The Daily Yomiuri has some interesting remarks on Fukudome, starting with the flag ad, and then ripping on his skills as an erstwhile shortshop
Fukudome came up as a clumsy--fitting right in with Chicago's marketing campaign--shortstop and struggled to get a handle on the glove side of the game.
Hah, cute.
Fukudome botched plays no matter where the Dragons tried to hide him...his most memorable was a dropped ball on a routine grounder hit right at him during the 1999 Japan Series that allowed the tying run to score in the Game 5 clincher
OK, not funny anymore (or before, really).
Fukudome discovered a place where he could develop. His conversion to the outfield helped make use of his speed and arm strength.
That's better.
even now he looks clueless at times against offspeed pitching....In fact, Tokyo-based scout Dave DeFreitas of the Cleveland Indians went as far as to say, "Fukudome didn't just struggle with the change, he looked bad--like he'd never seen one before."
Doh!
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