Yu Darvish Wild In Winning Debut
That was ... anticlimactic. It’s not like Yu Darvish was supposed to pitch a perfect game in his first start, but a no-hitter would have been nice. Instead, the young righty was wild, walking four and hitting a batter in 5⅔ innings. He allowed five runs, but he also picked up a win. If he wins 20 games, and that round number puts him over the top for the Cy Young, this start gives a great example for the stupidity of the stat. Not that you needed another one.
With the help of the great Lone Star Ball, here’s a roundup of what they’re saying about Darvish’s debut in the Rangersverse. First, we’ll get some simple facts, with a strike-zone plot from Brooks Baseball by way of SB Nation Dallas. The green squares are the called balls thrown by Darvish, and you can see that some of them likely ended up in Galveston. Dude was wild.
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Salt River Pima-Maricopa, AZ, USA; Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish (11) pitches against the Colorado Rockies during the sixth inning at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-US PRESSWIRE It’s a shame that Darvish can’t just appear on the mound in a puff of smoke, WWE-style, wearing a mask and preening for the crowd. Instead, we know that he’ll strike a bunch of dudes out. And that his control was a little wonky in spring, but not abhorrently so. And there’s all sorts of video on MLB.com of his spring starts if you really want to ruin the surprise.
So what to expect from Monday’s Darvish debut?
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