Matsui VS. Millar
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Re: Matsui VS. Millar
[ Author: Guest: Frank | Posted: Jun 21, 2003 6:30 AM
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Frank Bolick is back home in Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania, nursing various injuries he suffered last year in Japan. He told me that he doesn't think that he will return to baseball in Japan or anywhere else, because he realizes that he is missing his children growing up and that his kids need their father.
He's made his money and will live comfortably for the rest of his life, and just wants to go fishing. It's a shame that a player with all his potention is retiring, but I think his love of the game is gone.
He's made his money and will live comfortably for the rest of his life, and just wants to go fishing. It's a shame that a player with all his potention is retiring, but I think his love of the game is gone.
Re: Matsui VS. Millar
[ Author: Guest: UMASS | Posted: Jun 21, 2003 1:41 PM
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Who is Millar? I never heard him being with Chunichi.
Re: Matsui VS. Millar
[ Author: Guest: Jim Albright | Posted: Jun 21, 2003 11:49 PM
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Please see this thread for how Millar almost became a Dragon.
Re: Matsui VS. Millar
[ Author: Guest: Jim Albright | Posted: Jun 22, 2003 12:00 AM
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Though the other thread does talk about Millar, this is the one you really want to get the story.
Re: Matsui VS. Millar
[ Author: Guest: shishimaru | Posted: Jun 21, 2003 5:27 PM
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Although it's my opinion, I think there are people who are better fitted for Japanese baseball and American baseball. There have been many major leaguers who've played in Japan after having somewhat success in the MLB.
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Kevin Millar:
60 G, 217 AB, 34 R, 17 2B, 11 HR, 47 RBI, .300 BA, .368 OBP, .530 SLG
Hideki Matsui:
71 G, 293 AB, 36 R, 23 2B, 6 HR, 46 RBI, .283 BA, .335 OBP, .423 SLG
Though it's not even the midway point of the 2003 season, I have a feeling Millar would have been a huge impact hitter in Japan. Such MLB castoffs as Roberto Petagine, Tuffy Rhodes, Bobby Rose, and Alex Cabrera could never stick as everyday players in North America, but were among the best in Japan. Millar has been a productive MLB player for a few years now, who knows what he could have accomplished.