it's really a fast sinker). So if you can do the math, it's 11 pitches.
Also, he clocked 100mph on TV twice in WBC game when closing. One is proven to be an error on the radar gun, but the other is real deal. Even though he usually sits in mid 90s when he starts.
snowmen10 1 year ago
Filthy. Some of these umpires seem to have had a little bit of a big zone and definitely some of those pitches will not be called for strikes in the mlb. However, he's still a filthy pitcher, maybe the best in the world and he is not in the mlb. Really hope he comes to the mlb ASAP.
bloodwitch0789 1 year ago
@bloodwitch0789 actually in japan the strike zone tends to be SMALLER. Often the whole ball needs to be inside the strike zone, and Japanese ballplayers often have a smaller body. More and more umpires has made the strike zone bigger in recent years though. Another reason can be that Darvish has expanded the strike zone, we only see the strike out pitch here. Not to mention that he probably can get away with stuff because he is so well respected.
exiit 1 year ago
@exiit Japanese strike zone is larger than US's due to the unclear definition of top of the strike zone (midpoint between the top of the batter's shoulders and the top of the uniform pants). Somehow they forgot the "top of the uniform pants"... That's why Fujikawa and Matsusaka in Japan throws a lot of shoulder area fastball and still able to strike batters out. It's not gonna work like it in US.
snowmen10 1 year ago
well i think he mentioned about spending his whole career in Japan... I see a lot of people who r underestimating Japanese pro baseball and assume that mlb is the best, but thats not necessarily true... it IS the best paying league...
YCS32 1 year ago
and Im korean so i have no reason to go all goodygoody on jappro baseball... but darvish is definitely the first japanese b.player who i thought was cool... i was like "fuck" when he came out as the relief in the WBC finals.... fucking wicked slider...
YCS32 1 year ago
i have watched this video a billion times and it never gets old
daydaystyles 1 year ago
his catcher is very good too! he frames everything perfectly
TDinda22 2 years ago
i hate how they all take some what one handed swings and almost all the left handed batters try to run to 1st base
litojonny 2 years ago
@litojonny thats what happens when you are way ahead of the ball, your top hand comes off and you stick your butt out trying to reach for the pitch, in lefties case, they fall away from the plate after their swing.
JRockSubs 1 year ago
I first heard of him 2 years ago. No doubt he has MLB stuff. He is nasty plain and simple. He's only 22 yrs old so he will have time to get even better . My guess is he comes over seas before his free agency in 2014 and quickly becomes a top pitcher here. His father has said he enjoys the New England weather and landscape and thinks Yu will too so look for the Red Sox and Yanks to battle on this one should be a nice pay day for him.
victorkipp 2 years ago
darvish would look great in a marlins uniforem if we could afford him
ms30x14 2 years ago
Well he looks good as soon he is done pitching minor league Japanese baseball, he can bring it to the majors and he can join the 3 elite japanese players ever - Iciro, Matsui, or uh um Nomo maybe. Lot of role players So Taguchi, Shinjo, Kaz matsui, Okajima (is good), Herb Mongo, hee sop choi (oops wrong country) Yao ming, Mac Suzuki, ---- ah and Cecil Fielder too
handsignednycjim 2 years ago
0:10 ichiro?
crazylaxmonkey 2 years ago
No. Kawasaki
clotteman 2 years ago
no dude ichiro plays in the majors
david2coolforu 2 years ago
Yu Darvish is bad ass xD
Urusaiboi808 2 years ago
Solarsansgamr, are you an idiot? Matsuzaka won 18 games last year with only 2 losses, and a nice era. How is that not succeeding?
ryguy552 2 years ago
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he was pitching 5 innings a game and walking like 4 he suck just b/c you get wins does not mean your good. he walked 94 in 167 innings
ghost4789 2 years ago
dame some of the hitters are pretty weak. not sayin im better, just sayin they pretty weak for proffesional lvl.
DZCW 2 years ago
This is Darvish as of 2007-2008. This year he has filled out his frame pretty well. Darvish will not succeed in MLB because it'll be the same deal as Matsuzaka: the team that signs Darvish will have to reel him in in terms of pitch count and also MLB hitters are much more patient than NPB hitters.
