sportsbybrooks.com - 3/28/2008
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Several websites, including SPORTS FROG , have noted a 2003 TIME “Asian Heroes” profile that mentions Hideki Matsui’s porn collection:
( This now makes complete sense )
“ Indeed, his only eccentricity, if it can be called that, is his extensive private library of adult videos . His refreshing ability to laugh self-deprecatingly about his porno collection, ...
Wedding bells for Matsui
yankees.lhblogs.com 3/27/2008 — Several Japanese readers have e-mailed to say that reports there say Hideki Matsui is getting married in the near future in the United States. The future Mrs. Godzilla is reportedly a 25-year-old former office worker.
Matsui will be holding a press ...
Godzilla was married yesterday
yankees.lhblogs.com 3/27/2008 — Hideki Matsui put out a press release saying he was married yesterday in New York City. That explains why he wasn’t in Clearwater.
He’s having a press conference in a few minutes.
In other news, Shelley Duncan was named the winner of ...
Meet Mrs. Matsui
yankees.lhblogs.com 3/27/2008 —
I’m not entirely sure what this is all about. But AP moved this photo of Hideki Matsui holding up a drawing of his new wife during a press conferenced he held today.
According to the press release Matsui issued, the still-unidentified ...
The clock is ticking for the Captain
yankees.lhblogs.com 3/27/2008 — Hideki Matsui not only got married yesterday, he completely suckered Bobby Abreu and Derek Jeter.
The three made a bet at the beginning of spring training over who would get married first. Whoever got hitched first would win. But there was a ...
Hideki Matsui scratched from lineup (marriage)
sports.yahoo.com 3/28/2008 — Sorry for the slight delay in posting this morning. I had to sneak away to Manhatttan real quick and get hitched before returning to work. Don’t worry, I have now returned and am happily married. Oh wait, that was Hideki Matsui … From ...
Matsui's Strange Fetish
respectjetersgangster.blogspot.com 3/28/2008 — Hideki Matsui has apperently married a piece of paper with a drawing on it. Either that or his wife is a suspect in some crime and all he had was the police sketch based on eye witness descriptions. It seems based on the limited information he ...
Matsui Gets Married
puristbleedspinstripes.com 3/28/2008 — Hideki Matsui has gotten married . So, of course, major congratulations to him, and, judging by the sound of things, the Yankee clubhouse is a great place to be right now. Still, that does leave one very, very nagging, pressing question: What about ...
Wedding Bells For Matsui
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 3/28/2008 — From the AFP : TOKYO (AFP) — New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui, one of Japan's most eligible bachelors, will marry a 25-year-old former company worker, media reports said Thursday. The 33-year-old outfielder, nicknamed "Godzilla" by his fans, met his future wife two years ago through a friend, the reports said. "I, Hideki Matsui, am getting married. I have decided to spend my whole life ...
Hideki Matsui’s Wife: A Civilian, Wary Of Ballpoints
sportsbybrooks.com 3/28/2008 — Hideki Matsui made a rather bizarre announcement today, notifying the press that he was getting married to a “ a 25-year-old civilian and had formerly been working in a reputable position at a highly respected company. I cannot go into further ...
Matsui Got Married, Jeter Owes Money
sports.aol.com 3/28/2008 — This is kind of funny: Derek Jeter , Bobby Abreu and Hideki Matsui made a friendly wager during spring training about who would be the first person to get married. The first person would win, provided that the other two didn't follow suit within a ...
This is your team
yankees.lhblogs.com 3/29/2008 —
The 2008 New York Yankees:
Lineup
Johnny Damon LF
Derek Jeter SS
Bobby Abreu RF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jason Giambi 1B
Jorge Posada C
Hideki Matsui DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Melky Cabrera CF
Bench
Jose Molina C
Shelley Duncan 1B-RF-LF
Morgan ...
The 2008 New York Baseball Yankees
riveraveblues.com 3/29/2008 — Lineup
Johnny Damon LF
Derek Jeter SS
Bobby Abreu RF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jason Giambi 1B
Jorge Posada C
Hideki Matsui DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Melky Cabrera CF
Bench
Jose Molina C
Shelley Duncan 1B-RF-LF
Morgan Ensberg 1B-3B
Wilson Betemit ...
Yankees Opening Day Roster
depressedfan.com 3/29/2008 — Here it is, a few brief comments below. A longer season preview coming later this weekend.
Infielders
Derek Jeter
Alex Rodriguez
Robinson Cano
Jason Giambi
Shelley Duncan
Wilson Betemit
Morgan Ensberg
Outfielders
Johnny ...
