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Originally Posted by McSweeny
You do realize that American players also hide injuries and play through them right? In fact, Manny Delcarmen did the exact same thing this past year. He had an injury, didn't tell anyone, and pitched extremely poorly down the stretch.
And let's not forget that these so-called "cultural differences" really hindered Matsuzaka from having a pretty good rookie year which included some pretty solid postseason results.
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oh i realize that too. hiding injuries happens. but it shouldn't. you think you're helping your club but you're really hurting it.
and i freely acknowledge that he has had some success. i think i said as much in my initial post (maybe...i forget). He hasn't been a "bad" signing (at least if you don't include the full posting fee as part of the salary-discussion) at all. AT ALL.
But it's frustrating to see so clearly that he could be/could have been so much better. Missed opportunities.