SoftBank47 2 years ago
it sucks that japan proffesional baseball has only like 144 games. darivish could win 20 games every season if there were 162 games like in the USA.
DZCW 2 years ago
Darvish won 16 games last year in 24 starts. He's 12-3 so far this year with a 1.31 ERA. Unless the Fighters (not Ham Fighters) offense fails him like it did last year at so many times, he'll win 20 this year easy.
SoftBank47 2 years ago
yeah, but if there were more games, then a little easier to win 20. i mean, in japan, its kinda a big deal to reach even 10 wins.
DZCW 2 years ago
Pitchers get a lot of no-decisions in Japan because their bullpens either blow leads or they get into a lot of pitcher's duels. 10 wins is a pretty reasonable plateau, but the real barometer of a pitcher's skill in Japan is 15 wins. Anywhere from 15-18 wins is usually good enough for the league title in wins. Keep in mind that Hisashi Iwakuma's 21-win season was the first time anybody had won that many since 1983, I think.
SoftBank47 2 years ago
Sox paid 150 mil posting fee for Dice K and got an inconsistent pitcher in return. Yankees will only need to pay 50 million to Darvish and get a 25 year old ace. Get ready bitches.
SolarSansGamer 2 years ago
His posting fee was 52 mil., not 150 mil. Also, the NHF suggest that Yu's will be higher than the 52 mil. for Daisuke. Also, Darvish has shown very little interest in playing in the majors so far. Overall the Yankees will have to pay somewhere around 100-120 mil. to get him signed to a long term deal. But they'll get him after his deal with the NHF runs out in 2012. They'll also be getting a slightly younger and much better pitcher than when the Bo Sox got Daisuke.
will19726 2 years ago
My bad that 150 mil was a typo. What I'm trying to say is Sox and Yanks pay the same but Yanks will get the better pitcher.
SolarSansGamer 2 years ago
Ok, that makes more sense. 150 seems like a little bit much, lol. If Darvish decides to come over, then you're right. But, Darvish has shown little interest so far. He wants to show the kids in Japan that you can be successful and be a great player and still play in the NPB. Maybe if you're the best player, even. Money has a way of changing things though, so who knows. I kind of hope he stays in Japan personally. We've hurt Japanese baseball enough already.
will19726 2 years ago
It would be interesting to see how he could develop over here. He is way too skinny now, if he came to the US, they would suggest he gain a good 30 pounds which would add some more velocity. I think he could be better than strasburg.
will19726 2 years ago
What's up with the catcher setting up to the left and right before the pitch? He is not helping Darvish at all in pulling back the pitches back in the strike zone as well.
adam250979 2 years ago
It would be cool to see this guy in the MLB, but he wants to stay in Japan. So, sorry Yankee fans, you got no "dice" with Matsuzaka, and you wont get Darvish either.
greywolf1226 2 years ago
dudes gonna be in pinstripes..they missed out on dice k theyre deffinitely not gonna miss out on this gem
seanmooore 2 years ago
wow this guy is hella boss
robert1191 2 years ago
all the batters swung at the junk and were frozen on the heater
this guy is great
mytot0y 2 years ago
future yankee
TEKM0SIS 2 years ago
Yu Darvish is awesome !
gokyle45 2 years ago
wow....this guys gonna be really good when he comes to the US...i wanna see him against pujols that would be really cool to watch
IBallLikeMJ23 2 years ago 13
@IBallLikeMJ23 to bad he has no itentions of coming to the us
Rice4Lif3 1 year ago
@IBallLikeMJ23 he said hes staying in japan
mrosen369 1 year ago
@IBallLikeMJ23 fuck pujols i want to see him shut out any ml team
e8ghtmileshigh1 10 months ago
@IBallLikeMJ23 They might be on they same team ( yanks)
Cano24able 3 months ago
what song is used in this video. who sings it
Thundercat1115 2 years ago
The answers are at the end.
