January 23, 2006
Going Home
Shigetoshi Hasegawa announced his retirement today:
"I had some offers from other teams, but have decided to retire," Hasegawa said. "Unless I'm in perfect shape mentally and physically, I wouldn't be able to be an important part of a team."
Looking at his statistics, especially opposition batting against the reliever, he sure looks like he could contribute to a team. There are certainly worse pitchers manning major league bullpens right now.
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Take a look at his away splits for '04 & '05. Looks like Safeco is saving him from even worse full-year #'s.
IIRC the legendary Bob Shepard said that "Shigetosi Hasegawa" was one of his favorite all-time names to pronounce.
And then there's this little tidbit in the Post-Intelligencer:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/baseball/256601_mari23.html
"Hasegawa hasn't formally gotten a job -- yet. When he does, it's likely he'll wind up in Southern California. The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers are interested in signing him."
