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The Korean newsite Donga.com has a report on the battle between Yomiuri Giants slugger Seung-Yeop Lee (the "Nice Guy") and Hanshin Tigers pitching ace Kei Igawa (Antic Boy).
About Igawa:
He is known for his wild and widely broadcasted antics. Igawa, a computer game and animation maniac, missed the championship ceremony because he was watching an animation cartoon. The day after he missed a TV animation broadcast of "Case Closed: Detective Boy Conan" because of a prolonged game, he came back the next day to pitch a shutout in revenge.
Igawa also says that he was inspired to become a professional pitcher because he wanted his little brother to be able to use him as a pitcher in his video baseball game.
As for Lee:
Although his trademark is his naïve appearance, Lee has been skilled at anticipating the pitches. He had a tough time his first year in Japan, but now in his third year, he has mastered the Japanese pitchers' routines. Of the first pitches he hit, he currently holds a batting average of 0.517 (30 hits from 58 at-bats) and 12 homeruns.
Lee leads all of Japan with 39 homers on the season. Michihiro "Guts" Ogasawara of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters leads the Pacific League with 31.
You know, there just aren't enough Jeter vs. Ortiz stories out there.
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