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Meeting Kei Igawa
I live in Tampa, Florida and go to Jesuit High School. Today, our baseball coached talked to us about how the Yankees asked if a player could use our facilities. Our coach said the guy was the new Japanese player for the Yanks. I have been following the NPB for the last 3-5 years so I automatically knew it was Kei Igawa.

I saw him running sprints on our track with like 4 or 5 personal trainers. I decided I would walk up and introduce myself. It was pretty awkward when I walked up to the group. I asked if anyone spoke English, luckily one of the guys was a translator for the Yankees. When I mentioned I was a fan of his and of the Hanshin Tigers, I could see he was surprised and delighted. Igawa appears to be a pretty nice individual and I wish him the best in his first season in the MLB.
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Re: Meeting Kei Igawa
[ Author: Kiyoshi | Posted: Feb 9, 2007 9:09 AM | HAN Fan ]

Wow - That was great! I'm sure Igawa appreciated a fan who knew who he was and where he was from.

You are in sharp contrast to the media-types who ask the same basic questions over and over again.

Congratulations!
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Re: Meeting Kei Igawa
[ Author: Deanna | Posted: Feb 9, 2007 9:31 AM | NIP Fan ]

You should have congratulated him on his stealth wedding! (No, I'm just kidding.)

That is very cool that you got to meet him and say hi like that.
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Re: Meeting Kei Igawa
[ Author: BigManZam | Posted: Feb 9, 2007 11:31 AM | CLM Fan ]

Congrats. Must've been fun, and Igawa seems like the type who'd really appreciate that. Iwamura seems very cool, too.
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Re: Meeting Kei Igawa
[ Author: Sole_SL | Posted: Feb 13, 2007 5:19 PM | SL Fan ]

That's awesome that Igawa was training in the school you're attending.
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