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Yu Darvish throws "Eephus pitch" to strike out Miguel Cabrera (Video)

It's been awhile since I've seen an "Eephus pitch" thrown at the Major League level but clearly, Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish knows how to use it. Watch as he delivers a 62-mph pitch past Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera: (Courtesy of It's Always Sunny in Detroit)
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Rangers manager defends heavy use of Yu Darvish

Ron Washington was not about to question himself Friday over Yu Darvish's recent workload. Especially since Darvish felt fine after throwing a career-high 130 pitches Thursday night against the Detroit Tigers. The Texas manager had no qualms about sending his ace back to the mound in the eighth inning against the Detroit Tigers even though the Rangers had a 10-4 lead. '...
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20 hours ago  |  Discuss

Yu Darvish Early Favorite For A.L. Cy Young?

Thursday’s Detroit Tigers-Texas Ranger’s game in Texas had the potential to feature a pitching duel for the ages. Unfortunately for Detroit however, their resident ace, Justin Verlander, wasn’t able to fulfill his end of the deal. Lasting just over two innings, Verlander allowed eight earned runs
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22 hours ago  |  Discuss
A 62 MPH BENDER

Darvish made Cabrera look silly on curveball

Does anyone have a more wicked pitching arsenal than Yu Darvish? The Texas Rangers stud pitcher matched up with Justin Verlander on Thursday in a game that surprisingly turned into a slugfest. While Verlander was rocked and couldn’t make it through three innings, Darvish got through eight to pick up his seventh win of the season. But there was one moment in particular that must...
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Yu Darvish throws eephus pitch to Miguel Cabrera (VIDEO)

When you can’t beat him (Cabrera was 3 for 9 lifetime off Darvish), throw it like a dad would to his ten-year old son. YouTube

Yu Darvish, Defining “Change of Pace”

So, Yu Darvish is off to a pretty good start to 2013. Through eight starts this season, the Ranger’s right-hander currently sports the following statistics: GS K% BB% HR/FB ERA- FIP- SwgStr% 8 39.0% 8.8% 13.9% 62 56 15.7% Darvish currently ranks first (or tied for first) among qualified starters in K% and SwgStr%, and he has posted the 6th best adjusted FIP in the league...
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4 days ago  |  Discuss

Can Yu Darvish strike out 300 hitters this year?

Yu Darvish is having an unreal sophomore season for the Rangers. In seven starts and 45 2/3 innings, Darvish has a 2.56 ERA, accrued 1.9 fWAR, and has struck out a league-leading 72 hitters. To put in perspective how vast the 15 strikeout difference between Darvish and second-place AJ Burnett is, consider the fact that Burnett could throw a nine inning complete game at his current...
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12 days ago  |  Discuss

Yu Darvish GIF shows his array of incredibly nasty pitches

Yu Darvish is truly coming into his own in his second year in the majors. The Texas Rangers starter was an out away from throwing a perfect game against the Houston Astros in his first start of the season. He struck out 14 that game, which set the tone for the rest of the month. Darvish has posted double-digit strikeout totals in his last two starts, giving him an MLB-leading 49...
Via Larry Brown Sports Verified_ybn
22 days ago  |  Discuss

GIF shows how dominant Darvish can be

Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington likes to say that Yu Darvish can throw 29,000 different pitches. Thanks to a poster DShep on Lone Star Ball, we got to see him throw five pitches at once in his start Wednesday night against Los Angeles. The GIF shows Darvish throwing five pitches from basically the same release point at the same time with the ball doing different and unthinkable...
Via Fox Sports Southwest
23 days ago  |  Discuss
TRIPPY

Sequence of 5 Yu Darvish pitches at once

I'm always amazed by what folks adept at technology can do with baseball GIFs.  This one from Reddit user Dshep is just as mesmerizing as R.A. Dickey's knuckleball in slow motion.  5 Yu Darvish pitches shown as if they were happening at the same time.  It not only shows the incredible array of pitches Darvish has in his repetoire, but also just how hard it is to be a Major...
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23 days ago  |  Discuss
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