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Yu Darvish's Arm Is Not A Gun: Why Hard Pitch-Count Limits Are Dumb

In last night's 10-4 victory over the Tigers, Rangers starter Yu Darvish threw 130 pitches. In his previous start, Darvish threw 105 pitches. Six days before that, in a start against the Red Sox, he threw 127 pitches. Should we be freaking out about how many pitches Darvish is throwing? Read more...

Yu Darvish and freaking out about 130 pitches

This is a headline in 2013: Darvish hits 130-pitch mark in win Who knows what headline we'll see in 2026 that won't seem weird at the time, but would seem really, really weird to us today? "Mets use six different pitchers in same game." Maybe that'll be a big deal in the future. Show More Summary

Texas Rangers' Yu Darvish, Nolan Ryan and the Pitch Count Problem

On Thursday night, Yu Darvish beat the Detroit Tigers and went 130 pitches. It wasn't his best performance this year or even this month, but it may end up the most scrutinized. As Darvish's pitch count climbed, everyone—including announcer Matt Vasgersian and analyst Tom Verducci—commented on pitch counts. Show More Summary

Will Yu Darvish Pass Up Ichiro as the Greatest Japanese Player in MLB History?

As baseball fans get set for a fantastic pitching battle on Thursday evening between two of the top pitchers in baseball, Yu Darvish and Justin Verlander, it's worth taking a minute to reflect on the success that Darvish as been since his arrival last year from Japan. Show More Summary

A Closer Look at the Four One-Hitters Thrown in the Past Week of MLB Play

Though we've yet to see our first no-hitter of the season, there have already been a number of truly dominant pitching performances. From Yu Darvish nearly throwing a perfect game in his first start of the season, to Anibal Sanchez striking out 17 against the Braves, pitching has reigned supreme in the early stages of 2013. Show More Summary

The Anatomy of Justin Verlander’s Four-Pitch Arsenal (GIF)

Last week we showed you a mesmerizing aniamted GIF that shows the trajectory of each pitch that Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish throws. To create it, some guy out there on the internet named Drew Shepard superimposed five separate clips of Darvish pitching over each other and then lined up the release point. The results were so awesome that [...]

Watch Yu Darvish Strike Out Babe Ruth and Other GIFs of Baseball Legends vs. Current All-Stars

If Yu Darvish were to pitch to Babe Ruth, who do you think would win that battle? Babe Ruth has always been thought of as one of the best hitters to ever play the game of baseball, but in his lifetime he never had to deal with a pitcher that had an arsenal like Darvish’s.  So [...]

Yu Darvish (Texas Rangers): Can you see the difference in any of his 5 pitches?

Thanks for not killing GIFs last year, Major League Baseball

If they had (as we were deathly afraid they might), we'd all deprived of this incredible image of Yu Darvish created by Lone Star Ball super-commenter Drew Sheppard. (H/T Dan McLaughlin, Dave Cameron.)

Yu Darvish GIF Shows Texas Pitcher's Five-Pitch Repertoire

Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers is nasty on the mound. He has four wins, leads Major League Baseball in strikeouts and nearly threw a perfect game already this season. That's what having five great pitches can do for you. Check out his...Show More Summary

Yu Darvish's pitching prowess explained in 1 GIF

Just how hard is it to get a hit off of Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish? Let this GIF explain.

Yu Darvish GIF Shows Pitcher’s Brilliance In Five Mesmerizing Steps [Video]

A Yu Darvish GIF is doing the rounds on the Internet, showing the Rangers wizard at his best. You can view it below (in video form; I’m afraid WordPress hasn’t taken kindly to a 5MB GIF). This is the work of graphic artist Drew Sheppard, otherwise known as Lone Star Ball community member DShep. Drew [...]Show More Summary

Yu Darvish GIF Is as Mesmerizing and Wonderful as Texas Rangers Ace

Yu Darvish 's excellence is now available in GIF form, and you will be captivated by the results. Yahoo! Sports spotted what has to be the most striking display of pitching prowess ever encapsulated in the restrictive amount of frames per second a GIF allows. Show More Summary

Introducing Yu Darvish and MLB's New Crop of Top Aces

Each MLB season, a handful of players take a major step forward and join the ranks of the game's elite, and in the starting rotation that sort of emergence can play a major role in the team's present and future success. Rangers right-hander...Show More Summary

The Anatomy of Yu Darvish’s Five-Pitch Arsenal is Incredible (GIF)

Yu Darvish is off to a scorching start in just his second season in the Majors, as he has allowed just six earned runs against over the course of his first five starts, compiling a 4-1 record, 1.65 ERA (3rd in AL), 0.80 WHIP (2nd in AL) and 49 strikeouts (1st in AL).  His solid [...]

Amazing Baseball GIF Shows You A Rangers Pitcher Throwing Five Pitches At Once

Someone on Reddit made this next-level GIF that shows you what all five of Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish's primary pitches look like at once. Not sure what's more impressive, the revolutionary GIFs-manship, or the diverse movements of these pitches: Please follow Sports Page on Twitter and Facebook. Join the conversation about this story »

This is the Coolest Yu Darvish Gif of All-Time

Darvish, so far, has looked like a strong Cy Young contender.

Coolest GIF Ever Shows Five Overlaid Yu Darvish Pitches

Two takeaways: Yu Darvish is really good (notice that his release point is the same on every pitch), and hitting a baseball is really hard. Read more...

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Do MLB Cy Young Winners Always Get off to Hot Starts?

Who's the hottest pitcher in the majors? There's Yu Darvish, the Texas Rangers right-hander who nearly threw a perfect game his first time out. Or maybe it's Atlanta Braves lefty Paul Maholm, who is 3-0 and has thrown 20.1 scoreless innings. Show More Summary