What a thing. The two men responsible for their own international manias met for the first time this season Wednesday and the event became literally breathtaking when Hideo Nomo drilled Ichiro ...

I understand smooth (he doesn't look like Kevin Appier or Hideo Nomo) and consistent (he looks ... I don't know what "clean" means in terms of pitching mechanics. And what does "clean and smooth ...

He is more athletic than Hideo Nomo was. He throws harder than Yu Darvish ... his physical gifts and natural feel for pitching would have made him a candidate to be chosen first overall in ...