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Turning Japanese
Uwe Blog —
... He's an outfielder and can play either center or right. I mean, you can't argue with the guy's stats. They're remarkable. But he's 30 and in a ...
Some light Fukudome reading
Gaslamp Ball —
While waiting to see if Fukudome jerseys should be on your Christmas wish list, here's Armchair GM's writeup on the guy. Lots of videos in there as well. In other news, we have word that Fukudome's cat has confirmed that she is undecided as to whether or not to make the trip.
Cubs Sign Fukudome
Knuckle Curve —
... to a 4-year deal worth a reported $50-56 million. ArmchairGM has an impressive collection of information regarding Fukudome, for those inclined to learn more about Chicago’s latest import. ...
FUK-YEAH!
The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog —
... for next year.
Yes, the Cubs certainly overpaid for this dip into the free agent waters, but that is the very nature of the free agency beast. The two biggest accomplishments with this signing is the Cubs saved their prospect packages for upgrades elsewhere on the field and we here at TCR have four years of endless f*** jokes. So thank you Mr. Hendry for dropping the F-Bomb on us.
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P.S. - If you can’t wait until spring training, a plethora of Fukudome Youtube clips for your pleasure.
It's Pronounced "koh-skay foo-koo-DOUGH-may"
Bleed Cubbie Blue —
... Here is an excellent wiki-style entry on Fukudome from Dan Lewis at Armchair GM; it has an extensive history of Fukudome's career, including many links and eight embedded video clips. ...
Wednesday Headlines/Open Thread with Contest!
A League of Her Own —
... at some point [in 2008]. We've been told middle to late May.''
But even Boggs admits it's not an easy call for the Cubs, just as Hendry said last week during the winter meetings.
''There's so many variables that it's very difficult to just come down on one side or the other,'' Boggs said. ''I'm looking at it from their aspect and looking at it from our aspect. And we understand each other. It's not clear-cut any way you dice it.''
The Sun-Times gets credit for this link to all things Fuku. Stats, trivia and videos. What more could you ...
Fuk Yeah!
Bugs & Cranks —
... , letting the name jokes begin. The interweb is flush with information about the Cubs new star, mostly how the hell to say the name, which is apparently”koh-skay foo-koo-DOUGH-may.” Unfortunately, he’s expected to ask for his jersey to be displayed with his first name, like Ichiro. Should help the folks in the bleachers, who are uncreative after 5 beers and downright lame after 15. Of course, since no one in Chicago will be able to pronounce his name, he’ll need a nickname. Hideki Matsui has the coveted “Godzilla”, and Kosuke doesn’t shorten up to anything nice like “Kaz”, ...
Hendry get his man
Fire Dusty Baker —
... (pronounced "ko-SUE-kay foo-koo-DOUGH-may". His nickname in Japan is "Dome") He will wear #1 on the Chicago Cubs. Key facts: Silver Medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. In 1998 helped lead Chunichi Dragons to a league Championship. 2002, he lead the league with a .343 batting average besting Hideki Matsui. Gold-Medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Won 2006 World Baseball Classic. 2006 Central League MVP 4 Golden Glove awards in the outfield Scouting Report: (Edited from ArmchairGM.com ) Fukudome was a known baseball talent from an early age. In high school, many ...
Back in the straddle, Kukudome hits game-winning single
Cubs Loyalty —
... Last night was another close game which almost went into extras. Thanks to Kosuke Kukudome's clutch RBI single in the 9th the Cubs scaved by the Dodgers 5-4. Fukudome also capped off the scoring with a solo homerun in the 2nd inning. A 4-run lead diminished in the 5th as Ryan Dempster gave up 2 runs on 3 hits. Jeff Kent homered to twice, later tying the game. Bob Howry came on in relief in the 6th and went on to record the win. Fortunate enough the Cubs had a little extra offense from Mark DeRosa who slugged a solo homer and a RBI single by Ryan Theriot (3-for-5). ...
