About the Book
Source: Wikia. Pages: 61. Chapters: Akinori Otsuka, Alan Embree, Andrew Miller, B.J. Ryan, Bobby Jenks, Bobby Parnell, Boof Bonser, Braden Looper, Brandon Lyon, Brian Bannister, Brian Fuentes, Carlos Villanueva, Cesar Ramos, Chad Paronto, Charlie Zink, Chris M. Smith, Daniel Bard, Darrell Rasner, David Riske, Dewon Day, Donald Veal, Doug Brocail, Enrique Gonzalez, Fabio Castro, Fernando Cabrera, Geremi Gonzalez, J.B. Cox, J.C. Romero, Jeff Reardon, Jensen Lewis, Jeremy Affeldt, Jerry Stephenson, Joe Blanton, Joe Borowski, Joe Nelson, Jonathan Albaladejo, Jose Vaquedano, Josh Hancock, Josh Lindblom, Kelvin Pichardo, Ken Reynolds, Kyle Farnsworth, Kyle Snyder, LaTroy Hawkins, Lee Smith, Lincoln Holdzkom, Manuel Campos, Mark Malaska, Mark Prior, Michael Tejera, Miguel Gonzalez, Mike Timlin, Mitch Stetter, Nick Green, Pat Venditte, Ramon A. Ramirez, Randor Bierd, Robb Nen, Robert Coello, Robert Mosebach, Rod Beck, Ron Villone, Sam Rice, Scott Atchison, Scott Schoeneweis, Scott Williamson, Smokey Joe Wood, Steve Avery, Takashi Saito, Tim Spooneybarger, Tim Wakefield, Todd Coffey, Todd Jones, Tom Gordon, Trever Miller, Ugueth Urbina, Wes Littleton. Excerpt: Akinori Otsuka, born January 13, 1972 in Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese Major League Baseball player. He was formerly the set-up man for the San Diego Padres and the Texas Rangers. Currently, he is a free agent. He was also the closer for Japan's 2006 World Baseball Classic winning team. Otsuka throws a low-90's 4-seam fastball (tops out at about 94 mph) that is very straight, along with a hard, late-breaking slider. He employs an unorthodox pitching delivery: He lifts his lead leg up very slowly, taps his glove, then fires to home plate, making his pitches look faster coming out of his hand, making them much harder to pick up. Otsuka came to the United States after several years of pitching in the Japanese League when his former team, the Chunichi Dragons, used the posting system to solicit bids from MLB clubs for t...
