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Some really terrible baseball over the last three days.

This team might be streaky huh.

https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/8b07dc3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4067x2714+0+0/resize/599x400!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fd6%2Faa%2Fd8f5224aac8d416d0c1a2848da04%2F2ad483f9c2d24e7288b4aa6cf4977dd2> Trouble transitioning from Japan? Maybe for losers. I'm 3-0 with 0.84 ERA. But still you name that other guy first.

=Cowtipper post_id=153149 time=1713887594 user_id=166] Can we just dump all the rest we can think of? Or are we still doing the 1 per post rule?

32 Answers left. Without the list I'd know maybe 4-5 of them. A couple of easier ones still left, including some current players. The number 2 saves leader all time for JBMLB. Another is a former Yankee.

Kaz Sasaki is your all time JBMLB leader in saves. Number 2 on that list is pretty pissed off you haven't named him yet. Yusei Kikuchi made the most famous sushi reservation in MLB history last winter when twitter decided his party meant Ohtani was going to the Jays. Here's Kikuchi showing up to dinner wondering why reporters were storming his cousin's birthday party. https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2023/09/USATSI_21335494.jpg?w=1000&h=600&crop=1> 1. Shogo Akiyama 2. Nori Aoki 3. 4. 5. Steve Chitren 6. Yu Darvish 7. Bobby Fenwick 8. 9. Shintaro Fujinami 10. Kosuke Fukudome 11. 12. Shigetoshi Hasegawa 13. 14. 15. Ryota Igarashi 16. 17. Tadahito Iguchi 18. 19. Hideki Irabu 20. Kazuhisa Ishii 21. Hisashi Iwakuma 22. 23. Kenji Johjima 24. Takashi Kashiwada 25. 26. 27. Masao Kida 28. Yusei Kikuchi 29. 30. Satoru Komiyama 31. Hiroki Kuroda 32. 33. Jung Hoon Lee 34. Kenta Maeta 35. 36. Hideki Matsui 37. Kazuo Matsui 38. 39. Daisuke Matsuzaka 40. 41. 42. Masanori Murakami 43. 44. 45. Norihiro Nakamura 46. 47. Hideo Nomo 48. 49. Tomo Ohka 50. Shohei Ohtani 51. Hideki Okajima 52. Akinori Otsuka 53. 54. Dave Roberts 55. Takashi Saito 56. Kazuhiro Sasaki 57. 58. Kodai Senga 59. Tsuyoshi Shinjo 60. Ichiro Suzuki 61. Mac Suzuki 62. Seiya Suzuki 63. Kazuhito Tadano 64. So Taguchi 65. Hisanori Takahashi 66. Ken Takahashi 67. Shingo Takatsu 68. 69. Masahiro Tanaka 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. Yasuhiko Yabuta 77. 78. Yoshinobu Yamamoto 79. 80. Masato Yoshii

Two on to start the 7th. Winn done. Gotta think this is our one shot in this game.

The difference between the pitchers is jarring. One attacking hitters. The other constantly behind.

Just keep walking them Quintana. Great strategy.

2-0, 3-1 on every hitter. Against a shit Giants lineup.

The walks are infuriating

Shogo Akiyama is correct. He's the second name I had never heard of on this list to be named. Rookie Carroca is, I'm guessing, a reference that I'm missing. Nonetheless, not on the list. 1. Shogo Akiyama 2. Nori Aoki 3. 4. 5. Steve Chitren 6. Yu Darvish 7. 8. 9. Shintaro Fujinami 10. 11. 12. Shigetoshi Hasegawa 13. 14. 15. Ryota Igarashi 16. 17. Tadahito Iguchi 18. 19. Hideki Irabu 20. 21. 22. 23. Kenji Johjima 24. Takashi Kashiwada 25. 26. 27. Masao Kida 28. 29. 30. Satoru Komiyama 31. Hiroki Kuroda 32. 33. Jung Hoon Lee 34. Kenta Maeta 35. 36. Hideki Matsui 37. Kazuo Matsui 38. 39. Daisuke Matsuzaka 40. 41. 42. Masanori Murakami 43. 44. 45. Norihiro Nakamura 46. 47. Hideo Nomo 48. 49. 50. Shohei Ohtani 51. 52. 53. 54. Dave Roberts 55. 56. 57. 58. Kodai Senga 59. Tsuyoshi Shinjo 60. Ichiro Suzuki 61. 62. Seiya Suzuki 63. 64. So Taguchi 65. Hisanori Takahashi 66. Ken Takahashi 67. Shingo Takatsu 68. 69. Masahiro Tanaka 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. Yasuhiko Yabuta 77. 78. Yoshinobu Yamamoto 79. 80. Masato Yoshii

