goatriders.org - 12/11/2007
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The longer this situation with Fukudome goes on, the more convinced I am that he's just not mentally tough enough to come to America. I mean, here's a guy who was going to announce last week, no wait, before this weekend, no, on Monday night, no, maybe today. At this point, his agent is scrambling. A Monday night announcement turned into Fukudome "telling his agent privately," so ...
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1060west.net (archives) —
... might be coming to the U.S.!', 'Holy fuck, it’s for real this time, folks, Fukudome’s coming to the MLB. About damn time!', 'Fukudome needs a few more hours before he decides', and my favorite headline of this whole ordeal 'In a few more days Fukudome will need a few more days to decide'. Over at BCB, Al is leading the candle light vigil for Fukudome. At LOHO there's a great picture of Fuku that describes what this thing feels like. Kurt at GROTA is as impatient as the rest of us! The longer this situation with ...
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