That’s Japanese for baseball.
“This will some day be just absolutely huge.” Bud Selig.
In Seoul, thousands skipped work and school to watch a large-screen broadcast of the game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, tossing confetti, waving banners bearing the names of their favorite players and chanting through the championship.
The SnS 2008 Top 10 turned out to be generally, well, not good. J. R. Towles, our #1, was given the starting catching assignment for the Astros to start the season, and he flopped. After 2 months Towles was basically a mess at the plate and behind it. For his troubles he was demoted to AAA Round Rock where he failed to distinguish himself. Our numbers 2 (Paulino), 3 (James), 6 (Flores), and 8 (Perez) spent all or parts of the 2008 season on the shelf. Numbers 5 and 10, Reineke and Parraz respectively, are no longer with the organization. Tommy Manzella, #4, had a mostly respectable 2008 season, as did #7 Sammy Gervacio. #9 Yordany Ramirez lived up to the hype in the field but had lots of trouble at the plate.
(Ortiz notes) the Astros will go with a four-man rotation for the first turn in the rotation. The fifth starter won’t be needed until April 15.
The utility infielder spot has come down to either Jason Smith or Edwin Maysonet. The Astros want someone who can play short, not just play at short. Both can be sent back to the minors.
Chris Johnson said, “we were taking ground balls the very first day we were out there, and [Boone] said, ‘Hey why don’t you try this?’ He didn’t even know me. He spent a lot of time talking with me and working with me. I’m not thinking of myself right now. I’m worried about him.”
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