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Van den Hurk shines in first win
Byyankeebiscuitfan April 2, 2016

In his second start of the 2016 NPB season, Rick van den Hurk had a very good outing. In the game vs the Nippon Ham Fighters (don’t make the mistake that I made: the club is named Fighters, not Ham Fighters. The owner of the club is the Nippon Ham company) Rick cruised through the…

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Japan All-Star Series: Despite Longo’s homerun, MLB squad loses exhibition
Byyankeebiscuitfan November 20, 2014

Once again the Japanese pitching was magical and kept the MLB All-Stars in check rather well. Shota Takeda pitched three innings in which he allowed only one unearned run on four hits. He walked four and fanned three. The only run that Takeda (Softbank Hawks) allowed came when Alcides Escobar reached first base in…

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