hi8is Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 Having grownup a baseball fan in Japan, a lot of my friends here in the States often ask my opinion on how defecting Japanese stars will do in the Major Leagues. Unfortunately for them and for White Sox fans, it is almost impossible to tell. Tadahito Iguchi had stellar seasons recently, but great statistics have often been lost in translation. Ichiro Suzuki has been a great success, while Kazuo Matsui struggles for the Mets. Hideki Matsui underwhelms in the regular season and dominates the playoffs. Nobody could have predicted the first-year success of the White Sox's Shingo Takatsu after his poor spring training. Nevertheless, I think the White Sox have made a wise decision to sign Iguchi. This is because they don't know what to expect from their own infield. Willie Harris, Juan Uribe and Joe Crede are all young and have been inconsistent. For the White Sox not to bring in an experienced infielder as a safety net would have been foolish. So while one cannot predict Iguchi's statistics this season, I can safely say the White Sox will be happy to have another option in their infield. Every week, the ChicagoSports.com staff will select one 500-word-or-less column from you, the opinionated on-line sports fan. Submissions can be edited for grammar and spelling. Before we begin, a few suggestions: 1. You need to put your name, hometown and state before you fill out the "Comment" field. We don't pass it out; we use it for your byline. 2. Put some thought into the column. Writing "My team rules!" or "Their team stinks!" is one way to get your submission ignored. 3. Keep it fresh and remember your audience. Major bonus points awarded if you write on something topical. 4. Have fun. If you make the cut one week and your column appears on our pages, be sure to print that page. You can consider yourself part of the ChicagoSports.com coverage team. Copyright © 2005, ChicagoSports.com OK, SORRY GUYS THAT WAS A LAME ARTICLE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonkeyKongerko Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 QUOTE(hi8is @ Jan 29, 2005 -> 03:15 PM) OK, SORRY GUYS THAT WAS A LAME ARTICLE Hey anyone can copy and paste a good article. It takes a real man to post the lame ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted January 30, 2005 Author Share Posted January 30, 2005 QUOTE(DonkeyKongerko @ Jan 30, 2005 -> 05:22 AM) Hey anyone can copy and paste a good article. It takes a real man to post the lame ones. classic vlassic even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch and Judy Garland Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 Yeah I can't see calling Hideki underwhelming. There isn't a team in the league that wouldn't love his bat in their lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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