Why is it that Daisuke Matsuzaka and now Yu Darvish have walked so many more batters in the U.S. than they did back in Japan? Red Sox skipper Bobby Valentine, who previously managed the Chiba Lotte Mariners for seven years, has an idea that Japanese pitchers actually strive to get to the 3-2 count before trying to put away a batter.
Bobby Valentine: Japanese pitchers want to go 3-2
Published June 27, 2012 09:37 AM
BOSTON, MA - JUNE 26: Daisuke Matsuzaka #18 of the Boston Red Sox throws against the the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning at Fenway Park June 26, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
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