Darvish is the new Phenom of baseball

[Babak]

Japanese pitchers don't have the best track record.

The first Japanese pitcher in the recent era was Hideo Nomo. He won rookie of the year, lead the league in strike outs, and threw a no hitter. That's not a bad track record to start off with in representing your countrymen.

[persianfire]

he didn't do well initially...and his performance really hasn't warranted the contract he's received until recently. His first year he was 3 games above .500...on the SOX of all teams!

His game is BORING but still his stats are class...
ERA - 2.90 (3rd in American league)
Wins - 18 (4th in AL)
Hits Allowed - 6.87 (1st in AL)
And Darvish is conidered a better pitcher than him in Japan right?

[Türküm]

The first Japanese pitcher in the recent era was Hideo Nomo. He won rookie of the year, lead the league in strike outs, and threw a no hitter. That's not a bad track record to start off with in representing your countrymen.

14 games above .500 lifetime...era of 4 and a quarter...come on babak, u know a no hitter (in this case 2) is no indication of greatness, unless its Nolan Ryan

[Türküm]

His game is BORING but still his stats are class...
ERA - 2.90 (3rd in American league)
Wins - 18 (4th in AL)
Hits Allowed - 6.87 (1st in AL)
And Darvish is conidered a better pitcher than him in Japan right?

yeah but remember his first year???

given he was new to the league...but on such a great team