Acenorthpaw 2 years ago
I don't know the name of the song, but the band is motorhead.
greywolf1226 2 years ago
He is filthy!
mandmboystwins 2 years ago
he is one of the best pitchers that i have seen. His mechanics are perfect and his curve ball is ridiculous. AMAZING PITCHER
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puppydogluver343 2 years ago
this kid is filthy
Gravelbone 2 years ago
woow 1:26 that front door two seemer is rediccuullouusss
knpdyeballarice 2 years ago
nevermind i know the name now after finishing this cool video
chu6466 2 years ago
what's da name of this song?
chu6466 2 years ago
he is of course not dice k level yet or maybe ever. its tough to be dice k or to do what he did in japan and the olympics and wbc..and minor leagues for that matter! i think darvish would have a hard time adjusting to major league hitters, more of a hard time then dice k in his first year. only because darvish throws basically fastball slider combo..
PoliticsAddict 2 years ago
Darvish certainly has the stuff. He just needs to mature. The Korea games in the WBC told all, as soon as he got in any kind of trouble, he caved. He needs to be able to battle, which can be psychologically challenging for someone who is used to being so dominant. Dice-K battles that to a degree to this day.
Acenorthpaw 2 years ago
well said!
Scardriver 2 years ago
if my beloved cubs got darvish and/or hisashi iwakuma, i would have a heart attack on the spot
fluffynoses 2 years ago
ima try to make him on road to the show mlb 09
ArrestedCharlie 2 years ago 2
i did too!
TEKM0SIS 2 years ago
its so cool
ArrestedCharlie 2 years ago 2
this guy is actrually my new favorite pitcher lol, after see him in the wbc
builtstrong2lastlong 2 years ago 9
i second this
Shinsengumi1324 2 years ago
@builtstrong2lastlong nice comment man!! haha
hykjit 1 year ago
This guy's got the arm length to dominate. Jeez, watching this guy play was pretty exciting.
eldakim 2 years ago
I saw him pitch in the WBC, he's amazing!
gv1225 2 years ago
he was as domanating as dice-k
texrea21 2 years ago
dude i never knew Darvish was half iranian wtf......... come to think of it.... he does kind look like from iran......
pppuuuiii 2 years ago
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because japanese people are ashamed of their past. and they won't admit that a big portion of population is of korean descendant (and a lot of baseball players are of korean heritage too - ogasawara michihiro for example) they should learn from the germans, that is admit their natural brutality
yoodarvish 2 years ago
Darvish just beautiful this man is so hot I'm latina and I love this asian guy wow
mptb0708 2 years ago
this guy has deadly 2-seam fastball!!!!!!!
xhole 2 years ago
iwakuma is the king of sinkers. darvish rarely throws any 2 seam fastballs (sinkers). he throws 94 mph+ four seams.
yoodarvish 2 years ago
darvish is the man
chu6466 2 years ago
Iwakuma has better command of his pitches but Darvish has the edge when it comes to power. Both of them did well today especially Iwakuma, he pitched 8 good innings.
Longlebao 2 years ago 3
Darvish has a very good command of his fastball.
As for the command of his breaking balls, I dunno. I'm guessing even Greg Maddux would have trouble keeping them in the strike zone if they break that hard. I mean, the movements in his breaking balls are sometimes just too vicious to control.
ghoroumone 2 years ago
haha you got a point. Darvish got a nasty slider. I love the way he pounds the strike zone with a few fastballs then uses a slider to get them out. It's funny to see the batters swing the bat and catch nothing but air :D.
Longlebao 2 years ago
his curveball is preatty nasty, but he definitely hung some pitches that could be hit in the majors... i can't wait to see him come over to the US and pitch in the MLB... he definitely has some good stuff as well as some moxy...
tblazerwallace30 2 years ago
his deadly weapon is his slider.
yoodarvish 2 years ago
Yu Darvish is a beast. 14 whiffs in one game? In five years, this guy could be the best in the world.
jakkal13 2 years ago
Race
1. a group of persons related by common descent or heredity.
