Kazuhiro Wada becoming Hideki Matsui?
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Re: Kazuhiro Wada becoming Hideki Matsui?
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: Aug 18, 2003 9:44 PM
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It seemed to me that Wada was a bit of a disppointment with the Lions last season, even though he ranked 5th in batting average and had 81 RBIs. Hmm. 33 home runs? Maybe it was 2001 that he didn't fill the hole they were looking to fill?
No! It was the Nippon Series that he fell flat on his face. Now I remember. He was hyped about by the announcers going into last year's Series, but failed to produce - at all. Wada went 0 for 15 (plus a walk) in the Series that saw Seibu lose all four games in a row.
When I saw Wada hit well in this year's All Star Series, I also thought that he was improving a great deal. But looking at last year's stats, it looks like he's just continuing with his second very good season in a row, still improving as he gets more experience.
I guess the image of him in the Nippon Series has warped my impression of Wada over all.
No! It was the Nippon Series that he fell flat on his face. Now I remember. He was hyped about by the announcers going into last year's Series, but failed to produce - at all. Wada went 0 for 15 (plus a walk) in the Series that saw Seibu lose all four games in a row.
When I saw Wada hit well in this year's All Star Series, I also thought that he was improving a great deal. But looking at last year's stats, it looks like he's just continuing with his second very good season in a row, still improving as he gets more experience.
I guess the image of him in the Nippon Series has warped my impression of Wada over all.
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He's hitting .350/.436/.683 with a .332 isolated power. Compare those numbers to Hideki's from 2000 to 2002: .328/.454/.655 with a .327 isolated power. Now I'm not suggesting that Wada's career has come close to Matsui's, but he's certainly having a season worthy of Godzilla.