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Francoma No More?

In Sports on 19 June 2008 tagged hideki okajima, mike timlin, red sox, terry francona with Comments Off

You can fool Terry Francona once, maybe twice, but good luck with a third time.
Finally tired of being burned Francona used a quick hook on Okajima in a recent victory over Cincinnati. Single, strikeout, walk and Okajima was gone before he could do more damage.
Now if Francona could use the same strategy with Mike Timlin [...]

Perception vs. Reality

In Sports on 8 May 2008 tagged chien ming-wang, cliff lee, hideki okajima, joba chamberlain with Comments Off

From commenter Felix Heredia on Bronx Banter regarding Cliff Lee:

This guy is gonna come crashing back to earth. 91 mph fastballs don’t “explode” through the zone. His pace and delivery is flummoxing batters, not unlike okajima’s briefly did. But it’s style - albeit subtle - over substance.

Hideki Okajima so far in 2008: ERA 0.60 [...]