White Sox' Shingo Takatsu
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White Sox' Shingo Takatsu
What can Takatsu pitch and how fast can he pitch the ball? I know he has a great curveball, but can he only pitch 80 mph against a left hand hitter?
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Re: White Sox' Shingo Takatsu
[ Author: Guest | Posted: Feb 25, 2004 9:56 AM
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From what I heard, Takatsu can throw in the 80's. The White Sox are highly impressed with Takatsu's slider.
Re: White Sox' Shingo Takatsu
[ Author: Guest: nok | Posted: Mar 6, 2004 4:09 AM
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Takatsu throws a nasty slider which is called as "sinker" in Japan, described as anti-gravity motion on ESPN. I'm pretty sure that his slider will impress ball fans in the U.S. I've been watching him pitch for many years and, the only thing I can say to you is "enjoy his pitching!"
Re: White Sox' Shingo Takatsu
[ Author: Guest: A. Newman | Posted: Mar 6, 2004 2:00 PM
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After playing with Takatsu for 2 years I would compare him to a side-arm version of Trevor Hoffman. And I say this because his fastball and sinker are the same motion and look like twins coming in to a hitter. When I played against Hoffy, his fastball only 90-91 and his change up are identical in release and movement, that being the reason he's so difficult to time as a hitter.
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