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Hideo Nomo
I just want to know if Hideo Nomo ever played in the NPB? Was he like Kazuhito Tadano?
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Re: Hideo Nomo
[ Author: Guest: Kenny | Posted: Oct 12, 2005 3:06 PM
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Have you been living on Mars? Yes, Nomo starred in NPB and no, to the best of my knowledge, Nomo never starred in a gay porno video. 
Re: Hideo Nomo
[ Author: Guest | Posted: Oct 13, 2005 12:23 PM
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Kenny, I'm sorry, Nomo isn't listed on this site, I wonder why? Was he left out on purpose? And I also wanted to see his stats.
Re: Hideo Nomo
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: Oct 13, 2005 1:36 PM
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No, he wasn't left out on purpose. Nomo went to the Majors in 1995, which was the same year that I started the database that runs this site. I've got a backlog of data requests that I hope to get through after the Nippon Series (and Asia Cup) if you'd like to add Nomo to the list. If you need his stats sooner for a project, let me know and I'll try to enter them on Friday (when there's no playoff game scheduled).
Re: Hideo Nomo
[ Author: Guest: Kenny | Posted: Oct 13, 2005 7:55 PM
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Oh, I see. I don't have his stats handy, but I can tell you that Nomo entered NPB in 1990 with the Kintetsu Buffaloes and played with them until the end of the 1994 season.
Tadano never played in NPB as he was blackballed following revelations about his now infamous appearance in a gay porno video. Since he wasn't drafted by NPB, he had no choice but to go to America for a chance to play, leading to his signing by the Indians.
Tadano never played in NPB as he was blackballed following revelations about his now infamous appearance in a gay porno video. Since he wasn't drafted by NPB, he had no choice but to go to America for a chance to play, leading to his signing by the Indians.
Re: Hideo Nomo
[ Author: Guest: John Brooks | Posted: Oct 14, 2005 1:13 AM
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Nomo's stats are at Japan Baseball Daily. Scroll down to see Nomo's stats.
As said above, Nomo played with the now-defunct Kintestu Buffaloes from 1990 to 1994. He had a falling out with then manager Keishi Suzuki, then "retired" and signed with the Dodgers soon after in 1995.
Nomo was a star on the Japanese Olympic team in 1988 that played in Seoul.
As said above, Nomo played with the now-defunct Kintestu Buffaloes from 1990 to 1994. He had a falling out with then manager Keishi Suzuki, then "retired" and signed with the Dodgers soon after in 1995.
Nomo was a star on the Japanese Olympic team in 1988 that played in Seoul.
Re: Hideo Nomo
[ Author: locked_up | Posted: Oct 14, 2005 8:51 AM
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Nomo's stats in Japan are legendary, back to back years with 287 Ks and 80 CG. Wow! Did he ever throw a no hitter? And what did his fastball reach on the radar gun?
Re: Hideo Nomo
[ Author: Guest: John Brooks | Posted: Oct 14, 2005 1:04 PM
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According to Japan Baseball Daily, Nomo had a no-hitter going on Opening Day of 1994 until Seibu Lions' first baseman Kazuhiro Kiyohara singled off him to break it up.
Re: Hideo Nomo
[ Author: locked_up | Posted: Oct 14, 2005 2:15 PM
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Do any of you think Nomo faded his last 2 years because of his 80 complete games and his workload?
Re: Hideo Nomo
[ Author: Guest: myaaky | Posted: Oct 15, 2005 7:47 AM
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Nomo couldn't play the last part of his '94 season due to a shoulder injury.
Nomo Career Stats Entered
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: Oct 14, 2005 7:12 PM
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I've entered Nomo's NPB career stats on his page here. The stats here are more complete for individual players than on Japan Baseball Daily, although Garland-san has many more players than I have (at the moment).
Re: Hideo Nomo
[ Author: Guest: myaaky | Posted: Oct 15, 2005 7:44 AM
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Just a few comments on Nomo's NPB career:
First draft pick by the Kintetsu Buffaloes in 1990, he led the Pacific League in strikeouts and wins in four of the five seasons he played in Japan.
Rookie of the Year (PL 1990), Five-time all-star, Sawamura Award '90 (the Japanese version of the Cy Young), PL best ERA '90, PL MVP '90.
Yeah, he played in the NPB.
First draft pick by the Kintetsu Buffaloes in 1990, he led the Pacific League in strikeouts and wins in four of the five seasons he played in Japan.
Rookie of the Year (PL 1990), Five-time all-star, Sawamura Award '90 (the Japanese version of the Cy Young), PL best ERA '90, PL MVP '90.
Yeah, he played in the NPB.
Re: Hideo Nomo
[ Author: badteacher | Posted: Oct 15, 2005 3:30 PM
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Robert Whiting's "The Meaning of Ichiro" has a pretty good chapter on Nomo and his journey from the NPB to MLB.
I'm not sure if the stats are in there, but the narrative is worth it.
I'm not sure if the stats are in there, but the narrative is worth it.
Re: Hideo Nomo
[ Author: locked_up | Posted: Oct 15, 2005 3:35 PM
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80 CGs in 4 seasons, isn't that a record or somthing? That is just crazy.
Re: Hideo Nomo
[ Author: Guest: Jim Albright | Posted: Oct 15, 2005 9:49 PM
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Inao had 91 complete games in four seasons, and he pitched in relief as well. It may be a crazy overuse of a pitcher, but that was Japanese baseball up to the early nineties, at least.
Jim Albright
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Re: Hideo Nomo
[ Author: Guest: Kuma | Posted: Oct 19, 2005 6:44 AM
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There's a really good one shot comic about a Japanese player that attempted to get signed in the US right before WWII broke out. I'm not sure if it's accurate or not, but near the end of the comic it talks about Nomo and the Japanese reaction to his signing and career in the US. I'm not sure who published it in Japan, but in the US it's available in one of the earlier volumes of the serial compilatoin Raijin Comics. Any Baseball fan should be able to appreciate it.
Re: Hideo Nomo
[ Author: Guest: Kuma | Posted: Oct 23, 2005 2:22 AM
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I found it. It's in Issue 8; the title is "American Dream"; and it's about 55 pages long. Unfortunately it looks like Raijin Comics is now defunct.
Re: Hideo Nomo
[ Author: Guest | Posted: Dec 24, 2005 10:23 AM
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Yea, he played. He was one of the best pitchers when he played for the Kintetsu Buffaloes.
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