Kuroda is correct. Number 3 among wins for Japanese-born MLB players. Led the league in looking at you like a disappointed father. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Hiroki_Kuroda_on_May_22%2C_2013_%282%29.jpg/220px-Hiroki_Kuroda_on_May_22%2C_2013_%282%29.jpg> The fact that it took you this long to name him has him feeling, well, disappointed. Let's lift the limit on guesses now as it's starting to get harder. Still lots of household names left. Including, by my count, 6 All-Stars. 1. 2. Nori Aoki 3. 4. 5. Steve Chitren 6. Yu Darvish 7. 8. 9. Shintaro Fujinami 10. 11. 12. Shigetoshi Hasegawa 13. 14. 15. Ryota Igarashi 16. 17. Tadahito Iguchi 18. 19. Hideki Irabu 20. 21. 22. 23. Kenji Johjima 24. Takashi Kashiwada 25. 26. 27. Masao Kida 28. 29. 30. Satoru Komiyama 31. Hiroki Kuroda 32. 33. Jung Hoon Lee 34. Kenta Maeta 35. 36. Hideki Matsui 37. Kazuo Matsui 38. 39. Daisuke Matsuzaka 40. 41. 42. Masanori Murakami 43. 44. 45. Norihiro Nakamura 46. 47. Hideo Nomo 48. 49. 50. Shohei Ohtani 51. 52. 53. 54. Dave Roberts 55. 56. 57. 58. Kodai Senga 59. Tsuyoshi Shinjo 60. Ichiro Suzuki 61. 62. Seiya Suzuki 63. 64. So Taguchi 65. Hisanori Takahashi 66. Ken Takahashi 67. Shingo Takatsu 68. 69. Masahiro Tanaka 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. Yasuhiko Yabuta 77. 78. Yoshinobu Yamamoto 79. 80. Masato Yoshii

In alphabetical order. Presenting unavoidable clues. 1. 2. Nori Aoki 3. 4. 5. Steve Chitren 6. Yu Darvish 7. 8. 9. Shintaro Fujinami 10. 11. 12. Shigetoshi Hasegawa 13. 14. 15. Ryota Igarashi 16. 17. Tadahito Iguchi 18. 19. Hideki Irabu 20. 21. 22. 23. Kenji Johjima 24. Takashi Kashiwada 25. 26. 27. Masao Kida 28. 29. 30. Satoru Komiyama 31. 32. 33. Jung Hoon Lee 34. Kenta Maeta 35. 36. Hideki Matsui 37. Kazuo Matsui 38. 39. Daisuke Matsuzaka 40. 41. 42. Masanori Murakami 43. 44. 45. Norihiro Nakamura 46. 47. Hideo Nomo 48. 49. 50. Shohei Ohtani 51. 52. 53. 54. Dave Roberts 55. 56. 57. 58. Kodai Senga 59. Tsuyoshi Shinjo 60. Ichiro Suzuki 61. 62. Seiya Suzuki 63. 64. So Taguchi 65. Hisanori Takahashi 66. Ken Takahashi 67. Shingo Takatsu 68. 69. Masahiro Tanaka 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. Yasuhiko Yabuta 77. 78. Yoshinobu Yamamoto 79. 80. Masato Yoshii

1. Shohei Ohtani 2. Hideki Matsui 3. Ichiro Suzuki 4. Kenji Johjima 5. Tadahito Iguchi 6. Kosuke Fukudome 7. Seiya Suzuki 8. Nori Aoki 9. Kazuo Matsui 10. Dave Roberts 11. Tsuyoshi Shinjo 12. Hideo Nomo 13. Masanori Murakami 14. Yoshinobu Yamamoto 15. Yu Darvish 16. Kodai Senga 17. Masahiro Tanaka 18. Kas Ishii 19. Daisuke Mastuzaka 20. Jung Hoo Lee 21. Shingo Takatsu 22. Ken Takahashi 23. Masato Yoshii 24. Hisanori Takahashi 25. Ryota Igarashi 26. Satoru Komiyama 27. Takashi Kashiwada 28. Steve Chitren 29. Shigetoshi Hasegawa 30. Masao Kida 31. Norihiro Nakamura 32. Kenta Maeda 33. Hideki Irabu

1. Shohei Ohtani 2. Hideki Matsui 3. Ichiro Suzuki 4. Kenji Johjima 5. Tadahito Iguchi 6. Kosuke Fukudome 7. Seiya Suzuki 8. Nori Aoki 9. Kazuo Matsui 10. Dave Roberts 11. Tsuyoshi Shinjo 12. Hideo Nomo 13. Masanori Murakami 14. Yoshinobu Yamamoto 15. Yu Darvish 16. Kodai Senga 17. Masahiro Tanaka 18. Kas Ishii 19. Daisuke Masuzaka 20. Jung Hoo Lee 21. Shingo Takatsu 22. Ken Takahashi 23. Masato Yoshii 24. Hisanori Takahashi 25. Ryota Igarashi 26. Satoru Komiyama (the Japanese Greg Maddux) 27. Takashi Kashiwada (first Japanese Met) 28. Steve Chitren 29. Shigetoshi Hasegawa 30. Masao Kida 31. Norihiro Nakamura Shigetoshi Hasegawa is 10th all time in IP for Japanese born hurlers. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRUFpFAXVAoaJUZv9WbsXmMO0bPi8E4yN4hzRwmBaikxg&s> But if you're ranking by chiseldness of the jaw, might top this list of Japanese ballers. Norihiro Nakamura. https://sports.cbsimg.net/images/visual/whatshot/Norihiro020215.jpg> Equally Japanese. Slightly less chiseled.

