December 18, 2006

A little fine dining, a little cloak and dagger, and a whole lotta yen. : Inside the California vacation that was signing Daisuke Matsuzaka and how the Sox got there.

read story | posted by YukonGold to Baseball at 7:50 AM CDT (7 comments total)

What a menu, can I get a plate of the sea bass, please?

Also, I love the story about arriving at the bid amount. There have been about 30 explanations for that around the Boston media. One even trying to explain that amount equalling a specific round number when converted to Yen.

posted by YukonGold at 7:55 AM CDT on December 18

So they have been showing some clips of him pitching against, let's face it, AA quality, and I just don't get it. At the apex of his career, and so-so numbers throughout in Japan. But, a lot smarter people than me see something and told Theo to go after this guy. I pray they were right, but I'm just not getting the vibe.

posted by smithnyiu at 11:15 AM CDT on December 18

Let's just hope that this isn't Hideki Irabu version 2.0

posted by BornIcon at 12:44 PM CDT on December 18

Let's just hope that this isn't Hideki Irabu version 2.0

Trust me, some of us are hoping that fervently right now, and will be for some time to come. I haven't seen him smokin' a butt yet, so that's a good sign.

posted by The_Black_Hand at 3:47 PM CDT on December 18

Let's just hope that this isn't Hideki Irabu version 2.0Here's hoping it is. The Blue Jays need all the help they can get to win the Eastern Division.

posted by tommytrump at 5:41 PM CDT on December 18

The Blue Jays need all the help they can get to win the Eastern ~~Division~~ League.

Sorry. That was just too easy.

posted by BullpenPro at 6:14 PM CDT on December 18

Let's just hope that this isn't Hideki Irabu version 2.0

Matsuzaka did have DUI a few seasons back....

posted by mikemacman at 10:39 AM CDT on December 19

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