1. Igawa May Learn Hard Way How Tough New York Fans Can Be IYOKU MASATO 5/11/2007 Note: Some slides have been modified by the instructor.

2. Do you like baseball? Are you interested in baseball? Source: http://www.majorsports.jp/shopping/mlb/index.html

3. Overview 1. Background Information 2. Questions and Answers 3. Five Comprehension Questions 4. My Opinion 5. Self-evaluation

4. Overview 1. Background Information 2. Questions and Answers 3. Five Comprehension Questions 4. My Opinion 5. Self-evaluation

5. I. Background Information 1. Japanese playing in MLB 2. Igawa’s background 3. Pitching Stats

6. 1. Japanese playing in MLB Source: http://mlb.yahoo.co.jp/ Figure 1 Map of Japanese Players in MLB Teams

7. I. Background Information 1. Japanese playing in MLB 2. Igawa’s background 3. Pitching Stats

8. I. Background Information 1. Japanese playing in MLB 2. Igawa’s background 3. Pitching Stats

9. 2. Igawa's background Born In Ibaraki(1979) ↓ Mito high school ↓ The Hanshin Tigers (1997~2006) ↓ The New York Yankees (2007~) Source: http://mlb.yahoo.co.jp/ http://mlb.yahoo.co.jp/ http://www2f.biglobe.ne.jp/~toshiro/TIGER.htmwww2f.biglobe.ne.jp/~toshiro/TIGER.htm

10. I. Background Information 1. Japanese playing in MLB 2. Igawa’s background 3. Pitching Stats

11. I. Background Information 1. Japanese playing in MLB 2. Igawa’s background 3. Pitching Stats

12. Date VS Resu lt ScoreIPERSOBBERA 4/7 Baltimore Orioles -10-7 5724 12.6 0 4/13 Oakland Athletics -4-5 5. 1 233 7.8 4 4/18 Cleveland Indians ○9-2 6252 6.0 6 4/23 Tampa Devil Rays ●8-10 4. 1 733 7.8 4 4/28 Boston Red Sox ○3-1 6064 6.0 8 5/4 Seattle Mariners -11-15 4821 7.6 3 IP= Innings Pitched 投球 回数 ER= Earned Runs 失点 SO= Strikeout s 三振 BB= Based on Balls 四球 ERA 防御 率 Table 1 Pitching Statistics for Igawa in MLB Write the source of this info here.

13. I. Background Information 1. Japanese playing in MLB  There are 13 players playing in MLB. 2. Igawa’s background  He challenges MLB from this year. 3. Pitching Stats  He cannot get a good result.

14. Overview 1. Background Information 2. Questions and Answers 3. Five Comprehension Questions 4. My Opinion 5. Self-evaluation

15. Overview 1. Background Information 2. Questions and Answers 3. Five Comprehension Questions 4. My Opinion 5. Self-evaluation

16. Any Questions?

17. Overview 1. Background Information 2. Questions and Answers 3. Five Comprehension Questions 4. My Opinion 5. Self-evaluation

18. Overview 1. Background Information 2. Questions and Answers 3. Five Comprehension Questions 4. My Opinion 5. Self-evaluation

19. III. Five Comprehension Questions 1. What is the name of the team which Igawa made a debut against? Answer (Paragraph #1):  It is the Orioles.

20. III. Five Comprehension Questions 2. Who is with Igawa in 2005-07 with the Tigers and talk about his in this article? Answer (Paragraph #8):  (Hanshin first baseman)Andy Sheets is.

21. III. Five Comprehension Questions 3. Which team won the game on April 11, The Red Sox or The Seattle Mariners? Answer (Paragraph #11~14):  The Seattle Mariners did.

22. III. Five Comprehension Questions 4. What is Daisuke Matsuzaka's ERA in his two starts? Answer (Paragraph #14):  It is 2.57.

23. III. Five Comprehension Questions 5. Which company is the new sponsor of The NPB All-Star Games? Answer (Paragraph #19):  It is Gulliver.

24. Overview 1. Background Information 2. Questions and Answers 3. Five Comprehension Questions 4. My Opinion 5. Self-evaluation

25. Overview 1. Background Information 2. Questions and Answers 3. Five Comprehension Questions 4. My Opinion 5. Self-evaluation

26. IV. Opinion Star Players Outflow to MLB  1. Salary  2. Bid System  3. Popularity

27. 1. Salary Figure 2 Salary Source: http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/mlb/2006/japanese/index.html Price($1,000,000)

28. 2.Bid system. Figure 3 Contract Price of Posting Source:http://home.a07.itscom.net/ kazoo/pro/post.htm

29. 3. Popularity Source: http://www.videor.co.jp/data/ratedata/program/07giants.htm Figure 4 A udience Rating

30. IV. Opinion Star players outflow to MLB  1. Salary It is more expensive than Japan. We cannot win with financial power.  2.Bid system It is easy to transfer.  3. Popularity NPB is falling in popularity.

31. Overview 1. Background Information 2. Questions and Answers 3. Five Comprehension Questions 4. My Opinion 5. Self-evaluation

32. Overview 1. Background Information 2. Questions and Answers 3. Five Comprehension Questions 4. My Opinion 5. Self-evaluation

33. V. Self-evaluation