2. a population so related.
stN89 2 years ago
ya, their country's history clearly proves this
shiziest 2 years ago
learn to speak engrish, idiot.
accordblaze 2 years ago
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kokeran 2 years ago
this dude is an amazing pitcher
NyMetstalks 2 years ago
Sheer nastiness. Even when he misses location, it's always down in the zone. Doesn't get any more filthy than that.
poshko41 2 years ago
He is sooooo sexy!
I love you!
Marry me!
nippononna 2 years ago 2
I can't believe he doesn't want to play in MLB. He may not play well for first one or two years in MLB if he changes his mind, but w/o doubt he will dominate every inning he plays once he matures.
edhwanrhee84 2 years ago
I think it would be cool to watch this guy play in the MLB but...he wants to stay in Japan because he wants to represent his country and have the young children of Japan look up to him. Those were his exact words on why he don't want to come to the U.S...but yeah this guy is just flat out nasty.
RBforWTnumber26 2 years ago
I do think he will change his mind once a title contending mlb team offers him 10+mil/yr for 5+ yrs w/ high guarantee money. I did hear what he had said from espn, but he is still young n there are plenty of time for him to change his mind. Waiting is better though. i don't want to see him come into mlb n struggle too much that he may want to move back. u saw what koreans did to him in first inning, imagine what big hitters can do in early innings against him right now in mlb.
edhwanrhee84 2 years ago
He probably will end up changing his mind.
And I hope he does because I like watching this particular Japanese pitcher for some reason.And yes I did see what the Koreans did to him in the first inning. I just think he needs to mature a little more..and once he does I DO hope he comes to the US. =]
RBforWTnumber26 2 years ago
Yeah. Guy hasn't reached his peak yet and its better for Japanese baseball this way since most of their promising young stars like Dice-K keep hopping over the pond. I bet even closer to 30 he's still good enough and more mature to handle the MLB.
newagepun 2 years ago
This dude is nasty, His stuff is more nasty than Dice K. If he was in the states he would win at least 3 Cy Youngs or more.
merciless41582 2 years ago
by the way currently he is the second best pitcher in japan not the best
vengala2000 2 years ago
Who is the best?
Acenorthpaw 2 years ago
Who is the best?
Acenorthpaw 2 years ago
iwakuma
vengala2000 2 years ago
I beg to differ. Iwakuma had better W-L and ERA, but on raw stuff, i'd give Darvish the edge. Is their a way to obtain peripherals (e.g. K/9, BB/(, K/BB, etc.) on Japanese pitchers?
Acenorthpaw 2 years ago
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VioletteChevre 2 years ago
Japanese is not a race. They are asian. His dad is an Iranian which is actually part of "asia". But anyway who cares. The guy is a Japanese citizen.
naturalthing1 2 years ago 2
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VioletteChevre 2 years ago
Hey you non educated fool. I'm half Japanese and half white. The same as Yu Darvish(yes, Iranian is white) There is no Japanese "race". Japan is a country made up of 3 ethnic groups. Yamato people, Ainu people, and Ryukyuans. Anyway, the Japanese dont call people of mixed race, mixed. They are referred to as half. Halves and are quite a unique group of people and often admired. Especially in the media. So don't ask stupd questions, "is he accepted" what do you think? the guy's a superstar
naturalthing1 2 years ago
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VioletteChevre 2 years ago
iranian is white? I thought they participated in Asian soccer cup or something.
Longlebao 2 years ago
for some stupid reason, they are considered "ethnically white." i know it's stupid. that's why i never fill out that bullshit on forms and stuff.
fluffynoses 2 years ago
The fact he's a superstar and an instant celebrity with his looks pretty much makes him adored by the media.
newagepun 2 years ago
97 with electric stuff he's like a jake oeavy 2 years ago
Chancheros 2 years ago
omg santana is better but hes amazing
nigahigasbiggestfans 2 years ago
this man is dirt
chrismbona 2 years ago
yu is making people look ridiculous
manny5452 2 years ago
hes so amzing i cant wait til he comes to mlb
teriyakibull 2 years ago
holy crap he's good....not as good as santana...but the 2nd best
nigahigasbiggestfans 2 years ago
Whoa! High praise there. Dont forget, Doc, Peavy, CC, Dice-K, Solid #3 though, by the looks of it only to get better.