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Jack wrote:That means they have no clue who'done it and they're not gonna look into it any further.
TennoChinko wrote:Hideki Irabu R.I.P.
Taro Toporific wrote:[SIZE="3"]Pitching From Behind[/SIZE]
The sad road of Japanese pitcher Hideki Irabu.
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The sad road of Japanese pitcher Hideki Irabu.
By Robert Whiting
Slate.com | Monday, Aug. 1, 2011
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Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:That headline makes him look more like a Catholic priest than a baseball hurler...
Greji wrote:I was an acquaintance of Irabu's through J-baseball contacts in business if you will. He was interesting to talk with, not only as a great pitcher, but also as a half. However, this is the first I knew that he had actually met his father. What a situation that must have been.
RIP again to a troubled young man....
When I think about Irabu today, I remember the tattoo of a dragon on his upper arm and on the lower right side of his back. It was reportedly part of a religion he created himself and in which he believed deeply. If my understanding is correct, he created a dragon in an attempt to protect himself, and to bring some inner peace.
Though his major-league career couldn't be considered a success, one part of Irabu's plan did come to pass. The pitcher did, indeed, become famous enough that his biological father took notice. Like in some Field of Dreams scene, his father simply showed up at a game. Father and son eventually met, but Irabu felt frustrated that he lacked the English skills to communicate effectively with his dad.
"Life was easiest for Hideki when he was throwing a baseball," said his one-time attorney Jean Afterman. ". . . On the mound, he was in control. The hard thing for him was the rest. Being mixed race, growing up not knowing his father, working under autocratic NPB rules, battling Lotte and San Diego, fighting the urge to drink and smoke. Not being able to play baseball anymore and finally, being alone. He was a fighter but that was too much for him to take on."
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