YU DARVISH RUMORS & GOSSIP
Offense fails to support Darvish
Yu Darvish wasn’t at his best tonight, but he still gave the team plenty of chances to win the game. They just didn’t want to take it, it seems.
Darvish struck out nine and allowed one run on three hits through seven. Even though he didn’t look very comfortable or happy out there, he still pitched the best of any starter this week. And he was still confusing plenty of...
Yu Darvish Bobbleheads Selling for Up to $200 on eBay ?
Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish can add “bobblehead mania” to his already impressive major-league resume. On Tuesday night the Texas Rangers ran a promotion for a Yu Darvish “K-Counter” bobblehead that was to be given away to the first 20,000 fans that arrived at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.Fans lined up for hours before the Rangers opened the ballpark in hopes...
Darvish 4 consecutive starts without win for Texas
Yu Darvish is going through a drought unlike any he's been through with the Texas Rangers.
The ace from Japan has made four consecutive starts without a victory for his first time in the majors.
Since last winning May 16, Darvish lost a 1-0 game and has had three consecutive no-decisions. The major league strikeout leader has a 2.28 ERA over that stretch, when the Rangers scored...
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Fans Love Them Some Yu Darvish Bobbleheads!
We always want to call these things early in the season, but after 13 starts, a 7-2 record, a 2.75 ERA, coming within a batter of a perfect game, and a MLB leading 118 strikeouts (including five game with 10+) it may be safe to make the call.
Yu Darvish is not going to have a sophomore slump--and the fans are loving it! Many of the 40,000+ that made Tuesday's game against...
Yu bobblehead mania hits Rangers Ballpark
ARLINGTON, Texas Texas Rangers fans showed up at Rangers Ballpark before 3 p.m. Tuesday for the Yu Darvish bobbleheads.
The bobbleheads, which feature a strikeout counter, have a fan in Darvish.
"It's very good looking and I'm very satisfied," Darvish said.
Gates at Rangers Ballpark didn't open until 5 but that didn't keep fans from waiting outside in...
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Darvish's early exit vs. Royals causes stir
ARLINGTON, Texas At first glance, it didn't make sense that Rangers manager Ron Washington would pull Yu Darvish after 99 pitches in a 1-0 game Sunday.
After all, it was just three starts ago that Washington allowed Darvish to throw 130 pitches with a six-run lead.
The reason for Darvish's exit after seven innings: plain old fatigue.
"After the sixth he said he was...
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Just How Good is Texas Rangers’ Yu Darvish?
Many critics scoffed at the notion of the Texas Ranger’s $108 Million US investment in Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish. Investing so much money into an unproven pitcher from another country seemed absurd, the Rangers blind confidence in their investment was questionable and the “Cy Young Award” incentives included into the contract seemed downright laughable. Nevertheless...
Darvish feels good heading into Tuesday start
ARLINGTON, Texas While some people may be concerned about how the 130-pitch outing by Yu Darvish in his last start will impact him Tuesday, Darvish isn't one of them.
The right-hander, who is scheduled to pitch against Oakland Tuesday, hasn't changed anything about his routine since he beat the Tigers Thursday.
"I didn't have much fatigue after the 130 pitches...
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May 19, 2013
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Yu Darvish’s High Pitch Count Against Tigers No Reason to Hold Ron Washington’s Feet to Fire
Looking to kill some time? Stare at the wall or argue about pitch counts. It doesn’t really matter, because each activity will leave you shaking your head when you decide to rejoin society.
Yu Darvish tossed 130 pitches in eight innings against the Tigers on Thursday despite the Rangers leading 10-4. Manager Ron Washington’s decision to leave Darvish in the game for so long has...
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Sequence of 5 Yu Darvish pitches at once
I'm always amazed by what folks adept at technology can do with baseball GIFs. This one from Reddit user Dshep is just as mesmerizing as R.A. Dickey's knuckleball in slow motion. 5 Yu Darvish pitches shown as if they were happening at the same time. It not only shows the incredible array of pitches Darvish has in his repetoire, but also just how hard it is to be a Major...
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