rootzoo.com - 30 days ago
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Often, the first part of the title here has been uttered in vain, but the neo-management in New York has learned to dispense with sentimentality, and keeping someone beyond their helpful days is longer vogue.
Break up the Yankees - the Hidecki Matsui dilemma.
sportsscribes.net 30 days ago —
Often, the first part of the title here has been uttered in vain, but the neo-management in New York has learned to dispense with sentimentality, and keeping someone beyond their helpful days is longer vogue.
Matsui Goes Wild, and So Do His Fans in Japan
nytimes.com 11/5/2009 — TOKYO For many Japanese, Hideki Matsui is a man of contradictions a towering hulk with a sensitive heart, a player of fierce self-discipline known for lewd jokes and a national hero who refuses to play for his country at international tournaments, ...
Japan tunes in to watch Hideki Matsui make World Series history
sports.yahoo.com 30 days ago — Over his seven seasons with the New York Yankees , Hideki Matsui (notes) seemingly blended into the background of the Yankees universe, his talent drowned out by the star power of those in the lineup around him. In Japan, he has always played ...
Hideki Matsui: the Silent Hero
soxandpinstripes.com 30 days ago — If this was his last night in pinstripes, Hideki Matsui had one of the most memorable careers we will almost definitely overlook. His last moments could have come during the same game as Andy Pettitte and Johnny Damon. One is a decorated hero of postseason history and a staple of the old guard ...
Was Game 6 Matsui’s Swang Song?
nybaseballdigest.com 11/5/2009 — Speculation is the Yankees will not re-sign designated hitter Hideki Matsui.
Obviously the newly crowned World Champions have decisions to make as they attempt to get a bit younger and look toward the time when both Jorge Posada and Derek Jeter spend time as designated hitters.
If that is ...
Agent: Japan isn't option for World Series MVP Hideki Matsui
nydailynews.com 24 days ago — CHICAGO - Hideki Matsui may or may not return to the Yankees next season, but according to his agent, the World Series MVP won't be heading back to his native Japan to play in 2010. Arn Tellem said his client will be playing in the majors next season ...
How Japan qualified for the 2010 World Cup
japan.blogsfc.com 11/2/2009 — Ever since the introduction of a professional football league in Japan, the country’s fortunes in qualifying for major tournaments has improved dramatically. Japan had never qualified for the World Cup before 1998. However, since then then they have participated in the last four World Cups ...
I Hear Dubya Is Huge In Japan
sportressofblogitude.com 11/3/2009 — Former President George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Yomiuri Giants and Nippon Ham Fighters took the field for Game 3 of the Japan Series.
Conservative estimates place the pitch at approximately 50 mph, but what I want to know is if the pitch was wide right of the ...
Hideki Matsui World Series MVP!
lennysyankees.com 11/5/2009 — Hats off to this man. GODZILLA! What a guy. Congratulations to Hideki Matsui and all of his fans in Japan. He was an excellent addition to the Yankees for the past six seasons, and I’m glad he’s finally got a ring to show for it. With, or without him next year, I wish Matsui all the best.
Your Official New York Yankees Parade Recap —
Bleacher Report - MLB 30 days ago
The last Yankee ticker-tape parade I went to was in 1996. I was 16 years old and cannot recall a single thing about that day. Not a moment.
I have clearer memories of stuff that happened when I was five than what occurred on that afternoon in ...
Yankees savor raucous celebration —
Major League Baseball News 30 days ago
In double-decker buses and parade floats, the Yankees rolled through lower Manhattan celebrating the 27th World Series title the organization has thirsted for, waving wildly through the financial district on a chilly November morning.
Is this Hideki's last hurrah? —
NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 29 days ago
Asked if he wanted to return to the Yankees, or if he would consider playing for another major league team, or if he would prefer to return home to Japan, Matsui said, "Anything is possible at this point" and put the focus on his knees.
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Johnny on spot eyes Bronx return —
NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 29 days ago
Johnny Damon is one of the three high-profile free agents - along with Andy Pettitte and Hideki Matsui - on the Bombers' championship roster, but the 36-year-old is hoping to return to the Bronx after capping his four-year run with a championship.
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