pitcher of the year in Moose Jaw and that helped him land a spot with the Edmonton Cracker Cats on the Independent Golden Baseball League in 2005. After three seasons there, the Jays signed him Nov. 20, 2007. "My numbers in independent ball were
comebacks took a step forward Monday when Hideki Irabu signed a contract with the Long Beach Armada of the independent Golden Baseball League . The press release from the Armada calls him the greatest power pitcher in Japanese professional history, and