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The Dugout: Hideo Nomore

Yesterday, our own Josh Alper (screen name HamburgerAlper) related journeyman pitcher Hideo Nomo's retirement. Within, he made a point to observe Mr. Nomo's brief statement:"Retiring. July 17, 2008. I announced my retirement from my playing career."Hideo Nomo, droppin' beat-poet science.Today's Dugout is after the jump....

Hideo Nomo Accepts That He Won't Pitch Any More Games That Count

It wasn't hard to see this day coming when the Royals designated him for assignment in April but it's still worth noting that Hideo Nomo officially hung up the spikes today. He made the announcement via his web site in a bit of syntax that either lost something in the translation to English or reveals Nomo as some kind of...

Is This The End of the Road for Hideo Nomo?

Hideo Nomo had been out of the game for two full seasons before attempting his comeback with the Royals at age 39, so I'm not exactly surprised to see it didn't work out, as the Royals designated him for assignment after Saturday's game. That sad, I'm still a bummed, if only because it's depressing to see a guy who made...

Nomo-mania Returns in Kansas City!

Gee, think the Royals aren't looking everywhere for pitching? Like buying a K-Tel best of the '90's CD on eBay, the Royals have dipped into the past and signed Hideo Nomo to a minor league deal.Nomo said Friday on his official Web site that he has signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals."I want to hang...

International Pastime: Hideo Nomo's Trying for a Comeback

International Pastime will look at baseball's influence outside the U.S.Hideo Nomo was a marvel when he came into the league back in 1995. His windup was so obtuse, so foreign, that all these years later, you could probably still pick up a ball and glove and preform it to perfection. (If you have forgotten what it looks...

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04/10/12 MLB Notebook: Darvish debuts for Rangers Source: MLB In the modern era of baseball -- an era that spans 111 full seasons -- only two different pitchers have finished a season with enough innings to qualify for the ERA title and enough dominance to post a rate of at least 11 strikeouts per nine innings and a rate of fewer than six hits per nine innings.