rangercal Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 (edited) http://www.todayonline.com/articles/81938.asp Chicago White Sox infielder Tadahito Iguchi expressed hopes of representing Japan at the inaugural World Baseball Classic in March next year. . "If I have a chance I want to take part in the tournament, because Mr (Sadaharu) Oh will coach the national team," said Iguchi, who made a triumphant return after winning the Major League World Series last week. . Iguchi played for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks of Japan's Pacific League under the wing of Oh until 2004 and won the Golden Glove prize three times. . Iguchi, who had a batting average of .278 with 142 hits including 15 home runs in his US debut season, became the first Japanese player to win the biggest baseball title. . Hideki Irabu did not play when the New York Yankees won the Series in 1998. . The 16-team Classic would be the global showdown of elite talent that International Olympic Committee officials had hoped would be staged at the Games, but US major league officials refused to shut down their season, leading to baseball being dropped from the Olympic lineup. . The World Baseball Classic is scheduled to begin March 3 at the Tokyo Dome, with Japan, South Korea, China and Taiwan competing in one of four four-team groups. Two teams will advance into the round of eight. Edited November 2, 2005 by rangercal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iWiN4PreP Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 sounds great. im happy for the guch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 i cant wait till the world baseball classic thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayitaintso Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 What channel would it be televised on when it happens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RibbieRubarb Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 I just realized how proud Japan must be of the Gooch being the first Japanese player to win the World Series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevHead0881 Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 05:15 PM) I just realized how proud Japan must be of the Gooch being the first Japanese player to win the World Series. Actually, this guy was the first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 04:34 PM) Actually, this guy was the first. Then the article is wrong. "Iguchi, who had a batting average of .278 with 142 hits including 15 home runs in his US debut season, became the first Japanese player to win the biggest baseball title." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevHead0881 Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 05:35 PM) Then the article is wrong. "Iguchi, who had a batting average of .278 with 142 hits including 15 home runs in his US debut season, became the first Japanese player to win the biggest baseball title." Well, Irabu never actually pitched in the World Series, but he was on the Yankee roster in 1999 and pitched in the ALCS that year. I believe that still counts. http://www.baseball-reference.com/i/irabuhi01.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 04:40 PM) Well, Irabu never actually pitched in the World Series, but he was on the Yankee roster in 1999 and pitched in the ALCS that year. I believe that still counts. http://www.baseball-reference.com/i/irabuhi01.shtml He was on their roster in 98 also. Guess it don't count to them unless you actually take the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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