Hawks: The New Giants (again)?
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Re: Hawks: The New Giants (again)?
[ Author: 1908 | Posted: Dec 31, 2003 9:54 AM
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Saitoh (pitcher - Sawamura award winner) = 1.5-oku
(For those who don't know yen 1-oku (100,000,000) yen is about the equivalent of $1 million.)Matsunaka (1st baseman - PL RBI leader) = 3-oku
Johjima (catcher - 36 HR in 2003) = 4-oku
Iguchi (2nd base - .340 27 HR) = 2.4-oku
Shibahara (outfielder - .330 avg) = 1.6-oku
Does this mean the Hawks are regaining their almost "rich status" akin to the 1995ish team that spent a lot of money on players trying to rival the Giants' salaries? I guess the main difference between them and the Giants is that these salary increases are all home-grown players.