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Saturday, July 19, 2008
Nomo Nomo
Hideo Nomo has announced his retirement, some 5-6 years too late. Nonetheless, he was an important part of Red Sox history, throwing the franchise's first no-hitter since 1965 when he silenced the Orioles in his Sox debut in 2001, providing the sole highlight from an otherwise completely dreadful and forgettable season (hard to believe, but that team almost made the playoffs). More importantly, he was the first Japanese pitcher of the modern media era and led the way for the likes of Ichiro, Dice-K and "Shemp" Matsui, to name a few. Thanks for the memories.
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Didn't he throw a no - hitter in Coors Field in Denver as well? That has to be one of the most difficult parks in all of baseball to do that. I think it was when he was with L.A. When he was on, he was great, but as you said, his retire is a few years over due. Then again, we can say that about a ton of pro athletes.
Did you read that Mr. Favre??
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