There's one good thing about Kazuhisa Ishii not playing in the Japan-MLB All-Star Tour.
Los Angeles Dodgers relief ace Eric Gagne may finally get to keep a few souvenirs -- something that seldom happened during the regular season when Ishii was pitching.
"Kazu would ask me for the ball every time he got a win," Gagne said after Friday's practice at the Tokyo Dome. "I always try to keep it, but he asks for every single ball every time I pitch."