The summer of 2003 was a magical ride for pitchers Kazumi Saito and Kei Igawa. The summers since then? Not so much.

Saito was 20-3 with a 2.83 ERA and 160 strikeouts for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks that year, while Igawa was 20-5, had a 2.80 ERA and struck out 179 for the Hanshin Tigers.

They shared the Sawamura Award then met in the Japan Series, which Saito's Hawks won in seven games.