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Irabu's first pitch--a fastball to Brian Hunter on the outside corner for a strike--was cheered loudly by the fans and inwardly by the catcher, Joe Girardi. "I was as nervous as he was," says Girardi. "But after that first pitch, which was right where I wanted it, I knew we'd be O.K." Irabu was perfect the first two innings, striking out four. He ran into trouble in the third, giving up a run, and again in the fifth, when he gave up another run and walked two batters to load the bases. That necessitated a conference...
...toward Hideo Nomo, whose quest to pitch in the majors was both earlier and purer, they are nonetheless proud. The headline in Asahi Shimbun--NEW YORK DRUNK ON IRABU'S FIRST VICTORY--was confirmed by the New York Post--BANZAI! Still, nobody expressed Irabu's debut better than his catcher. An hour after the game, Girardi sat at his locker and said, "To come to a new country, to make adjustments to your pitching motion, to communicate without knowing the language, to stay focused in a circus atmosphere...to do all that takes not only tremendous intelligence but also tremendous...
...players on this team--Ivy League Player of the Year Brian Ralph, Pitcher of the Year Frank Hogan, first baseman Peter Albers (first team), sophomore pitcher Andrew Duffell and sophomore right fielder Andrew Huling (second team) and junior designated hitter Brett Vankoski, sophomore pitcher Donald Jamieson and sophomore catcher Jason Keck (honorable mention)--is hardly distinguishable from some of the omissions...
...twist of this story is that it need not end here. Harvard graduates five players: Albers, Hogan, reserve third baseman Mike Hochanadel, reserve catcher Craig Wilke and pitcher Bart Brush...
...next batter, catcher Jason Green, knocked in both baserunners with a single to left for a 2-0 UCLA lead. After the single, Hogan settled down and got out of the inning with a ground out and a 5-4-3 double play...