Top Hideki Matsui News, Videos, and Blogs - BallHype

KenDavidoff: #Yankees' biggest focus so far is finding common ground with Damon. Pettitte's return should work out, Matsui less of a priority.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:29:00 +0000

KenDavidoff: #Yankees' biggest focus so far is finding common ground with Damon. Pettitte's return should work out, Matsui less of a priority.

Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog found this 14 hours ago on twitter.com

Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon, Andy Pettitte

Matsui's future

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:00:13 +0000

by Koji Sasahara - AP View full size photo » Hideki Matsui must have wondered what he did to deserve such a cruel fate. He left the Japanese major leagues seven years ago to prove himself against the best in the world. ...

ETVal posted 10 hours ago from pinstripealley.com

Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Hideki Matsui, New York Yankees

Matsui in Demand

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:58 +0000

Before free agent Hideki Matsui begins receiving calls for his service on the field, he’ll have a different set of suitors to field offers from: companies seeking him for endorsements. According to reports, since the MVP performance in the World Series he has had eight offers to appear in ...

River Avenue Blues found this 5 days ago on npbtracker.com

Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Hideki Matsui, New York Yankees, Ichiro Suzuki, Yankee Stadium

Matsui's Value Off The Field

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:29:00 +0000

From Anthony McCarron : While Matsui was earning $73 million in salary over seven seasons in pinstripes, he helped build Yankee - and Major League Baseball - business in Japan and the Bronx, whether by prompting Japanese companies to buy advertising signs at Yankee Stadium or drawing Japanese ...

Greg C. posted 14 hours ago from slidingintohome.blogspot.com

Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, New York Yankees, Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon

Good Take On Matsui

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:24:00 +0000

Last winter I mentioned how A-Rod is so much more to the Yankees than his numbers. He's a TV show, he is merchandise, he's the backpage. Mike Silva has a great take on Matsui in NY Baseball Digest. Among other things, if Matsui brings with him $10 million in ads and some ...

MetsPolice posted 33 hours ago from metspolice.com

Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Hideki Matsui, New York Mets, Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees

Free Agent Team

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:05:15 +0000

Peter Abraham is holding a contest for fun where you create a team from the free agent class . The only thing I’d like to see Peter add is how much you would pay each player (money is no object in the contest, however). Entries are due Sunday night. Looking at Peter’s team, I ...

StatsGuru posted 35 hours ago from baseballmusings.com

Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui, Nick Johnson

Assessing Matsui’s and a DH’s values

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:00:39 +0000

We’ve been talking a lot about Hideki Matsui over the last few weeks. In the waning days of his most recent Yankee contract, he wowed us all in Game 6 of the World Series and won MVP accolades because of it. Now, the Yankees are faced with a tough choice. Do they let their everyday DH and ...

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com found this 32 hours ago on riveraveblues.com

Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Hideki Matsui, New York Yankees

RSBS Postseason Awards Show: Part I

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:30:00 +0000

With Major League Baseball and various publications handing out their end of the season awards, RSBS has decided to follow suit. Sure, our prizes may not come with any financial reward and they may not trigger any clauses in the affected players' contracts. But, it is our civic duty. So, ...

BillZe posted 2 days ago from myteamrivals.typepad.com

Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Hideki Matsui

Matsui, Damon, Pettitte set to hit open market

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:43:12 +0000

The valued opinions have been voiced from the scouting arm of the world champion Yankees universe. Nevertheless, that doesn’t mean at 12:01 tomorrow morning general manager Brian Cashman will be dialing free agents with a fistful of the Steinbrenner...

Pinstripe Alley found this 37 hours ago on nypost.com

Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, New York Yankees, Brian Cashman, George Steinbrenner III, Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui, Andy Pettitte

RSBS Postseason Awards Show: Part I

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:34:35 +0000

RSBS posted 2 days ago from redstatebluestate.mlblogs.com

Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Hideki Matsui, Minnesota Twins, Brad Lidge, Johnny Damon, New York Yankees, Joe Mauer

Bryant: Crazy talk about a baseball salary cap

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:14:00 +0000

Thought this was interesting....it covers a lot of recurring issues in baseball, and discusses how teams like the Yankees, Mets, and Red Sox would never vote yes on cutting the season back to 154 games. Bryant: Crazy talk about a baseball salary cap Personally I think the season is too ...

