1.   Although Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo is the most famous Dodger from the Far East, Park is having a better season.

2.   Already this year, they have made international news with bid to sign Japanese star pitcher Hideki Irabu.

3.   Although Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo is the most Dodger from the Far East, Park is having a better season.

4.   As he gets acclimated to his new job with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo is finding a few English phrases particularly useful.

5.   Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle were the players the Japanese pitcher cited as the attraction the Yankees hold for him.

6.   A former teammate of Hideo Nomo is not surprised to see the Japanese pitcher make a successful leap to American baseball as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

7.   After mapping out a deliberate and calculated plan to get Ishii ready to face major-league competition, the heralded Japanese pitcher was overwhelming.

8.   Already, Jian has heard unfair comparisons to Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo and the effect Nomo had on the Dodgers this year.

9.   But George Steinbrenner was playing his own negotiating game when asked about the Japanese pitcher Monday.

10.   But it was more coincidence than a sign of any increasing influence of Japanese pitchers on the majors.