1. Shohei Ohtani 2. Hideki Matsui 3. Ichiro Suzuki 4. Kenji Johjima 5. Tadahito Iguchi 6. Kosuke Fukudome 7. Seiya Suzuki 8. Nori Aoki 9. Kazuo Matsui 10. Dave Roberts 11. Tsuyoshi Shinjo 12. Hideo Nomo 13. Masanori Murakami 14. Yoshinobu Yamamoto 15. Yu Darvish 16. Kodai Senga 17. Masahiro Tanaka 18. Kas Ishii 19. Daisuke Masuzaka 20. Jung Hoo Lee 21. Shingo Takatsu 22. Ken Takahashi 23. Masato Yoshii 24. Hisanori Takahashi 25. Ryota Igarashi 26. Satoru Komiyama (the Japanese Greg Maddux) 27. Takashi Kashiwada (first Japanese Met) 28. Steve Chitren Steven Chitren is the second Anglo name on the list, and first player named that I have never heard of. There will be more.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Masato Yoshii. There are still 57 more? I can't imagine we'll get them all without cheating. Looking at the list, I don't see how we can get the last 15-20 without hints. But as of right now, there are lots of low hanging fruit remaining. Including players who have worn orange and blue.

1. Shohei Ohtani 2. Hideki Matsui 3. Ichiro Suzuki 4. Kenji Johjima 5. Tadahito Iguchi 6. Kosuke Fukudome 7. Seiya Suzuki 8. Nori Aoki 9. Kazuo Matsui 10. Dave Roberts 11. Tsuyoshi Shinjo 12. Hideo Nomo 13. Masanori Murakami 14. Yoshinobu Yamamoto 15. Yu Darvish 16. Kodai Senga 17. Masahiro Tanaka 18. Kas Ishii 19. Daisuke Masuzaka 20. Jung Hoo Lee 21. Shingo Takatsu 22. Ken Takahashi 23. Masato Yoshii 24. Hisanori Takahashi 25. Ryota Igarashi Johjima's a top 10 HR guy and was given. Like RSTLNE in the last round of Wheel of Fortune.

1. Shohei Ohtani 2. Hideki Matsui 3. Ichiro Suzuki 4. Kenji Johjima 5. Tadahito Iguchi 6. Kosuke Fukudome 7. Seiya Suzuki 8. Nori Aoki 9. Kazuo Matsui 10. Dave Roberts 11. Tsuyoshi Shinjo 12. Hideo Nomo 13. Masanori Murakami 14. Yoshinobu Yamamoto 15. Yu Darvish 16. Kodai Senga 17. Masahiro Tanaka 18. Kas Ishii 19. Daisuke Masuzaka 20. Jung Hoo Lee 21. Shingo Takatsu 22. Ken Takahashi

1. Shohei Ohtani 2. Hideki Matsui 3. Ichiro Suzuki 4. Kenji Johjima 5. Tadahito Iguchi 6. Kosuke Fukudome 7. Seiya Suzuki 8. Nori Aoki 9. Kazuo Matsui 10. Dave Roberts 11. Tsuyoshi Shinjo 12. Hideo Nomo 13. Masanori Murakami 14. Yoshinobu Yamamoto 15. Yu Darvish 16. Kodai Senga 17. Masahiro Tanaka 18. Kas Ishii 19. Daisuke Masuzaka 20. Jung Hoo Lee

=Centerfield post_id=152995 time=1713810424 user_id=65] Wikipedia says there are 67 Japanese born MLB players. I would have guessed more. I challenge you CPF. Without looking them up. Name them all. Obviously, Americans of Japanese descent (Kurt Suzuki, Lenn Sakata) don't count. One guess per post. No guessing two in a row. (you can't guess the guys on the list above)

Wikipedia says there are 67 Japanese born MLB players. I would have guessed more. I challenge you CPF. Without looking them up. Name them all. Obviously, Americans of Japanese descent (Kurt Suzuki, Lenn Sakata) don't count. One guess per post. No guessing two in a row. (you can't guess the guys on the list above)

Michael Tonkin? Seriously?

Wow. We never win that game. What if these guys are good.