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and that nasty split in the back of the mind - thrown for strikes no less. I'm getting pretty jacked about this guy. He sure reminds me of Iwakuma. Heck, Felix too for that matter.
I'm wondering if Tanaka, as well as some of these other Japanese kids, grew up as Mariner fans with all that exposure. Sure wouldn't hurt if these kids at one time dreamed in their backyards, or wherever Japanese kids toss balls around, of winning 116 games with Ichiro and Sasaki. And if so, now with the new posting rules, they can more easily follow their boyhood dreams.