Ladies: Update Your eHarmony Profiles, STAT
yankees-chick.blogspot.com 3/29/2008 — Congratulations are in order for our dear Hideki Matsui, who got hitched this week - to a ballpoint pen sketch , apparently, but a marriage nevertheless. While we're at it, you might want to buy two extra "Congratulations onf Your Marriage; Why ...
Hot Baseball Wife? Hideki Matsui’s Mystery Wife
umpbump.com 3/29/2008 —
In a bizarre drama, Hideki Matsui announced on Thursday that he has secretly gotten married, but he refuses to divulge the identity of his wife, showing only sketches of her drawn by himself and his brother.
What made the whole situation even ...
Hideki Matsui introduces the world to his new bride
sports.yahoo.com 3/29/2008 — Wow. Apparently Hideki Matsui 's new wife couldn't make today's press conference because she's wanted for some sort of crime. (Dare I suggest stealing the heart of Godzilla?) Kidding aside, I'd like to know why she wasn't at the presser as well as ...
Game 1: Blue Jays at Yankees
yankees.lhblogs.com 3/31/2008 — YANKEES
18 Johnny Damon LF
2 Derek Jeter SS
53 Bobby Abreu RF
13 Alex Rodriguez 3B
25 Jason Giambi 1B
24 Robinson Cano 2B
20 Jorge Posada C
55 Hideki Matsui LF
28 Melky Cabrera CF
40 Chien-Ming Wang RHP
BLUE JAYS
11 David Eckstein SS
4 ...
The Roundup: April Fool’s Day Edition
thebiglead.com 4/1/2008 — Because there’s something about the significance of this day and a lip-syncer that we find funny … if you care about such things: Mischa Barton had a nip slip that’s NSFW … the Huffington Post could be worth $200 millio n? ...
Bob Costas Would Rather Discuss Hideki Matsui and Porn Than Blogs —
FanHouse
Bob Costas is back on our pages again today. He's not eviscerating blogs and bloggers again but is actually taking an old-school, ink-stained newspaper to task for their choice to include a mention of Hideki Matsui's porn collection in an article about his wedding . While it's nice he comes to Conan's couch so well prepared, it's a shame that Costas is so down on blogs. If he read them ...
Congratulations Godzilla —
Bronx Liaison
Hideki Matsui married "a 25 year-old civilian" yesterday , winning a bet with Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu. Here's a strange picture of Matsui's new wife. What, you couldn't find the back of a milk carton to draw on? Looks like Godzilla can finally toss that legendary porn collection of his .
Tonight's Lineups (4/3) —
My Pinstripes
Thanks to Kat O'Brien of Newsday, here are tonight's lineups. No Jorgie again due to his sore shoulder. Hideki Matsui gets his first look in LF with Johnny Damon in the DH spot. Jays Eckstein SS Stairs LF Rios RF Wells CF Thomas DH Overbay 1B Hill 2B Scutaro 3B Zaun C McGowan RHP Yankees Damon DH Jeter SS Abreu RF A-Rod 3B Giambi 1B Cano 2B Matsui LF Molina C Melky CF Hughes P
Tonight’s Game: Yankees (1-0) vs. Blue Jays (0-1) —
Here we go for GM 2 of the season. No lineup changes as Robbie Cano is still batting sixth while Hideki Matsui stays in the eight hole.
PITCHERS
RHP A.J. Burnett (10-8, 3.75) vs. RHP Mike Mussina (11-10, 5.15) @ 7:05
The game is on YES and ESPN2.
YANKEES LINEUP
Damon LF
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez SS
Giambi 1B
Cano 2B
Posada C
Matsui DH
Cabrera LF
Lineups courtesy of Peter ...
Sandman ready to enter —
Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs
9:30 p.m.: Well, the Yankees may not have provided a magical moment with the go-ahead run (an RBI fielder’s choice by Hideki Matsui), but they’re three outs away from a 1-0 start. Great outing by Wang, a thrilling two-strikeout inning by Joba and here comes Mariano Rivera. Back later with more from the clubhouse
Opening Day Notes… —
Miscreant Mind
HAPPY ( REAL ) OPENING DAY!
Even though the actual opening day game for Yankees fans will end up being played tomorrow night. Damn rain.
I know I haven’t posted in a while, here’s a few things that have been keeping my mind occupied:
- In a surprise to EVERYONE (except his immediate family, I’m guessing), Japanese Superstar and Yankees DH Hideki Matsui got married to a ...
Matsui Likes The Porno, ESPN Likes The Tebow —
SPORTSbyBROOKS
• Hideki Matsui , collector of wedding bets & even bigger collector of porn .
