David Laurila post his sixth anniversary Sunday notes column, and includes a story on the death of a Japanese legend:
Japanese baseball legend Katsuya Nomura died earlier this week at the age of 84. A catcher for 26 seasons, Nomura finished his career with 657 home runs and 1,988 RBIs — only Sadaharu Oh had more of each. Nomura went on to manage for 24 NPB seasons and is a member of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Catcher have notoriously short careers. Nomura posted great seasons as late as age 38. It was a Nolan Ryan type career in terms of longevity and productivity.
Hope you get around to mentioning the passing of Tony Fernandez, a great major leaguer for a long time.
Thank you. My daughter got married yesterday, and I have not been paying attention.
Congratulations David.
26 years as a catcher? My knees ache in sympathy.