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Takumi Hamaoka?
Anyone heard of Takumi Hamaoka? He is an outfielder that the Braves recently signed. The name sounds Japanese. That's all I know. Any help would be appreciated.
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Re: Takumi Hamaoka?
[ Author: Guest: John Brooks | Posted: Jan 9, 2005 11:49 AM ]

Hamaoka was signed to a minor league contract. [Link - MLB Japan in Japanese]
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Re: Takumi Hamaoka?
[ Author: Guest | Posted: Jan 10, 2005 10:35 PM ]

The text from that link comes in jumbled because my computer can't download Japanese text. Can anyone translate that link to English for me? It would be appriciated. Thanks.
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Re: Takumi Hamaoka?
[ Author: TimC51 | Posted: Jan 18, 2005 12:32 AM ]

It says that he's a high-school graduate from Hokuyou High School in Osaka. He's an outfielder who bats left, throws right. Is said to have a strong arm and fast on the bases. He also hit 35 homers in high school, and the scouts think he can be a "three-point player who can hit for power, play strong defense, and run well." His strong arm is said to be his most attractive feature. He said his dream is to play in the majors, and he hopes to make it to the big show in 3 years.
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Re: Takumi Hamaoka?
[ Author: Guest | Posted: Jan 21, 2005 11:13 PM ]

Thank you for the translation!
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Re: Takumi Hamaoka?
[ Author: Kiyoshi | Posted: Jan 22, 2005 12:04 PM | HAN Fan ]

This was a good post, but why was it in "Around Asia" which is about Asian baseball outside of Japan?
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