tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post2466855806244133014..comments2024-03-24T03:21:40.629-04:00Comments on The Greedy Pinstripes: So What If Tanaka Throws 113 Pitches Per Game!?Daniel Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04212584396848733519noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676591017018865408.post-18958234309729495262013-12-31T13:39:09.845-05:002013-12-31T13:39:09.845-05:00What we have here is a difference of age, add in t...What we have here is a difference of age, add in those with no understanding of how the teams in Japan work!<br /><br />Age thing is easy; we remember when pitchers all went with 4 man rotations and finished many more games. As much as I hate some of the changes in Baseball (and Football)...I do like the 5 man rotation, don't like the lower pitching mound! Too much effort needed to get the same results with a braking ball! Can anyone say...Tommy John Surgery! <br /><br />As stated above by our discerning leader Daniel, pitching once a week makes one heck of a difference in the number of pitches per a game. One thing needed is for the pitcher to understand the huge difference between the hitters he will be facing as to the type of hitters he has had to face in Japan.<br /><br />My understanding of his make-up is...hard worker, very good C&C of his pitches, and best of all (When under control) he is a Bull Dog on the mound...I like Junk Yard dogs myself! Oh, I forgot one other very reliable item he has...an under control Ego! He wouldn't come to the USA for less money and be as good as they say he is...without an Ego.<br /><br />If one has the media idea of Egos, one may miss the whole point here! EVERY major league player has an ego...what drives them and makes them work so hard to be the best they can be...E.G.O! Guys like Mo, Jeter, A-Rod, Cano...one can go down a litany of players that have big egos or better yet, are there any that don't have one? Nada, Nine, nope!<br /><br />He will come to NY...he has to show the world he is as good as he is!ken reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07501114589046544682noreply@blogger.com