• Tim Tebow was able to tantalize Lee Corso & crew to come down and cover the Gators’ spring practice game .
• No bones about it, skeletons were discovered during digging for the London Olympics.
• A collegiate catfight may have been caused by couple of gals claiming an assistant coach .
...
Giving Them The Business! —
Sports Business Digest
“Giving Them The Business” is the daily link dump for Sports Business Digest. Read and Enjoy.
Hideki Matsui’s wife is quite the looker . Just keep her away from scissors.
Tiger Woods, Gillette, You Tube, and You, “ another attempt to marry grassroots with the professional endorser ”
Sports Fans Going Too Far: Ripping the scrotum off of an opposing team’s fan ...
Hideki Matsui > Inspector Gadget —
EBSports Blog
Yankees teammates/bachelors Derek Jeter, Bobby Abreu, and Hideki Matsui made a bet during spring training that the first person to get married would receive an undisclosed sum of money from the other two. Turns out, Matsui already had secret wedding plans in the works, as he announced yesterday at a press conference that he [...]
Matsui to wed anime porn character —
The Sports Hernia Blog
Hideki Matsui announced Friday that he married Faye Valentine, from the Manga series "Cowboy Bebop." Due to the short notice, his handlers were only able to whip up a rough sketch of the young lady, but despite the unorthodox introduction,...
Matsui marries, wins bet with Jeter, who lacks range —
Randball
This story about Hideki Matsui getting married is enough to make us, for about 45 seconds, kind of enjoy the Yankees. Hey, at least it let us get in a shot about Jeter’s fielding. Double play! But we digress. From the NY Post , with our bold as usual (thanks to bpar for sending it, by the way):
Godzilla put down the bat so he could pick up a ball and chain. Yankee slugger Hideki ...
HIDEKI MATSUI PWN3D JETER, ABREU —
With Leather
Yankees teammates/bachelors Derek Jeter, Bobby Abreu, and Hideki Matsui made a bet during spring training that the first person to get married would receive an undisclosed sum of money from the other two. Turns out, Matsui already had secret wedding plans in the works, as he announced yesterday at a press conference that he had been married to a "25-year-old civilian" who was ...
Derek Jeter Loses a Bet, Surprising No One —
EveryJoe » Sports Rumors
You know how the “house” always wins at the casino? And how, luck and (sometimes) skill aside, the “little people” don’t really have a chance?
Playing the role of the “house” today is Hideki Matsui of the New York Yankees ( Bobby Abreu serves as understudy). Derek Jeter is stepping into the role of the “little people.”
That roundabout ...
Will Jeter be next Yankee to tie the knot? —
MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
Nobody was more surprised to learn of Hideki Matsui 's off-day marriage than Derek Jeter . During a press conference, one reporter asked Matsui if he planned to encourage Jeter, also a lifelong bachelor, to get married. Matsui said that Jeter has one year, disclosing that the pair (and Bobby Abreu ) had a bet over who would get married first. The first to marry would win — though ...
Yanks' Matsui evades Japanese media, gets married —
MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
Hideki Matsui , whose every move is watched closely by the Japanese media, managed to escape the spotlight and get married without anybody knowing about it Newsday reported. Matsui was scheduled to be off Wednesday, and two days prior to that, he let New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi know that he planned to fly to New York and get married in a chapel there on his off-day. He told almost ...
Who Is Hideki Matsui’s Wife? (Photos) —
RightFielders Women in Sports
New York Yankees player Hideki Matsui announced today that he snuck off to New York yesterday to get married. Just who is this mystery woman, and is she a HOT baseball Wife? See photos and a biography below.
Hideki Matsui has himself a new wife
Hideki Matsui, who was Japan’s most eligible bachelor, married a [...]
Newsday: Yankees’ Hideki Matsui gets married —
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
The picture with the article cracks me up - I think it’s the fact he’s holding up the sketch.
Hideki Matsui, whose every move is watched closely by the Japanese media, managed to escape the spotlight and get married without anybody knowing about it. Matsui was scheduled to be off Wednesday, and two days prior to that, he let manager Joe Girardi know that he planned to fly to New York and get ...
Matsui Marries Woman To Win $2000 —
The Smittblog
If you've this woman, you have a tremendous imagination. So what might you ask is the Yanks' Hideki Matsui doing holding a sketch of an Asian woman in front of reporters? Well, this sketch happens to be Matsui's artistic impression of his new bride. And while this picture alone would be worthy of a post because it is so ridiculous, we then learn that Matsui made a Seinfeldian wager with ...