Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Yu Darvish

  • ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers spent $112 million and waited 82 days for Yu Darvish to make his major league debut. What a letdown -- at least for an inning. Maybe two. So much hype. So much anticipation. So little control.
  • (ESPN)
  • RHP Yu Darvish had a rough first inning in his major league debut, but he saw the benefit of finding a way to stick around. After allowing four runs in a 42-pitch first inning when he had no command of any of his pitches, Darvish calmed down.
  • (CBS Sports)
  • Greeters speaking Japanese greeted fans arriving at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Most of the fans were there to see just one player, Japanese pitching sensation, Yu Darvish. The world is here to see Darvish, one man said as he entered the ballpark.
  • (33 KDAF-TV)
  • ARLINGTON, Texas In the six seasons that Jim Colburn and his fellow Ranger scouts followed Yu Darvish, the quality they came to admire the most was mental toughness.
  • (Merced Sun-Star)
  • Yu Darvish had a feeling of calmness when he took the mound for his much-anticipated major league debut for the Texas Rangers.
  • (CBC)
  • At long last, Texas Rangers offseason prize Yu Darvish will be making his major league debut on Monday night against the Seattle Mariners at the Ballpark in Arlington.
  • (Bleacherreport.com)
  • Yu Darvish (0-0, 0.00 ERA): The 25-year-old from Japan has steadily improved his command in spring and overmatched some of the clubs top prospects in Double-A Frisco last week as a tune-up for tonight.
  • (ESPN)
  • It was easy to get carried away with the hype surrounding Yu Darvish, especially after he showed his electric stuff against major league hitters this spring while posting a solid 3.60 ERA and 21/8 K/BB ratio over 15 innings.
  • (Rotoworld.com)
  • ARLINGTON, Texas -- Yu Darvish was ready to walk out on the field to play catch with Derek Holland Sunday afternoon, before the Rangers game with the Chicago White Sox, when Holland stopped.
  • (ESPN)
  • SportsDay columnist Tim Cowlishaw answered read questions about the Cowboys, Mavericks, Rangers and Stars during a live chat Monday.
  • (Dallas Morning News)

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