In Japan, pitchers in for long haul

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This article is about the debate over how long high school managers leave their pitchers in. It comes to no conclusions, but brings up instances in both Japan and the U.S. of working pitchers many innings.

Daisuke Matsuzaka gained fame when he pitched Yokohama High School to the national championship in 1998. He has become famous in the USA not because he was the hero of that tournament but because of the 54 innings he pitched in 11 days.

Americans are more likely to be aware he threw 250 pitches in a 17-inning complete game the day after a nine-inning shutout than to know any statistics from his eight seasons as a professional.

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[Full Article: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2007-03-01-japan-pitchers_x.htm]

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