Hiromichi Fujiwara Out For The Season
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Bad news for the young lefty, as it looks like Fujiwara is going to be on the shelf for a long time...
...The Eagles announced earlier today that Hiromichi Fujiwara will have both reconstructive surgery and surgery to remove bone spurs on his left knee elbow tomorrow. Fujiwara will likely be out anywhere from 8 to 10 months.
Source: Yakyu Baka
In related news, I saw fellow lefty Kohei Hasebe pitch one inning of shutout relief in a farm team game versus Shonan last weekend. It looks as though he's on his way back to the big team soon.
* Thanks to westbaystars for the correction!
Week In Review, Vol.5
A day late and a hundred yen short, but nevertheless here's volume five of the Week In Review. Just like back in the 'real' world, it was sweeps week as the season entered May. Rakuten fell to Softbank, but came back strong to sweep the plummeting Orix Buffaloes. Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach after the break.
Eagles @ Hawks Postgame: Lucky 7’s
YAHOO DOME, FUKUOKA - The education (or destruction) of young Hiromichi Fujiwara continued last night as the hometown Hawks pounded the lefty in the 3rd inning. His replacement, Akira Matsumoto, didn't fare much better, as Softbank put on an offensive display with seven runs in the frame, ultimately leading to a 13-2 shellacking. Box score and video highlights after the break.
Week In Review, Vol.3
Not much sunshine in Sendai this week as the team went 1-5 in their series against the Seibu Lions and the Softbank Hawks. Let's delve into the muck and the mire to see what happened last week and who made The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly lists.
Eagles @ Hawks Postgame: Keeping The Streak Alive
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FUKUOKA, FUKUOKA - The Eagles continued their steady slide into the basement of the Pacific League on Friday night, falling 9-1 to the hometown Softbank Hawks. Lefty Hiromichi Fujiwara took the brunt of the assault, but he wasn't helped by an increasingly error-prone Rakuten defense. Boxscore, video, and the eulogy after the break.
Series Roundup: Eagles vs Buffaloes, April 9th – 11th
Summing up all the games I've missed this past 10 days, here's the video highlights of the Buffaloes series. Orix was in town for three days but left with only one win, back on Friday against lefty Hiromichi Fujiwara. After that, staff aces Hisashi Iwakuma and Masahiro Tanaka held the visitors to only 2 runs total in the two victories.
Series Roundup: Eagles vs Hawks, April 2nd – 4th
Catching up on a lost week in Tokyo, here are the video highlights of the April 2nd to 4th series versus the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks. Lefty Hiromichi Fujiwara picked up the win to open the series, but Hisashi Iwakuma and Masahiro Tanaka dropped the next two games.
Eagles vs Fighters CS Game 5 Postgame: Sayonara
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SAPPORO DOME, SAPPORO - The Rakuten Eagles surprising season came to an unfortunate close Saturday evening, as they fell to the Nippon Ham Fighters 9-4 in the fifth game of the Climax Series, 2nd Stage. The loss also closes the book on manager Katsuya Nomura, who was not offered the skipper's job for the 2010 season, but may return to the team in some honourary capacity.
Eagles vs Fighters CS Game 5 Preview
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With the season hanging in the balance, the Eagles will look to rookie left-hander Hiromichi Fujiwara to keep their slim hopes alive in an afternoon game in Sapporo today. Game 5 was going to be the wildcard game in the series for Rakuten anyways; after their top three pitchers the quality of their starters is questionable at best. Facing elimination though means the stakes will be even higher, so we'll truly get to see just what this 24-year-old is made of.
Eagles vs Fighters CS Game 2 Postgame: Paradise Lost
SAPPORO DOME, SAPPORO - Two outs. They can come in a blink of an eye, with a second baseman turning a 6-4-3 double play. 2 outs. They can take forever, as pitch after pitch gets batted around the ball park like a pinball. ２ アウト。 Sometimes, they never come at all.
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