Tadahito Iguchi Quotes

As far as the playoffs themselves, there's not really much difference,.. The fact I was able to hit this home run this first year playing, I'm very happy.

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I'm out there trying to make a positive play, and it turns out to be negative. It's tough to take. More than forget about it, I want to make sure it never happens again.

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Unfortunately, I've decided to withdraw from the squad. I informed manager Sadaharu Oh of my decision by fax yesterday.

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You know players are asked to deliver better in their second seasons than in their rookie years. Hitting.300 with 30 or more stolen bases? That's my goal and hopefully I'll be in the World Series again by fulfilling my role on the team.

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As far as being asked to play in the WBC, I am incredibly happy and incredibly honored to be asked. It just didn't work out this year. I definitely wanted to perform here in the camp in the beginning, especially with the change in the batting order.

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