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...YORK: The Nolan Ryan of Japan is headed to Columbus. The New York Yankees optioned Hideki Irabu to their Triple-A Columbus team for more seasoning after it became clear that he isn't ready for prime time. "He's going to Columbus to get things ironed out in a less strenuous atmosphere," general manager Bob Watson explained. Irabu, whom the Yankees signed to a $12.8 million contract, gave up six runs and four hits in only two innings Saturday in a 9-7 loss to Seattle. He threw just 41 pitches and was booed as he left the mound...
...Stadium following their 10-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers last Thursday night, manager Joe Torre caught the attention of the rookie righthander walking beside him. Torre, with a slight tip of his cap, indicated to the pitcher the proper way of acknowledging the cheers. So it was that Hideki Irabu, who didn't miss a sign all night, took off his cap one more time, held it aloft and waved to the crowd...
...imports, the country still wants to reach U.S. standards, so that a Japanese team could someday meet the American champs in a real World Series. That goal finally seems plausible, now that Japan's Hideo Nomo has become an All-Star in the U.S., and New York Yankee farmhand Hideki Irabu is mowing down American batters with 99 m.p.h. fast balls...
...HIDEKI IRABU Yankees sign new Nomo to fill bleachers and improve important Japanese ratings...
Having watched some of their top pitchers go West, Japanese fans are fearful that Kazuhiro Sasaki of the Yokohama Bay Stars, or Masumi Kuwata of the Yomiuri Giants, or maybe even a non-pitcher like Hideki Matsui, power hitter from the Tokyo Giants, will be next. Who else will follow Nomo? "To play in the major leagues is still the stuff dreams are made on," says Ikeda, paraphrasing The Tempest. If he and Valentine are right, then Irabu has the stuff championships are made on. And the tempest started by the Tornado could help turn the World Series into...