Ken Suzuki (Swallows)?

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Can someone tell me what happened to Ken Suzuki from the Swallows. I see that he did not play any game yet.

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Martin

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Re: Ken Suzuki (Swallows)?

[ Author: Yakulto | Posted: Jun 16, 2006 10:13 AM | TYS Fan ]

Since about half way through the 2005 season, when Adam Riggs started his tenure at first base and found his form, Suzuki Ken hasn't seen much playing time at all. In fact this season he's been on Yakult's farm team, and took a pretty huge pay cut, too.

Can't say I've really noticed his absence until this post, with Riggs cementing his place on the team. Sure, he was OK with the bat, but he was a pretty horrible fielder. He always looked out of shape (perhaps due to his fondness for steaks and hamburgers), like he didn't really belong on a baseball field.

Plus he's one of the laziest players I've ever seen. If I had a dollar for every time I shouted "RUN!!" at him as he casually jogged toward a foul fly ball I could afford to buy the Swallows myself!

Hope that answers your question.

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