MetsPolice posted 2 days ago from metspolice.com

Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Hideki Matsui

Kazuo Matsui's Weird Splits

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:00:13 +0000

While looking at stats to see where the Astros have room for improvement in 2010, I noticed something odd. Kazuo Matsui has bizarre splits (insert tasteless anal fissure joke here). For his career, Kazuo has basically hit right-handed pitching as well as he has hit left-handed ...

Royals Review found this 47 hours ago on crawfishboxes.com

Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Houston Astros, Kazuo Matsui, Hideki Matsui

Of course the Yankees are going to re-sign Hideki Matsui: he pays for himself

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:16:07 +0000

Via MLB Trade Rumors comes a Tweet from NPB Tracker in which it is claimed that Hideki Matsui's mere presence on the New York Yankees accounts for "at least" $15 million in annual revenue. NPB bases this assertion on a report that's...

The Hardball Times found this 2 days ago on bases.nbcsports.com

Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Hideki Matsui, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Yankee Stadium

npbtracker: Sanspo: Yankees stand to lose at least $15m in revenue if Matsui leaves: http://www.sanspo.com/mlb/news/091119/mla0911190504003-n1.htm

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:25:00 +0000

npbtracker: Sanspo: Yankees stand to lose at least $15m in revenue if Matsui leaves: http://www.sanspo.com/mlb/news/091119/mla0911190504003-n1.htm

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com found this 3 days ago on twitter.com

Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Hideki Matsui, New York Yankees

And Now, the Encore: Yanks Charting Off-Season Course

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:20:13 +0000

The Yankees' off-season plans could include taking a chance on a starting pitcher.

River Avenue Blues found this 3 days ago on bats.blogs.nytimes.com

Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, New York Yankees, Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui, Brian Cashman, Andy Pettitte, Matt Holliday

More on the Matsui Revenue Factor

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:12:36 +0000

A theme that may become part of the Yankees decision making process is the revenue stream that Hideki Matsui’s creates. After much thought I think off the field financial considerations are just as important as his homers, RBI’s, and batting average. NYBD contributor Frank Russo wrote ...

msilva177 posted 3 days ago from nybaseballdigest.com

Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Hideki Matsui, New York Yankees, Johnny Damon

Injuries and the Chance for Greatness

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:00:13 +0000

July 30, 2008: Jorge Posada had rotator cuff surgery September 22, 2008: Hideki Matsui had surgery on his left knee October 7, 2008: Mariano Rivera had surgery on his throwing shoulder May 10, 2009: Alex Rodriguez has the first of two surgeries to repair his hip- upon review, the injury ...

ETVal posted 4 days ago from pinstripealley.com

Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, New York Yankees, Jorge Posada, Hideki Matsui, Mariano Rivera, Alex Rodriguez

Perry: Yanks should worry about Damon, not Matsui

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:15:00 +0000

Dayn Perry of FOX Sports put out his list of ten offseason moves that need to be made. Number five covers the Yankees, specifically their outfield. 5. The Yankees should worry about Johnny Damon and not Hideki Matsui. The reigning champs have some decisions to make. They need to coax Andy ...

Greg C. posted 4 days ago from slidingintohome.blogspot.com

Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, New York Yankees, Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon, Andy Pettitte

Can The Yanks Afford To Lose Matsui?

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:00:02 +0000

On the night of the Yankees Game 6 World Series clinching win, I received the following email from a friend of mine who is a scout for an NL Central team. “Hey Frank, Congrats man on your team’s 27th Championship! They really deserved it! I think the Yanks will have to seriously ...

msilva177 posted 4 days ago from nybaseballdigest.com

Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, New York Yankees, Hideki Matsui

The Red Sox Are Cheap Bastards. Acquire Jeremy Hermida Now Pursing Hideki Matsui

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:17:00 +0000

This is disgusting. The Red Sox are a big market team who make money similar to the Yankees yet they continue to do business like the Kansas City Royals. Don’t kid yourself. Jeremy Hermida (who will make MUCH less than Jason Bay in 2010) will replace Jason Bay in left field next season. The ...

massholesports posted 8 days ago from massholesports.com

Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Boston Red Sox, Hideki Matsui, Jeremy Hermida, Jason Bay