Matt Murton tearing up Japan

[rocket]

interesting article on everyone's favorite red head

 

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/sports/former-cub-murton-at-home-across-the-pacific/386458

[inari]

Glad to see Murton doing well.

[Rob]

Let's get this over with now...

 

Murton never got the shot he deserved at the major league level.

 

-- He got plenty of shots. There's a reason teams passed him over.

 

They passed him over because they were stupid. He's better than quite a few players getting time at the big league level.

 

-- Oh yeah? Then why is he in Japan? There's a reason teams didn't want him.

 

What's the reason?

 

-- Because other teams didn't want him.

 

:banghead:

[UMFan83]

Good for Murt. In a world where Fukudome is considered a prodigious home run hitter and Tuffy Rhodes shares the single season HR mark, it's good to see little red succeed.

[SouthSideRyan]

Good for Murt. In a world where Fukudome is considered a prodigious home run hitter and Tuffy Rhodes shares the single season HR mark, it's good to see little red succeed.

 

Kosuke wasn't considered a prodigious home run hitter.

[TruffleShuffle]

frequent reader of the jakarta globe, rocket?

[chuckywang]

Diss on Japanese baseball all you want, but they've won the last two WBC's.

[SouthSideRyan]

Diss on Japanese baseball all you want, but they've won the last two WBC's.

 

And South Korea won the olympics.

[UMFan83]

Good for Murt. In a world where Fukudome is considered a prodigious home run hitter and Tuffy Rhodes shares the single season HR mark, it's good to see little red succeed.

 

Kosuke wasn't considered a prodigious home run hitter.

 

I don't know what prodigious is in Japan, but he hit a HR every 16.27 ABs his last 4 seasons in Japan. That'd probably put him in the top 10 in the MLB this year.

[SouthSideRyan]

Good for Murt. In a world where Fukudome is considered a prodigious home run hitter and Tuffy Rhodes shares the single season HR mark, it's good to see little red succeed.

 

Kosuke wasn't considered a prodigious home run hitter.

 

I don't know what prodigious is in Japan, but he hit a HR every 16.27 ABs his last 4 seasons in Japan. That'd probably put him in the top 10 in the MLB this year.

 

It would not.

[fromthestretch]

Good for Murt. In a world where Fukudome is considered a prodigious home run hitter and Tuffy Rhodes shares the single season HR mark, it's good to see little red succeed.

 

Kosuke wasn't considered a prodigious home run hitter.

 

I don't know what prodigious is in Japan, but he hit a HR every 16.27 ABs his last 4 seasons in Japan. That'd probably put him in the top 10 in the MLB this year.

 

It would not.

 

For reference, Dunn is 10th in the majors with a HR every 15.3 AB.

[Iceblink]

Go, Matty, go.

 

I pulled up the Hanshin Tigers site and let Chrome translate it.

 

According to his translated player page, he's totally awesome:

 

365 hits, 29 stolen bases in 127 at bats, 09 balls to lead

[fromthestretch]

Go, Matty, go.

 

I pulled up the Hanshin Tigers site and let Chrome translate it.

 

According to his translated player page, he's totally awesome:

 

365 hits, 29 stolen bases in 127 at bats, 09 balls to lead

 

Here's the official website of Nippon Professional Baseball:

 

http://www.npb.or.jp/eng/

 

Here's Murton's player page:

 

http://bis.npb.or.jp/eng/players/53155131.html

[shnsajax]

Craig Brazell is also leading the league with 30 HR's, just saying. Murton is on pace to break Ichiro's record for hits in a season which is pretty cool.

[TruffleShuffle]

Craig Brazell is also leading the league with 30 HR's, just saying. Murton is on pace to break Ichiro's record for hits in a season which is pretty cool.

 

does anyone remember craig brazell's one and only major league home run? i sure as [expletive] do since i witnessed it in person.

[Tracer Bullet]

who the f is craig brazell?

[fromthestretch]

who the f is craig brazell?

 

A hitter whose strikeout-to-walk ratio makes Tyler Colvin look patient.

[hardcorecubfan]

First Rosy Brown now Matt-way to go Matt

[UMFan83]

Good for Murt. In a world where Fukudome is considered a prodigious home run hitter and Tuffy Rhodes shares the single season HR mark, it's good to see little red succeed.

 

Kosuke wasn't considered a prodigious home run hitter.

 

I don't know what prodigious is in Japan, but he hit a HR every 16.27 ABs his last 4 seasons in Japan. That'd probably put him in the top 10 in the MLB this year.

 

It would not.

 

For reference, Dunn is 10th in the majors with a HR every 15.3 AB.

 

You all suck. Fine. Kosuke was an above average HR hitter in Japan, compared with the HR rates of typical MLB hitters. I wish I could find Japanese baseball stats so I could hopefully see 16.3 amongst the best in the league so I could run back here and rub it in your faces.

[TruffleShuffle]

who the f is craig brazell?

 

hit a walkoff home run in the infamous victor diaz game.

[Soul]

So he's found a level he can succeed at, and it's not the top level.

 

Good for him. I wish Matty Murt well.

[Rob]

So he's found a level he can succeed at, and it's not the top level.

 

Good for him. I wish Matty Murt well.

 

Once again:

 

Career 105 wRC+, above average defensively in left.

 

He succeeded at the major league level.

[A New Era]

Can't say being able to live in Japan and play the game you love and get paid well is all that bad. Sure MLB didn't work out for him but I'd kill to be in his shoes. I love Japan.

[Wheelimus]

They should fill two birds with one stone and go ahead and film a sequel to "Lost In Translation" during the season, starring Matt.

 

If they could get Scarlett Johanson to reprise her role I doubt he'd complain.